ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,919, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to CoolIT Systems Inc. (Calgary, Canada).
"Fluid flow control valve for fluid flow systems, and methods" was invented by Geoff Sean Lyon (Saratoga, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid flow control valve includes a valve body having a bore configured to convey fluid from an inlet port to an outlet port. The inlet and outlet ports, and the bore therebetween, define a fluid flow path through the valve body. A gate element is disposed in the bore. The gate element is positionable in the bore from a first position, which allows fluid flow through the bore, to a second position which restricts f...