US Patent Issued to Acme Cryogenics on Dec. 2 for "Cryogenic valves with modular extended stems" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,905, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Acme Cryogenics Inc. (Allentown, Pa.).

"Cryogenic valves with modular extended stems" was invented by Daniel Richard Hutchinson (Bethlehem, Pa.) and David Michael Rakos (Lehighton, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cryogenic valves with modular extended stems are disclosed. A modular stem assembly includes a stem including a first end and a second end. The modular stem assembly includes a first disk connector coupled to the first end of the stem. The first disk connector defines a slot configured to securely receive a stem head of a second stem assembly of the cryogenic valve. The first disk con...