ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,856, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to PIOLAX INC. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Valve device for fuel tank" was invented by Kazuki Yajima (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve device for a fuel tank includes: a housing in which an opening is formed in a partition wall, and a fuel vapor discharge port is provided; and a float valve. A ventilation chamber is provided with a tubular wall that is configured to communicate with the fuel vapor discharge port, and a notch is formed in a lower portion of a tip portion in an extending direction of the tubular wall. The partition wall includes a ceiling wall in which the opening is...