ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,452, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Fuel injector for gaseous fuel and valve assembly for the same" was invented by Raymond V. Primus (Bargersville, Ind.), Ross A. Phillips (Columbus, Ind.), Anthony Allan Shaull (Columbus, Ind.) and Andrew Jacob Laska (Columbus, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel injector for gaseous fuel is provided. The fuel injector includes a valve assembly with a fuel flow valve and a second valve. The fuel flow valve is actively controlled to permit and prohibit gaseous fuel flow through the fuel injector. The second valve is spaced from the fuel flow valve and passiv...