US Patent Issued to DEERE & Co. on June 3 for "Work vehicle compression ignition power system having thermally stratified engine combustion chambers" (Iowa Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,310, issued on June 3, was assigned to DEERE & COMPANY (Moline, Ill.).

"Work vehicle compression ignition power system having thermally stratified engine combustion chambers" was invented by Craig W. Lohmann (Cedar Falls, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power system includes an intake arrangement and a compression ignition engine including piston-cylinder sets. Each piston-cylinder set includes: a cylinder; a piston positioned within the cylinder to form a combustion chamber in between; an intake valve configured to open and close the intake port; an exhaust valve configured to open and close the exhaust port; and a fuel injecto...