ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,216, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CARMO HOLDING APS (Espergaerde, Denmark).
"Cross valve" was invented by Anders Johnsen (Klagshamn, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-component cross valve for controlling the fluid flow through a fluid conduit, the cross valve being injection-molded in two steps with no need for assembly after the injection molding procedure. The valve comprises a valve house with a plug inside it, and it has sealing means in the form of variations in the transverse sectional area of the plug and house along their lengths. Thereby, a cross valve is obtained which does not require a viscous sealant, such...