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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2023
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Llc, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Thomas, Laingsburg, MI (US);
Gabriel Ostromecki, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Asela Anuruddhika Benthara-Wadumesthrige, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Frederick M. Baumgartner, Jackson, MI (US);
David Alan Stephens, Hastings, MI (US);
Marcel Womann, Rhineland-Palatinate, DE;
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company LLC, Northville, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle exhaust system having a first pipe, a second pipe, and an integral hood. The first pipe extending between a first end and a second end. The second pipe extending between a third end and a fourth end. At least a portion of the first pipe being positioned within the second pipe such that the second end is provided downstream of the third end. The integral hood is formed between the second end and the third end.