ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,911, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Rotary disc valve" was invented by Thomas Chapman (Templeton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary disc valve includes a valve housing. The housing includes a valve body having multiple ports and a lid that closes one end of the valve body. In addition, the valve may include a diverter and seal assembly disposed in the housing, the seal assembly providing a seal between the diverter and the valve body. In at least one rotational orientation of the diverter, the diverter is configured to divert fluid flow circumferentially along a first circumferen...