ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,993, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH (Schaffhausen, Switzerland) and Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (Shanghai).
"Smart solenoid valve" was invented by Robin Wesson (Middletown, Pa.), Rajendra Pai (Shanghai), Tian Xia (Shanghai) and Tracy Chen (Shanghai).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solenoid valve having a solenoid body with a solenoid receiving cavity and a flow receiving passage. A solenoid assembly is provided in the solenoid receiving cavity. A valve is provided in the flow receiving passage. An armature extends from the solenoid to the valve. The solenoid valve also includes a control ci...