US Patent Issued to Fisher Controls International on Dec. 30 for "Systems and methods for locking-in an operative position of a valve" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,184, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Fisher Controls International LLC (Marshalltown, Iowa).

"Systems and methods for locking-in an operative position of a valve" was invented by Eric Strong (Marshalltown, Iowa) and Sean Raymond (Marshalltown, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling a valve can include monitoring electrical power supplied to the valve and/or monitoring pneumatic pressure supplied to the valve. Upon failure of the electrical power and/or pneumatic pressure, the operative position of the valve can be held in its last position and/or moved to a fail-safe position. Whether the valve position is hel...