ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,456, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Emerson Automation Solutions Final Control US LP (Houston).

"Systems and methods for a valve and a valve assembly" was invented by Chen Jing (Shanghai), Chen Yuanyuan (Shanghai), Li Chen Chen (Shanghai), Nalinkumar Rajput (Stafford, Texas) and Vishwa Kalyanasundaram (Stafford, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spring-operated relief valve can include a main spring positioned between a bottom spring seat and a top spring seat. A seat assembly can include a valve seat, a seat retainer, and a spindle. The valve seat and the spindle can be received within an inner bore of the seat retainer and...