ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,425, issued on March 24.
"Engine valve control system and method" was invented by William Clyde Wallace III (Carson City, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for controlling an engine valve in an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The system includes a valve spring supported on a spring base biasing an engine valve toward a closed position, and a camshaft having a center cam lobe and first and second outer cam lobes. In some embodiments, a center rocker arm is engaged with the center cam lobe and a valve stem of the engine valve, such that rotation of the camshaft displaces the engine valve to an open posit...