ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,399, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Neptune Technology Group LLC (Tallassee, Ala.).
"Top-loaded rotary valve with elliptical sealing" was invented by John Raymond Scarborough III (Auburn, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A top-loaded rotary valve with elliptical sealing is provided. The valve includes a valve cartridge with a lower cylinder portion having a first flow opening, an upper cylinder portion having a second flow opening, a rotor, and a gasket positioned between respective ends of the lower cylinder portion and the upper cylinder portion. The rotor includes a stem and a disc configured to rotate within the cartridge....