US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Feb. 24 for "Integrated rocker for engine braking with hydraulic lash adjuster" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,111, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Integrated rocker for engine braking with hydraulic lash adjuster" was invented by Nicola Andrisani (Cumiana, Italy), Emanuele Raimondi (Turin, Italy) and Massimo D'Amore (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust valve rocker arm assembly selectively operable in an engine braking mode includes a rocker arm and a valve end configured to selectively act on a valve bridge to engage a first and a second exhaust valve. The valve end includes a brake capsule to selectively extend in a first position to act on the first exhaust valve through the va...