ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,267, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to VOLVO TRUCK Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Exhaust system for an internal combustion engine" was invented by Aurora De Leon (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Karsten Rohrssen (Grabo, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine. The exhaust system comprises an exhaust conduit adapted to fluidly connect the internal combustion engine to a turbine of a turbo and a valve comprising a valve flap located in the exhaust conduit in a position between the internal combustion engine and the turbine. The valve flap is pivotally connect...