ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,815, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Control Concepts Inc (Brooklyn, Conn.).
"Sanitary pulse valve" was invented by Aaron G. Hall (North Grosvenordale, Conn.) and Henry D Tiffany III (Juneau, Alaska).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sanitary pulse valve, USDA-certified for compliance with sanitary design standards, ensuring suitability for hygienic applications in food, dairy, and pharmaceutical processing is disclosed. The valve comprises a plunger body with first and second cylindrical chambers in constant fluid communication, where the second chamber includes a throttle valve chamber for regulating flow. A plunger assembly made ...