US Patent Issued to AS America on Oct. 28 for "Rough-in valve" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,016, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to AS America Inc. (Piscataway, N.J.).

"Rough-in valve" was invented by Hsiao Chang Li (Edison, N.J.) and Walter Pitsch (Washington, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rough-in valve assembly comprising a valve body, wherein the valve body comprises a thermoplastic, the valve body comprises a first fluid inlet, a second fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet, and a second fluid outlet, the valve body comprises a valve chamber configured to receive a fluid mixing valve assembly, and the valve chamber is in fluid communication with the first fluid inlet, the second fluid inlet, the first fluid outlet,...