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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:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
May. 22, 2007
Applicants:
Jeffrey B. Hardesty, Byron, MI (US);
Alan E. Kasten, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey B. Hardesty, Byron, MI (US);
Alan E. Kasten, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
Katcon Global S.A., Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catalytic converter subassembly having at least one component inserted during the manufacture of a cast exhaust manifold, thereby eliminating a costly and undesirable manifold to converter weld. The method and converter subassembly comprise a converter shell for housing a catalyst substrate adapted to be securely attached to an exhaust manifold during manufacture of the manifold to eliminate an undesirable weld between the manifold and converter.