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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:
Sep. 25, 2007
Filed:
May. 20, 2004
Applicant:
Jon W. Harwood, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventor:
Jon W. Harwood, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Faurecia Exhaust Systems, Inc., Toledo, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/24 (2006.01); F01N 1/10 (2006.01); F01N 1/00 (2006.01); F01N 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exhaust muffler includes upper and lower external shells that are formed from metal material. A heat shield is disposed in the muffler adjacent the upper external shell. The heat shield is formed from a high-density fiber insulation pad configured to nest with the concave inner surface of the upper external shell.