US Patent Issued to Cummins on Nov. 25 for "Internal combustion engine including through-bolt aperture and single through-bolt" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,438, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Internal combustion engine including through-bolt aperture and single through-bolt" was invented by Michael J. Ruth (Franklin, Ind.), Adam C. Cecil (Columbus, Ind.), David M. Barnes (Columbus, Ind.) and Jason W. Mackey (Columbus, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An internal combustion engine includes a first cylinder block, a first head, a first overhead structure, a second cylinder block, a second head, a second overhead structure, a first through-bolt aperture, and a first through-bolt. The first head is in contact with the first cylinder block. The first ov...