ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,598,716, issued on April 7, was assigned to HANGZHOU SANHUA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Co. LTD. (Hangzhou City, China).

"Sensor device and valve assembly with improved sealing features" was invented by Xia Wan (Hangzhou City, China), Qihong Jin (Hangzhou City, China), Longzhong Huang (Hangzhou City, China) and Linjie Huang (Coconut Creek, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sensor device includes a housing, a circuit substrate, a sensing element, and a sleeve. The sensor device further includes an inner cavity and a channel located on different sides of the circuit substrate, respectively. The sleeve has a cylinder wall located on a periphery ...