ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,365, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to CALDERA ENGINEERING, L.C. (Provo, Utah).

"Nonmetal valve seat housing" was invented by Jeffrey C. Robison (Provo, Utah), Michael Luque (Provo, Utah), Lance Mock (Provo, Utah) and Ryan Weber (Provo, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve seat assembly is provided herein. The valve seat may include a ceramic valve seat liner positioned within an upper segment that is proximal to a lower segment. An upper retaining ring may at least partially surround the upper segment."

The patent was filed on Oct. 12, 2023, under Application No. 18/379,611.

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