ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,243, issued on May 6, was assigned to SUPERIOR TRANSMISSION PARTS INC. (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Devices and method for regulating cooler flow through automotive transmissions" was invented by Dean Mason (Tallahassee, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and valves for providing a continuous flow of cooler fluid in a fluid circuit of a thermal control system between a cooler and automotive transmission such that free flow of cooler fluid between the cooler and transmission exists at vehicle start-up. Fluid flow to and from the cooler is bypassed in case of pressure increases in cooler lines or pressure differentials, for example c...