US Patent Issued to Dexen Industries on Dec. 16 for "Precision gas regulator adjustment mechanism utilizing stepper motor control" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,742, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Dexen Industries Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).

"Precision gas regulator adjustment mechanism utilizing stepper motor control" was invented by George Suzuki (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A precision gas regulator adjustment mechanism accurately controls the position of a plunger within a gas regulator. The mechanism includes a cylindrical adjust screw with external threads for securing it into a base atop the regulator's plunger, along with internal threads. A drive screw, threaded into the internal threads of the adjust screw, engages with the plunger upon insertio...