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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:
Mar. 06, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Wayne Zubeck, Dearborn, MI (US);
Peter Dowding, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Greg Thompson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Michael V. Hofman, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dear Born, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/00 ;
Abstract
A silencer for an idle air bypass valve in an internal combustion engine includes a grid disposed between the outlet of the idle air bypass valve and the intake manifold. The grid acts to reduce the air velocity entering into the intake manifold which dampens the vibration of a plastic manifold, thereby reducing noise generated.