US Patent Issued to Sloan Valve on July 15 for "Offset adapter for flushometer" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,416, issued on July 15, was assigned to Sloan Valve Co. (Franklin Park, Ill.).

"Offset adapter for flushometer" was invented by John Wilson (Naperville, Ill.) and Jon Demczewski (Batavia, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An offset adapter includes a body having front and rear walls, and a body channel. An inlet portion has first and second ends, and an inlet channel extending from the first end to the second end and in fluid communication with the body channel. An outlet portion has first and second ends, and an outlet channel extending from the first end to the second end and in fluid communication with the body channel. A first ...