ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,771, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to HUSCO Automotive Holdings LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for a thermal management control valve with a louver plate assembly" was invented by Brian Heidemann (Lake Mills, Wis.), Austin Schmitt (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Benjamin Teich (Milwaukee) and Benjamin Everson (Menomonee Falls, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermal management control valve includes a housing assembly having a first housing section and a second housing section, a rotary actuator coupled to a drive shaft, and a louver plate assembly. The louver plate assembly includes a louver plate, a first seal plate, a...