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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Arturo Alberto Garcia Ramirez, Venustiano Carranza, MX;
Ricardo Daniel Sanchez Lugo, Texcoco, MX;
Alberto Hernandez Cruz, Tlalmanalco, MX;
Victor Negrete Cortes, Mexico City, MX;
Cindy Sofia Barrera-Martinez, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01); F16L 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/1822 (2013.01); F16L 27/1004 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a coupling device. In one example, the coupling device may be formed of a composite material and positioned between an exhaust system and a vehicle chassis. The composite material may include aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix to reduce an overall thermal absorptivity of the composite material.