ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,199, issued on July 8, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).
"Inlet assembly for aftertreatment system" was invented by Sharad Mukati (Chennai, India) and Arun V S . (Chennai, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inlet assembly for an aftertreatment system includes an inlet portion that receives a flow of exhaust gases, and a diffuser plate. The diffuser plate includes a body including a first section disposed in front of a first DOC. The first section defines a number of first holes having a first diameter to direct exhaust gases towards the first DOC. The body also includes a second section disposed in front of a secon...