ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,716, issued on April 22, was assigned to THE BENTLEY GROUP LTD. (Turks & Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands).
"Flow control valve" was invented by Richard Wachter (Turks & Caicos Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands) and Nenad Pavlovic (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Flow control valves may be positioned downstream of water meters to increase pressure and compress entrained water vapour passing through the meters. However, turbulence within such valves can cause the valve's head to move radially, bending a shaft within the valve which may break. Accordingly, there is provided a flow control valve comprising: a housing havin...