ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,029, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Electronics Inc. (Mishawaka, Ind.).
"Fast acquisition control system for shot peening valves" was invented by Jack M. Champaigne (Mishawaka, Ind.), Mark A. Ingram (Granger, Ind.) and Bryan Chevrie (South Bend, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for regulating the flow of media that provides a valve having a first pole piece and a second pole piece that are separated by a working gap through which media may flow. The pole pieces direct a first magnetic field through the working gap. A coil generates a second magnetic field when electrical current is passed through the coil and that sec...