ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,621, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Fisher Controls International LLC (Marshalltown, Iowa).
"Valve and method for operating a valve" was invented by Adam Petersen (Marshalltown, Iowa) and Scott Losing (Marshalltown, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly for a process fluid is disclosed that includes an integrated controller configured to control an on-off valve actuator based on signals from a sensor that indicates a measured parameter of the process fluid. The integrated controller is further configured to: (i) in response to receiving a first signal corresponding to an open-position valve command signal, control ...