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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Unifrax I Llc, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Inventor:
Mark Beauharnois, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
Unifrax I LLC, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 50/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/88 (2006.01); B01D 53/94 (2006.01); C04B 14/02 (2006.01); C04B 14/04 (2006.01); C04B 14/10 (2006.01); C04B 14/20 (2006.01); C04B 14/38 (2006.01); C04B 14/40 (2006.01); C04B 14/42 (2006.01); C04B 14/46 (2006.01); C04B 16/06 (2006.01); C04B 18/24 (2006.01); C04B 20/00 (2006.01); C04B 26/02 (2006.01); C04B 26/06 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01); C04B 103/63 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2853 (2013.01); B01D 53/88 (2013.01); B01D 53/944 (2013.01); B01D 2258/012 (2013.01); C04B 14/024 (2013.01); C04B 14/042 (2013.01); C04B 14/10 (2013.01); C04B 14/20 (2013.01); C04B 14/202 (2013.01); C04B 14/206 (2013.01); C04B 14/38 (2013.01); C04B 14/40 (2013.01); C04B 14/42 (2013.01); C04B 14/4625 (2013.01); C04B 14/4656 (2013.01); C04B 16/065 (2013.01); C04B 18/24 (2013.01); C04B 20/006 (2013.01); C04B 26/02 (2013.01); C04B 26/06 (2013.01); C04B 2103/63 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00793 (2013.01); C04B 2111/0081 (2013.01); F01N 3/2857 (2013.01); Y10T 428/268 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device includes a blend of inorganic fibers and organic nanofibrillated fibers. An exhaust gas treatment device includes a housing and a fragile structure mounted within the housing by the mounting mat that is disposed in a gap between the housing and the fragile catalyst support structure. Additionally disclosed are methods of making a mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat.