ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,816, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to D & D DesignTech Ltd. (Snyder, Texas).

"Chemical injection optimization and control valve device for dispensing and optimizing chemical injection processes" was invented by Dennis Westmoreland (Snyder, Texas) and David Naizer (Snyder, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A chemical injection optimization and control valve device for dispensing and optimizing chemical injection processes is disclosed. The disclosed device comprises an inlet port assembly having an inlet port in fluid communication with the shoulders of a piston, said piston comprising a conical point. The conical point of the pi...