ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,535, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Solero Technologies LLC (Water Valley, Miss.).

"Solenoid valve assembly and method of operating the same" was invented by Garrett Holmes (Lake Orion, Mich.), Kyle A. F. Schmit (Oxford, Miss.) and Brett Peglowski (Oakland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solenoid valve assembly that controls the flow of fluids, such as those in electric, internal combustion engine and/or hybrid vehicles. The solenoid valve assembly may include a casing, a bobbin, a coil, a body, a pole piece, an armature, a spring, a primary seal, a secondary seal, and an electrical connection. In a closed state, the spri...