ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,265, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS Corp. (Malvern, Pa.).
"Valves" was invented by Albert A. Werth (Ft. Myers, Fla.) and Clemens E. Zoellner (Bay City, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve comprising: a valve body; and a valve stem disposed at least partially within the valve body, the valve stem comprising a sidewall defining a central lumen and at least one opening in the sidewall, wherein the valve is adapted to prevent fluid flow through the lumen when the at least one opening is disposed within the valve body and permit fluid flow through the lumen when the at least one opening is expo...