ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,169, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to DANCO INC. (Irving, Texas).
"Toilet fill valve with valve lock" was invented by Michael J. Schuster (Shorewood, Ill.) and Larry L. Schneider (Wadsworth, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are various embodiments of a lockable toilet fill valve and methods according to the present invention. In one embodiment, a toilet fill valve includes a float and arm assembly. The toilet fill valve is closed when the float and arm assembly is disposed in a first position. The toilet fill valve is open when the float and arm assembly is disposed in a second position. A side lever is associated with...