US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Sept. 23 for "Rocker with switchable rollers for engine valvetrains" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,876, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Rocker with switchable rollers for engine valvetrains" was invented by Nicola Andrisani (Cumiana, Italy), Emanuele Raimondi (Collegno, Italy) and Massimo D'Amore (Almese, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rocker arm assembly capable of switchably deactivating a roller assembly includes a valve end and a cam end having first and second roller assemblies, and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism includes rocker body pins and roller body pins. The rocker body pins include first and second end pins and a connection pin, each pin provided within...