ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,637, issued on March 11, was assigned to AirSpayce Pty Ltd (Currumbin Waters, Australia).
"Fluid-damped valve" was invented by Michael Charles Harvey McCauley (Currumbin Waters, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid-damped valve comprises a body defining an internal cavity having an inlet for ingress of a fluid and an outlet for egress of the fluid, and a closure member having a narrowed end portion. The closure member is movably disposed within the internal cavity intermediate the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. The valve includes a seat configured to sealingly receive the closure member. The seat defines a constricted...