ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,732, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Yanshan University (Qinhuangdao, China) and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Dongfang Hospital Qinhuangdao Hospital (Qinhuangdao, China).

"Pressure control valve for blood system and its pressure regulation method" was invented by Wei Cai (Qinhuangdao, China), Yunpeng Zhang (Qinhuangdao, China), Mengtian Liu (Qinhuangdao, China), Yuxi Zhao (Qinhuangdao, China), Zhuofang Li (Qinhuangdao, China) and Luxuan Sun (Qinhuangdao, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure control valve includes a valve body with a hollow column structure, a valve cover, a valve core, a sealing device and a d...