ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,746, issued on July 15, was assigned to Ideation AS (Hovik, Norway).
"System and method for detecting safe operating conditions and maintained integrity in a pressure safety valve" was invented by Arne Ole Roald (Jar, Norway) and Knut Are Dyrdal (Bekkjarvik, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for detecting safe operating conditions and maintained integrity in a Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) the valve comprising an inlet, an outlet, a valve disc controlling fluid flow between the inlet and outlet, a stem connected to the valve disc, a spring washer, and a spring in communication with the valve disc and the spring washer, a v...