US Patent Issued to HORIBA STEC on May 20 for "Hybrid flow ratio controller system with channels for flow ratio control, flow rate or pressure control, and overflow control" (American, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,306,644, issued on May 20, was assigned to HORIBA STEC Co. Ltd. (Kyoto, Japan).

"Hybrid flow ratio controller system with channels for flow ratio control, flow rate or pressure control, and overflow control" was invented by Maximilian Martin Gundlach (Reno, Nev.), Patrick Lowery (Reno, Nev.) and Tadahiro Yasuda (Kyoto, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid flow ratio controller system is provided, which includes an inlet configured to receive a total inlet fluid flow and three or more distribution channels. Each of the three or more distribution channels has a respective variable flow control valve and carries a respective portio...