ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,050, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Stant USA Corp. (Connersville, Ind.).
"Multi-way valve" was invented by Michael S. Brock (Connersville, Ind.) and J Bradley Groom (Connersville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-way valve adapted to control a flow of fluid to different thermal fluid circuits includes a valve housing, a valve flow controller, and a sealing system. The valve flow controller is arranged in the valve housing to control flow through the valve housing. The sealing system is configured to seal between the valve housing and the valve flow controller."
The patent was filed on Oct. 6, 2023, under Applicatio...