US Patent Issued to Cummins on Feb. 24 for "System and method for a captive sprocket in an engine" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,223, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"System and method for a captive sprocket in an engine" was invented by James A. Dods (Barnard Castle, Great Britain), Michael J. Cooper (North Yorkshire, Great Britain), Paul A. Leggott (Darlington, Great Britain) and Graham Dowson (Bridlington, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a captive sprocket system for an engine, comprising: a sprocket including a first sprocket gear, a second sprocket gear and a retaining disc having a diameter and a thickness; a cylinder block having a bore with a central opening and a plurality ...