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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Applicants:
Steven A. Zettel, Cranston, RI (US);
Zlatomir Kircanski, Cumberland, RI (US);
Inventors:
Steven A. Zettel, Cranston, RI (US);
Zlatomir Kircanski, Cumberland, RI (US);
Assignee:
ACS Industries, Inc., Woonsocket, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wire mesh element having soft wire on the outside and precipitation-hardened wire on the inside is used a bushing, seal, seat, or support, and is useful as an end seal for a catalytic converter. The soft wire on the outside can be flat to aid it shielding the internal wire from corrosion due to impingement hot exhaust gasses.