ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,618,479, issued on May 5, was assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Valve assembly useful for cryogenic applications" was invented by Igor Berkovitz (Karmiel, Israel) and Yoel Hadar (Kiryat Shmona, Israel).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly includes a cartridge that includes a handle coupled to a stem and journaled in a bonnet coupled to an upper end of the stem, and a cage assembly coupled to a lower end of the stem and the bonnet. The cartridge is insertable through an upper end of a valve body, and the bonnet is securable to the upper end of the valve body by means of bonnet bolts. The cage assem...