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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Calvin Trescott, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel Corless, Allen Park, MI (US);
Stuart Jamieson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Furst, Oak Park, MI (US);
David D. Friske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/18 (2010.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); F01N 13/08 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/1805 (2013.01); F01N 13/082 (2013.01); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); F01N 2260/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for an exhaust component. The exhaust component includes, in one example, a hooked portion configured as a tow hook and/or as a jack interface. In the exhaust component, the hooked portion is positioned adjacent to an exhaust conduit tip and the hooked portion does not extend directly across the exhaust conduit tip.