ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,947, issued on April 29, was assigned to BYD Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China).

"Intake manifold for engine, engine, and vehicle" was invented by Li Li (Shenzhen, China), Nan Zhang (Shenzhen, China), Shiyi Pan (Shenzhen, China), Peng Guo (Shenzhen, China) and Kuicong He (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intake manifold for an engine includes a premixing chamber, a pressure stabilizing chamber, and multiple intake passages. The intake passages are connected with a bottom of the pressure stabilizing chamber. A first end of the premixing chamber includes an intake end having an air inlet. A second end of the premixing chamber i...