ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,554, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Dresser LLC (Houston).

"Controlling an actuator on a valve" was invented by Kyle McKinley Bryan (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A controller is configured to operate a flow control. These configurations may operate an actuator that is part of an industrial valve. In one implementation, the controller may include a solenoid valve that couples with the actuator. The controller may utilize feedback from the valve, for example, sensor data, to identify changes that it needs to make to the solenoid valve. These changes can direct flow to different sides of the actuator."

The pate...