ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,982, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Mueller International LLC (Atlanta).
"Guide assembly for valve" was invented by Eric Joseph Manternach (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Conner Scott Holmes (Chattanooga, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve comprising a valve body and a gate. The valve body defines a valve port and a guide channel. The gate is configured to slide along the guide channel between an open and closed configuration. A guide assembly within the guide channel of the valve comprises a track mounted in the guide channel, a gap defined between the guide channel and the track, a barrier covering the gap, and a cured adhes...