ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,858, issued on April 7, was assigned to Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland).
"Integrated dot pressure protection valve" was invented by Andrew T. Woods (Kalamazoo, Mich.) and Zackary Meisner (Paw Paw, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure protection valve provides more versatility and improved performance over conventional configurations. The pressure protection valve includes a valve body made of a first material (e.g., plastic) and having multiple integrated fluid connections. A valve base made of a second material (e.g., metal) is connected to the valve body at an inlet portion. A valve stem moves within the valve body to ...