US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on July 28 for "Airbox with debris removal system" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,400, issued on July 28, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Airbox with debris removal system" was invented by Vincent Paul Caliendo (Dunlap, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An airbox includes an intake air inlet in a housing, wherein the intake air inlet includes a first portion and a second portion, at least one air outlet in the housing, and an air chamber within the housing and fluidly connected to the intake air inlet and the at least one air outlet. The air chamber includes an internal wall that divides the air chamber along an axis thereof into a first air chamber portion fluidly connected to the first portio...