ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,424, issued on April 14, was assigned to Exel Industries (Epernay, France).
"Valve and pressurized fluid apparatus" was invented by Denis Vanzetto (Epernay, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a valve comprising a body having a central conduit accommodating a sliding piston and a diaphragm connecting the body to the piston surrounding the piston. The diaphragm comprises an annular membrane for separating the central conduit from a pressurized fluid chamber. The body comprises an annular cradle, which extends radially between the central conduit and a peripheral annular ring of the diaphragm. The di...