ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,281,602, issued on April 22, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Valvetrain spacer" was invented by Ram Prasanth Anjaneyulu (Chennai, India), Mike Dean Roley (Washington, Ill.), Paul Jon Schweiger (Dunlap, Ill.) and Quinton Burcar (Chillicothe, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spacer for an engine is disclosed. The spacer comprises a hollow body having an inner surface, a pathway formed along a perimeter on the inner surface, an adapter disposed on the pathway, and a slot formed through the hollow body on the pathway."
The patent was filed on May 23, 2023, under Application No. 18/200,905.
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