US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on May 27 for "Valve bridge stabilizer for engine braking" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,019, issued on May 27, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Valve bridge stabilizer for engine braking" was invented by Brian W. Franke (Hamilton, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rocker assembly includes a valve bridge, a guidepost, and a spring. The valve bridge is operably associated with the rocker assembly and configured to engage a first exhaust valve and a second exhaust valve. The valve bridge includes an internal chamber extending into the valve bridge from a bottom side of the valve bridge. The guidepost is at least partially disposed within the internal chamber. The guidepost is secured to a valvetr...