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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Applicants:
William E. Hill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jordan Sahs, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Jason Lefler, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Inventors:
William E. Hill, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jordan Sahs, Grass Lake, MI (US);
Jason Lefler, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/00 (2006.01); F01N 1/02 (2006.01); F01N 1/08 (2006.01); F01N 1/16 (2006.01); F01N 13/02 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01); F16F 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Snap action valve assemblies for use in conduits of automotive exhaust systems have their operation controlled by use of inertia damper elements coupled to an axle of a rotatable valve plate of the valve assembly.