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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Paul Matthew Biedler, Columbus, IN (US);
Robert Clinton Ahrmann, Westport, IN (US);
Inventors:
Paul Matthew Biedler, Columbus, IN (US);
Robert Clinton Ahrmann, Westport, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Mounting close-coupled catalysts for internal combustion engines. In one aspect, supporting a catalyst in an internal combustion engine includes a mounting bracket coupled to a base surface of an engine block. One or more support rods are coupled between the mounting bracket and a housing of the catalyst, such that the catalyst is coupled to and supported by the base surface of the engine block.