ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,036, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Perkins Engines Co. Ltd. (Peterborough, Great Britain).

"Exhaust gas recirculation and aftertreatment control" was invented by Anthony James Vaughan White (March, Great Britain), Elif Ozmen Sungur (Market Harborough, Great Britain) and Antony James Eager (Peterborough, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An engine assembly comprises an exhaust gas recirculation circuit, an aftertreatment apparatus and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a desired proportion of exhaust gas to be directed to the exhaust gas recirculation circuit. The controller is further configured t...