US Patent Issued to Eaton Intelligent Power on Nov. 11 for "Valve bridge with integrated spline bushing for lost motion" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,389, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd. (Dublin).

"Valve bridge with integrated spline bushing for lost motion" was invented by Emanuele Raimondi (Turin, Italy) and Massimo D'Amore (Turin, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve bridge assembly for an engine includes a main body configured to engage a distal end of at least one valve stem. A receiving body is movably disposed within a cavity of the main body between a first position and a second position. The receiving body includes at least one key-receiver. A piston body is movably attached to the main body and includes a key configured to be recei...