ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,794, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to EAGLE INDUSTRY Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Fluid control valve" was invented by Hideki Higashidozono (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a fluid control valve that is less likely to malfunction due to contamination. The fluid control valve includes a valve housing which includes an inflow passage and a discharge passage; a valve seat which is disposed between the inflow passage and the discharge passage, and a valve body which includes a guide portion guided by an inner surface of the valve housing and a seal portion brought into contact with and separated from the valve seat, the guide port...