US Patent Issued to DeltaHawk Engines on Sept. 30 for "Air shut-off valve for an engine" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,017, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to DeltaHawk Engines Inc. (Racine, Wis.).

"Air shut-off valve for an engine" was invented by Elijah John Dzurino (Racine, Wis.) and Alexander Joeseph Boho (Waterford, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air-shut off valve for an engine is provided to reduce the number of engine cycles that occur if an engine starts in reverse. The air shut-off valve includes a shaft centered on and extending along a longitudinal axis and a valve plate centered on a central axis. The valve plate is mounted on the shaft and positioned such that the central axis and the longitudinal axis do not intersect with ea...