US Patent Issued to Hamilton Sundstrand on April 7 for "Compact hydraulically centered three-way transfer valve" (Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,854, issued on April 7, was assigned to Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Compact hydraulically centered three-way transfer valve" was invented by Sachin Ramprashad (West Hartford, Conn.), Frank Perrelli (East Haven, Conn.) and Leo Veilleux Jr. (Wethersfield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transfer valve includes a housing. A spool is in the housing and includes a first control surface and a second control surface. A first cavity is formed by the housing and the first control surface. A second cavity is formed by the housing and the second control surface. A first control port connects to the first cavity. A secon...