ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,457, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Engineered Controls International LLC (Elon, N.C.).
"Actuating assembly for an internal valve" was invented by Elijah Marshall Combs (Mount Airy, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve actuating assembly for actuating an internal valve between a closed position and an open position is provided. The valve actuating assembly comprises a cam holder stem securely connected to a valve body of the internal valve; a cam holder operably coupled to the cam holder stem; a cam operably mounted to the cam holder; an actuating shaft extending through at least a portion of the valve body, rotation of th...