ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,691, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to PHINIA DELPHI LUXEMBOURG SARL (Belvaux, Luxembourg).

"Fuel injector suitable for gaseous fuel" was invented by Junmei Shi (Trier, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel injector for gaseous fuels, the fuel injector comprising: an injection nozzle having a tip region that is shaped to define an annular valve seat that extends about a central outlet opening; and an outward opening injection valve needle slidably received in the injection nozzle, and operable to move between closed and open positions, the outward opening injection valve needle comprising a valve stem that defines a valve axis...