General Electric Company

Toledo Molding & Die, Inc.

Christopher Paul Durand

John Keith Besore

Brian Michael Schork

Eric Kent Watson

Erich James Vorenkamp

Charles David Satarino

Subhash Viswanathan Kollengode

Karthik Jayakumar

Sarah Lynn Kirchoff

Peter Ermie, Jr

Disclosed is a method to form arbitrarily shaped, uniform, lightweight, thermally insulating and acoustically absorptive automotive components with controllable density, thickness, porosity, and surface integrity. The method is based on natural cellulosic fibers such as those found in cardboard and paper and uses a thermoplastic fiber and particle slurry to form fusible components. The method produces components having the benefit of commercially available thermoformed fiber mats or open-cell extruded foam components with excellent acoustical properties, enhanced thermal insulation, and are light weight, which limits engine inefficiency, and the high cost of such products so as to allow large scale implementation.

Method of making an acoustic automotive HVAC and AIS duct with a particle fiber slurry

An apparatus for disinfecting and/or deodorizing an article comprises a cabinet defining a compartment configured to receive the article. A regenerative dryer is positioned with respect to the compartment and is configured to dehydrate air flowing into an ozone generator. The ozone generator is in communication with the dryer and is positioned with respect to the compartment. The ozone generator is configured to selectively generate ozone. The generated ozone is introduced into the compartment. An ozone conversion device is positioned with respect to the compartment and is configured to selectively convert ozone back to oxygen. A controller is configured to selectively activate the dryer, ozone generator and ozone conversion device.

Method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or deodorizing an article

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Christopher Paul Durand