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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul S Schmitt, Big Flats, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29890 ; 29523 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a catalytic converter having a non-round monolithic ceramic substrate comprising the steps of: wrapping a non-round monolithic ceramic substrate in a sufficient amount of the supporting mat material whereby the substrate peripheral surface is substantially covered; inserting the wrapped substrate into a metal shell which substantially surrounds the wrapped substrate; placing at least one force redistribution plug on the peripheral surface of the metal shell and compressively closing the metal shell around the substrate; and securing the metal shell to provide a gas tight seal and to hold the compressive stress.