ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,716,512, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to WCM Industries Inc. (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
"Apparatus for utility control" was invented by William T. Ball (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Gabriel Young (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for utility control is provided. The apparatus for utility control may include a protective enclosure and a front cover. A start actuator and a stop actuator are mounted on the front cover. Pushing the start actuator starts two timers for an ignitor circuit and a valve. The timers may be configurable and controlled by one or more dual in-line package (DIP) switches. Pushing ...