US Patent Issued to Cummins on May 26 for "Camshaft tone wheel, system, and method for determining engine speed and position" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,989, issued on May 26, was assigned to Cummins Inc. (Columbus, Ind.).

"Camshaft tone wheel, system, and method for determining engine speed and position" was invented by David L. Baldwin (Columbus, Ind.), Matthew Shawn Bower (North Vernon, Ind.) and Xiaoyu Xie (Columbus, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camshaft tone wheel, system, and method are provided for determining a rotational position of an internal combustion engine. Sensors detect unique features positioned around the camshaft tone wheel in conjunction with a tooth count on a crankshaft tone wheel, or in conjunction with elapsed time for passage of the unique features d...