ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,504, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Prado Europe bv (Nieuwpoort, Belgium).

"Valve assembly for an air duct" was invented by Thibault Louis Renson (Nieuwpoort, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a valve assembly (1) for an air duct for ventilation of a building, comprising a valve (10; 100), a housing (40), and an electrical body (20) provided within said housing. The valve (10, 100) comprises adjustment means to adjust the position of flow regulating means (113, 126) of the valve (10; 100), wherein the position of the flow regulating means (113, 126) is configured to adjust the size of a gap (...