ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,632, issued on May 13, was assigned to AS America Inc. (Piscataway, N.J.).
"Anti-scald device" was invented by Xiao Jing Ye (Edison, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An anti-scald device can include a housing having a cylindrical interior space including a first cavity, a second cavity, a mixing chamber, a hot water inlet, and a cold water inlet, a plunger provided within the cylindrical interior space and including a cylindrical protrusion portion that separates the first cavity from the second cavity, a spring in the first cavity, and a wax element in the second cavity. The anti-scald device is in an inactive configuration when ...