ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,254, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Ockerman Automation Consulting Inc. (Ancortes, Wash.).
"Flush-mount valve" was invented by Jennifer Michaeli (Smithfield, Va.), Robert Walling (Pine Beach, N.J.) and Alden Nelson (Norfolk, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flush-mount valve and vent assemblies including the same are described. A flush-mount valve may include a valve mount and a valve barrier which are coupled to the underside of a structure forming part of a liquid-impermeable container. The flush-mount valve is arranged to control the flow of fluid(s) across a fluid passage in the structure and is mounted to the structure s...