US Patent Issued to KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge on Jan. 13 for "Optimized valve system for piston compressors-valve lamina and valve retainer having aerodynamic damping" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,211, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fur Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH (Germany).

"Optimized valve system for piston compressors-valve lamina and valve retainer having aerodynamic damping" was invented by Alexander Kuhn (Aichstetten, Germany) and Martin Schmid (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly for a piston compressor, in particular an oil-free piston compressor for generating compressed air in a rail vehicle, includes a valve plate having a compressed-air opening, a valve retainer and a valve lamina which is flexible and/or movable in relation to the valve retainer and is provided for opening an...