ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,487,614, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to THE ESAB GROUP INC. (Florence, S.C.).
"Hybrid flow and pressure regulation" was invented by Robert Boyer (Flower Mound, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outlet assembly for hybrid pressure and flow regulation includes a first orifice of a first size, a second orifice of a second size that is larger than the first size, and a mechanism that automatically moves the first orifice between a first position, a second position, and a third position. When the first orifice is in the first position, the flow of gas passes through the first orifice, which regulates a flow rate of the flow of gas thr...