ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,270,476, issued on April 8, was assigned to EAGLE INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Japan).
"Capacity control valve" was invented by Keichi Urushiyama (Tokyo), Kohei Fukudome (Tokyo), Masahiro Hayama (Tokyo), Toshinori Kanzaki (Tokyo) and Keigo Shirafuji (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a capacity control valve that can be produced with good workability and at a low cost. A capacity control valve includes: a valve housing in which a flow passage is formed; and a valve body disposed inside the valve housing and driven by a solenoid. A valve seat member having a tubular shape and including a valve seat on which the valve body is seatable...