ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,044, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to MAG Aerospace Industries LLC (Carson, Calif.).
"Ball valve for aircraft tank" was invented by Mario Nakhla (La Mirada, Calif.), Christoph Goeschel (Seattle), Edita Salcepuedes (Ontario, Calif.) and Joerg Stachowski (San Pedro, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain ball valve for an aircraft tank. Particular embodiments find use in connection with aircraft waste tanks. The drain ball valve has an upper shell that is shaped to be received within a tank drain plumbing line. The drain ball valve has a lower shell shaped to receive a funnel and/or a bellow component in order to help direct was...