ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,880, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER LTD. (Sagamihara, Japan) and TOHO SEISAKUSHO Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Solenoid device and electromagnetic valve for fuel injection system" was invented by Hisao Ogawa (Kanagawa, Japan) and Satoshi Hosoda (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solenoid device is configured to drive by electromagnetic force a valve unit in an electromagnetic valve provided to a fuel injection system. The solenoid device includes: a cylindrical core; a coil wound around the core; a casing housing the core and the coil and that covers at least one end of the core on one ...