US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Sept. 30 for "Integrated rocker for high power engine braking" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,980, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Integrated rocker for high power engine braking" was invented by Nicola Andrisani (Cumiana, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated exhaust rocker arm assembly capable of selectively enabling an engine braking mode includes an inner body, an outer body, and a switchable system for selectively operatively coupling the outer body to the inner body. The inner body includes a secondary roller. The outer body includes a cam end, a valve end, and a main roller. The valve end includes a brake capsule that comprises another switchable system configur...