US Patent Issued to Watts Regulator on Aug. 18 for "Hot water mixing valve" (New Hampshire Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,103, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Watts Regulator Co. (North Andover, Mass.).

"Hot water mixing valve" was invented by Mahyar Esmaili (Wilmont, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mixing valve including a body having first and second inlets, an outlet, and a mixing chamber. A first valve seat is located between the first inlet and the mixing chamber, and a second valve seat is located between the second inlet and the mixing chamber. A shuttle is moveable in the mixing chamber between the first and second valve seats and includes a first plug facing the first valve seat and a second plug facing the second valve seat. The plugs...