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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2010
Applicants:

Ferdy Martinus, Onalaska, WI (US);

Gang Wang, Holmen, WI (US);

Thomas J. Benedict, Winona, MN (US);

Brad A. Boecker, La Crosse, WI (US);

William B. Rockwood, Onalaska, WI (US);

Inventors:

Ferdy Martinus, Onalaska, WI (US);

Gang Wang, Holmen, WI (US);

Thomas J. Benedict, Winona, MN (US);

Brad A. Boecker, La Crosse, WI (US);

William B. Rockwood, Onalaska, WI (US);

Assignee:

Trane International Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 1/08 (2006.01); F01N 1/02 (2006.01); F01N 13/00 (2010.01); F01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A multi-stage low pressure drop muffler for a compressor including a first plate having a hole, a tube attached to the first plate, a plurality of holes disposed around the circumference of the tube, a plurality of tubes extending through a second plate, and an internal ring disposed on the second plate between the center of the second plate and the plurality of tubes. The muffler is designed to muffle a wide range of frequencies, minimize pressure reduction, improve fluid flow, and improve compressor efficiency.


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