US Patent Issued to Engineered Controls International on May 13 for "Low emission receptacles" (North Carolina, Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,961, issued on May 13, was assigned to Engineered Controls International LLC (Elon, N.C.).

"Low emission receptacles" was invented by Chad Thomas (Summerfield, N.C.), Howard M. Konishi (Redmond, Wash.) and Jeffrey S. Howard (Elon, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Low emission nozzles and receptacles are disclosed. A receptacle includes a main body, a first stem, a first poppet connected to the first stem, a valve seat disposed in the main body, a first spring configured to bias the first poppet to a first closed position, a second stem slidingly engaged to the first poppet and the first stem, a second poppet connected to the secon...