ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,319, issued on Nov. 11.

"Pressure regulator valve with incremental pressure adjustments" was invented by Jeffrey Lee Swindell (Bartlett, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure regulating valve includes a housing defining a fluid passage between at least one inlet and one outlet. A ball valve is positioned within the fluid passage and biased by a spring. A cam is in biased engagement with the spring and ball valve to regulate pressure of fluid passing through the fluid passage. The cam includes multiple faces, each face milled to a different depth, and means for adjusting a position of the cam relative to the ball valve, such...