US Patent Issued to Cummins on Dec. 30 for "Propane fuel system thermal management systems and methods" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,044, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Propane fuel system thermal management systems and methods" was invented by Anthony Kyle Perfetto (Columbus, Ind.) and Samuel C. Geckler (Columbus, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for thermal management of a propane fuel system are disclosed that include controlling a pressure of a fuel tank so that a fuel supply is available for starting of the engine even during cold ambient conditions."

The patent was filed on July 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/815,988.

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