ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,196, issued on July 8, was assigned to Cummins Emission Solutions Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Exhaust gas aftertreatment system" was invented by Mihai Chiruta (Madison, Wis.), David L. Dunnuck (Columbus, Ind.), Matthew Henry (Darlington, Great Britain), Akshat Gattani (San Francisco) and Reed Tracy Gardner (Fitchburg, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust gas aftertreatment system includes an exhaust gas conduit a mixer, and a plurality of flow disrupters. The exhaust gas conduit is centered on a conduit center axis and includes an inner surface. The mixer includes a mixer body and an upstream vane plate. The upstream vane plate ...