ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,264, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).
"Lifter assembly" was invented by Vardhan D. Patankar (Pune, India), Tapan Ponkshe (Pune, India), Sanjay Chopane (Pune, India), Jiri Cecrle (Prague) and Nicola Andrisani (Turin, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifter assembly can comprise an outer body comprising an oil port and opposed latch ports. An inner body can comprise a roller assembly or tappet configured to lift and lower to follow a cam. The inner body comprises a pin passage comprising an inner diameter. A pin assembly is mounted in the pin passage. The pin assembly comprises a bushing a...