US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on April 7 for "Reversible oil pan for an internal combustion engine" (Illinois, South Dakota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,756, issued on April 7, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Reversible oil pan for an internal combustion engine" was invented by Dean W. Walters (Rapid City, S.D.) and Grant M. Klobuchar (Peoria, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oil pan for an engine comprises a containment portion of unitary construction. The containment portion has a circumferential component defining a circumferential extent of the containment portion and comprising a pair of mutually opposing side walls. The containment portion also comprises a base wall extending inwardly from a first portion of the circumferential component and defining a l...