ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,729, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to ULTRA FLOW HOLDINGS LLC (Greenwich, Conn.).

"Pressure regulating valve" was invented by Steve J. Salcedo (Canton, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pressure regulating valve including a seal seat that defines an opening. A seat stem is moveable between a closed position in which the seat stem engages the seal seat and prevents fluid flow through the opening, and an open position in which the seat stem is spaced from the seal seat and permits fluid flow through the opening. A biasing element biases the seat stem in the closed position. A housing defines a passage that extends between an inlet...