US Patent Issued to JAGUAR LAND ROVER on March 4 for "Air intake port for a lean-burn gasoline engine" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,436, issued on March 4, was assigned to JAGUAR LAND ROVER Ltd. (Coventry, Great Britain).

"Air intake port for a lean-burn gasoline engine" was invented by Jack Johnson (Coventry, Great Britain) and Lyn McWilliam (Coventry, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air intake port (10) for a lean-burn gasoline engine (110) comprises an air inlet (14), at least one air outlet (15a, 15b), and an air channel connecting the air inlet (14) to the at least one air outlet (15a, 15b). The air channel comprises an air channel floor (42) and an air channel ceiling (41). The air channel floor (42) is at least substantially flat in a direc...