ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,122, issued on May 6, was assigned to Hoffman Enclosures Inc. (Anoka, Minn.).
"Bypass strainer valve assembly and method" was invented by Richard Raisanen (Coon Rapids, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bypass strainer valve assembly can be used for controlling the flow of a fluid. The bypass strainer valve assembly can have a valve body with a valve body inlet, a valve body outlet, and a filter chamber. A first valve element can be moveable within the valve body between a first position and a second position, and a second valve element can be moveable within the valve body between a first position and a second position. The fir...