ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,681,511, issued on July 14, was assigned to Sonnax Transmission Co. (Bellows Falls, Vt.).

"Cooler bypass manifold, method for modifying cooler bypass manifold and kit for modifying cooler bypass manifold" was invented by Mackenzie M. Campbell (Chester, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified cooler bypass manifold includes a manifold body having an inlet conduit, an outlet conduit, a return conduit, a thermal valve bore, a pressure valve bore and an intermediate conduit. A plug may be installed in the thermal valve bore. In another embodiment, a modified cooler bypass manifold includes an OE manifold body, a first inlet conduit, a ...