US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on May 26 for "Fuel system having dual fuel quill connector and quill connector installation method" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,994, issued on May 26, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Fuel system having dual fuel quill connector and quill connector installation method" was invented by Cory A. Brown (Peoria, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A quill connector in a dual fuel engine system includes a first fuel conduit for a first fuel extending to a first fuel outlet in a flat sealing face, and a second fuel conduit for a second fuel extending to a second fuel outlet in the flat sealing face. The quill connector is installed in a cylinder head for providing feeds of two different liquid fuels such as a liquid alcohol fuel and a diesel fuel for...