ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,896, issued on May 27, was assigned to Stryker Corp. (Portage, Mich.).
"Hydraulic valve and system" was invented by Chad C. Souke (Vicksburg, Mich.) and Ross T. Lucas (Paw Paw, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a hydraulic circuit that is configured to selectively open fluid communication between one portion of the hydraulic circuit and another portion of the hydraulic circuit, such as a reservoir, based on the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the one portion. When the flow of hydraulic fluid exceeds a selected threshold in the one portion of the hydraulic circuit, the flow of fluid urges the opening of a hydra...