ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,924, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to AISAN KOGYO K.K. (Obu, Japan).

"Valve system" was invented by Masafumi Yamagata (Toyoake, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve system that can quickly estimate the valve opening position including a tank to store fluid, a pressure sensor having a valve element to detect an internal pressure of the tank, a valve to open and close the tank, a driving device to stroke the valve element of the valve, and a control unit."

The patent was filed on Aug. 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/456,629.

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