US Patent Issued on May 27 for "Valve for an overhead cam engine and an overhead cam engine assembly" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,982, issued on May 27.

"Valve for an overhead cam engine and an overhead cam engine assembly" was invented by James McKee Jr. (Crossville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve for an overhead cam engine includes a valve sleeve, a valve cylinder, and a valve spring. The valve sleeve is cylindrical and has an annular shoulder and ports designed to permit flow of fuel and gases into and out of an internal combustion chamber. The valve cylinder includes a cylindrical body and a top cap. The top cap includes a contact surface to be engaged by a cam lobe and an annular projection. The valve spring is positioned about the cylindrica...