ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,847, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to MICROTECNICA S.R.L. (Turin, Italy).
"Jam detection system" was invented by Andrea Mornacchi (Turin, Italy), Enrico Quaglia (Chieri, Italy) and Dario Molinelli (Carnate, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jam detection system for use with a spool valve. The jam detection system includes a spool, a safety sleeve which surrounds the spool, a case which surrounds the safety sleeve, a supply-pressure line, and a return-pressure line. The jam detection system comprises a control volume, an input orifice, an outlet line and a pressure detection element. The control volume is configured to be fluidly...