ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,650, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).
"Cylinder head for internal combustion engine" was invented by Robert Earl Hoye (Columbus, Ohio), Jeffrey D. Jones (Columbus, Ind.), Daniel J. Mohr (Columbus, Ind.), David M. Barnes (Columbus, Ohio) and Timothy Shipp (Seymour, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cylinder head includes novel designs for undercuts, contours of the outer enclosure, coolant jackets, and other cavities within an outer enclosure of the cylinder head. The cylinder head design enables the reduction of weight of the head while maintaining structural integrity of the head, and improves cont...