ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,985, issued on May 27, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Engine and exhaust system" was invented by Keisuke Omoto (Akashi, Japan), Matthew Colombo (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Jakob Daniel Cook (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Shuichi Yonaiyama (Akashi, Japan) and Kazuki Masui (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine includes an engine main body including a first cylinder and a second cylinder, a first exhaust pipe that is connected to the engine main body, a second exhaust pipe that is connected to the engine main body, and an exhaust manifold including a first inlet portion connected to a first lead-out por...