US Patent Issued to Illinois Tool Works on Aug. 5 for "Mass flow controller with advanced back streaming diagnostics" (Pennsylvania, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,238, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Mass flow controller with advanced back streaming diagnostics" was invented by Joseph John Sipka (Mckinney, Texas), Randy Burnham (Horsham, Pa.) and Adam Paul Stauts (Perkasie, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostics system comprising a controller for controlling operations of a mass flow controller. The controller is communicable coupled to at least one sensor and to a valve and tuned to control the valve based on a predetermined set point value and communication from the at least one sensor. The controller determines at least one predetermine...