ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,456, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to PHINIA DELPHI LUXEMBOURG SARL (Belvaux, Luxembourg).

"Fuel-rail assembly" was invented by Fabrizio Bonfigli (Mont Pres Chambord, France), Jerome Calonne (Blois, France), Allan R. Wells (North Chili, N.Y.) and Aurelie Jarrige (Pray, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel-rail assembly, comprising an injector having a proximally disposed inlet portion defining an inlet channel and extending along an axial direction, a fuel rail connected to the inlet portion via an outlet portion that defines an outlet channel, a nut element having an inner thread and at least indirectly engaging the outlet...