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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2024
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Jack Albert Merchant, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A fuel injector adapter for an internal combustion engine, including an adapter shaft including a first shaft end disposed within a fuel injector, a second shaft end, a shaft passage disposed in the adapter shaft extending from the first shaft end to a port portion of the adapter shaft, the port portion including annular openings; and an adapter body disposed over the adapter shaft, including a fitting portion including a first end, a second end, and a bore including a fuel portion, an elbow port spaced from the fitting portion, the elbow port including a port fuel portion, and an extension connecting the fitting portion to the elbow port, the extension including a fuel passage for connecting the port fuel portion of the elbow port to the fuel portion of the bore proximate the annular openings of the port portion of the adapter shaft.