ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,689, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to NORTHWEST ULD INC. (McMinnville, Ore.).
"Engine with diverter for heavy fuel injection" was invented by Chris Harris (McMinnville, Ore.) and Greg Stadeli (McMinnville, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crankcase for a UAV internal combustion engine, comprising a crankcase housing comprising a crankcase chamber, a fuel injection port extending through said crankcase housing to said crankcase chamber, and a fuel diverter comprising a diverting surface disposed within said crankcase chamber and aligned with said fuel injection port."
The patent was filed on Jan. 12, 2024, under Application No. ...