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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2008
Todd Alan Baum, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Ken Ming Leong, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yungrwei Chen, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert James Messina, Harper Woods, MI (US);
Todd Alan Baum, Swartz Creek, MI (US);
Ken Ming Leong, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Yungrwei Chen, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Robert James Messina, Harper Woods, MI (US);
YH America, Inc., Versailles, KY (US);
Abstract
A device for attenuating energy along a conduit, comprising a first member having an essentially semi-cylindrical outer surface and a first cavity extending substantially longitudinally from end to end. A second member having an essentially semi-cylindrical outer surface is provided, with the outer radii of the first and second members being the same. The second member also has a longitudinally extending cavity. When the two members are secured to one another to form the device, the two cavities face one another to form a bore that extends from end to end and has respective opposed tapered portions having a circular cross-sectional configuration that decreases in diameter inwardly. The bore also has a central, cylindrical portion disposed between the tapered portions and having an axial length that is no greater than one third of the overall axial length of the device.