ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,115, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Reliance Worldwide Corporation (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. (Melbourne, Australia).
"Valve" was invented by Gary Hay (Eagle Farm, Australia) and Greg Harrap (Eagle Farm, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve including a valve body having at least two inlets and an outlet configured to be in fluid communication with the at least two inlets; an adjusting portion associated with the valve body, the adjusting portion providing a stop structure; a piston in fluid communication with the at least two inlets and the outlet; a thermostatic element configured to assist with moving the piston in respons...