ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,272, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Belal Nada-Ali (London).

"System for operating a valve" was invented by Belal Nada-Ali (New Malden, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a system (100) for operating a valve in an apparatus for dispensing heated conductive liquid and, more specifically, for implementing an automated safety shut off mechanism in the valve the moment that the liquid comes into contact with a user's body. The system operates by coupling a sensor (104) to a control element (106) such as a button that operates the liquid dispensing apparatus, and also introducing an electric c...