US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Sept. 2 for "Switching rocker arm having stamped inner arm configuration" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,785, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Switching rocker arm having stamped inner arm configuration" was invented by Alessio Lorenzon (Avigliana, Italy) and Egidio Canzoniere (Matera, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A switching roller finger follower (SRFF) assembly for valve actuation includes an outer arm and an inner arm pivotally coupled to the outer arm via a pivot axle and at least partially disposed within the outer arm. The inner arm is unitarily formed and has a first inner side arm and a second inner side arm having respective laterally spaced apart longitudinal bends that each d...