ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,369, issued on July 8, was assigned to PHAEDRUS LLC (Hartford, Wis.).

"Steam injection valve actuator, system, and method" was invented by Bradley W. Engstrand (Hartford, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve actuator system includes a valve actuator assembly having a body defining an interior cavity and a piston coupled to a piston rod and movable within a piston cylinder provided within the interior cavity. The piston cylinder has a first chamber on a first side of the piston and a second chamber on a second rod side of the piston. One or more electronic components are disposed within the interior cavity and include at least o...