ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,418,074, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Donaldson Co. Inc. (Bloomington, Minn.).
"Burst valve" was invented by Matthew J. Goode (Blaine, Minn.), Daniel J. Dotzler (Webster, Minn.) and Robert O. Nelson (Eagan, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly is disclosed that has a valve housing including a first axial end, a cap, a second axial end, and an airflow pathway extending from the first axial end towards the second axial end. The cap is positioned towards the second axial end. The valve housing includes an environmental opening configured for fluid communication with an outside environment, an enclosure opening towar...