US Patent Issued to OSHKOSH DEFENSE on Oct. 28 for "Vehicle with vented hood" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,319, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to OSHKOSH DEFENSE LLC (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Vehicle with vented hood" was invented by Jeff Taylor (Oshkosh, Wis.), Tim Booms (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Jon Pandolfini (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vented hood assembly for a military vehicle includes a hood, a heat exchanger, and seals. The hood defines a hood volume, an inlet to the hood volume, and an outlet from the hood volume. The heat exchanger is positioned in the hood volume. The seals extend between sides of support members of the heat exchanger and the hood. The seals are configured to sealingly couple with the sides of the suppor...