ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,642, issued on March 31, was assigned to Rheem Manufacturing Co. (Atlanta).
"Bypass valves for pool heaters" was invented by Ryan Joseph Valencia (Oxnard, Calif.) and Alexander Stephen Chow (Camarillo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bypass valves for pool heaters are disclosed. Embodiments may include pool heaters with a heat exchanger, a support, and an automatic bypass valve coupled to the support. The automatic bypass valve may include a cylindrical bypass shaft, and a bypass valve having a non-circular opening configured to receive the bypass shaft, where the bypass valve is configured to slide along the cylindrical bypas...