ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,375, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Osaka, Japan).
"Engine" was invented by Ryohei Omori (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary engine includes an engine main-body, an exhaust-gas purification device having a first case and a second case, and a bracket for mounting the exhaust-gas purification device onto the engine main-body. The bracket has a first-case mounting portion mounted on the first case, a second-case mounting portion mounted on the second case, and a coupling portion coupling the first-case mounting portion and the second-case mounting portion."
The patent was filed on May...