ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,042, issued on July 29.
"Engine valve cover assembly" was invented by Royal Clyo Eller III (Kannapolis, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine valve cover assembly is adapted for mounting over a cylinder head of an internal combustion engine. The valve cover assembly includes a cover having a top wall and integrally formed side and end walls defining an open bottom. The top wall has an exposed outside surface and an opposing inside surface. A plurality of cover standoffs are adapted for mounting to a floor of the cylinder head, and have respective distal ends configured to engage the inside surface of the top wall. The distal ...