ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,838, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Ingersoll-Rand Industrial U.S. Inc. (Davidson, N.C.).
"Electro-magnetic thermal control valve" was invented by Vineeth Poulose (Bengaluru, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electro-magnetic thermal control valve (EMTCV) is configured to selectably direct and control an amount of coolant fluid to a cooler in a coolant circulation system. The EMTCV includes a valve housing defining a main chamber, an electromagnet disposed in the valve housing, and a movable sleeve disposed within the main chamber. The movable sleeve is fixedly attached to a permanent magnet adjacent to the electromagnet. Whe...