ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,935, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Parker-Hannifin Corp. (Cleveland).
"Flange-mounted inline valve with integrated electrical feed" was invented by Eric R. Coyle (Washington, Mo.), Christian D. Parker (New Haven, Mo.) and Craig M. Obermark (Union, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flange-mounted inline valve arrangement includes a flange having an internal fluid passage, and an inline electrically-operable valve coupled to the flange. The inline valve includes a valve body and a valve member movable relative to the fluid passage in the flange for controlling flow. The valve arrangement also includes an electrical feed that co...