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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:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gary F Howorth, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; F01N / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422179 ; 422171 ; 422177 ; 422221 ; 428323 ; 428324 ; 428325 ; 2523 / ;
Abstract
A composite for mounting a catalytic converter or diesel particulate filter. The composite comprises a flexible mat and a layer of an intumescent paste comprising an intumescent material. A catalytic converter element and diesel particulate filter comprising such a composite are also described.