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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
Applicant:
Loyd R. Hornback, Iii, Stillwater, MN (US);
Inventor:
Loyd R. Hornback, III, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multilayer mat () for mounting a pollution control element () in a pollution control device (). The mat comprises at least one non-intumescent layer comprising ceramic fibers and having a width defined by opposite lateral edges, and at least one intumescent layer comprising an intumescent material and having a width defined by opposite lateral edges. The width of the intumescent layer is less than the width of the non-intumescent layer. The intumescent layer can have an exposed major surface.