US Patent Issued to FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL on Dec. 23 for "Control valve and trim assembly for a control valve" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,097, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC (Marshalltown, Iowa).

"Control valve and trim assembly for a control valve" was invented by Shannon E. Jelken (Marshalltown, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control valve includes a body having an inlet and an outlet, a valve seat positioned in a passageway of the body between the inlet and the outlet, and a valve plug movable between a closed position and an open position. A trim assembly is disposed within the body to provide guidance for the valve plug and to condition a flow of fluid through the control valve. The trim assembly includes a top portion ...