ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,365, issued on July 1, was assigned to KIDDE GRAVINER Ltd. (Solihull, Great Britain).

"Adjustable flow splitter for distribution systems" was invented by Adam Chattaway (Windsor, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable flow splitter for a distribution system, the adjustable flow splitter comprises an inlet channel for receiving fluid at a first end, the inlet channel configured to allow flow from the first end to a second end. The adjustable flow splitter also comprises a first sub-channel and a second sub-channel located at the second end, and a diverter configured to deflect the flow of the fluid from the inlet ch...