ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,228,349, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to K&N Engineering Inc. (Riverside, Calif.).
"Modular intercooler block" was invented by Matthew Stevens (Riverside, Calif.) and Steve Williams (Cherry Valley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and a method are provided for a modular intercooler block that may be fabricated by way of direct metal printing and assembled to form larger intercoolers. The modular intercooler block comprises cooling fins that are spaced between first and second core headers to allow passage of an airstream. Countersunk holes are arranged on the first and second core headers and configured to receive gr...