ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,732, issued on April 14, was assigned to ITT Manufacturing Enterprises LLC (Stamford, Conn.).
"Variable camshaft" was invented by A. David Sandiford (Valencia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one or more plane, variable camshaft is described. The single plane camshaft includes a circular drive plate with two radial drive slots on opposing sides of the center, four arms movably coupled at respective endpoints and arranged in a polar configuration, and a scroll plate to allow adjustable operation of the camshaft. Multiple plane camshafts may include a number of half drive plates arranged around a drive block and secured to a b...