ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,147, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to LINCOLN GLOBAL INC. (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).
"Surge guard valve for gas supply line" was invented by Miguel Guan (Gainesville, Ga.) and Randy C. Edenfield (Lula, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gas valve that includes a valve body that extends along an axis of the valve. The body has an internal valve seat. An outer surface of the body includes a break-away reduced diameter region that is located axially downstream of the seat. A valve shutter is movable along the axis within the body between a valve open position and a valve closed position. The valve shutter includes a central fluid c...