ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,055, issued on March 25, was assigned to FISHER CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL LLC (Marshalltown, Iowa).
"Modular valve assembly" was invented by Shannon E. Jelken (Marshalltown, Iowa), Katherine N. Bartels (Ames, Iowa), Thomas N. Gabriel (Marshalltown, Iowa), Lawrence Martin (Marshalltown, Iowa) and Julian A. Mann (Ames, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular valve assembly includes a bonnetless main core, a first releasable connection, and a second releasable connection. A first inlet end connection includes a first inlet end flow passage. The first inlet end flow passage includes a curved portion that changes a direction of the fi...