Caterpillar Inc.

Kyle Michael Rader

Jeffrey Clark Krieger

Michael Dean Roley

An engine valve includes a stem, a head comprising an outer lip surface, a seating surface extending from the outer lip surface toward the stem, and a combustion surface extending from the outer lip surface on the opposite side of the head as compared to the seating surface. The combustion surface includes a first convex arcuate surface spaced away from the outer lip surface, at least partially forming a raised ring, and a first concave arcuate surface spaced away from the outer lip surface, at least partially forming a dimple.

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Peoria, IL, United States of America

Kyle Michael Rader