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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Ocv Intellectual Capital, Llc, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Norman T. Huff, Brighton, MI (US);
Janakikodandaram Karra, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
OCV Intellectual Capital, LLC, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29B 17/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/04 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/049 (2013.01); B29C 35/0227 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for curing a porous muffler preform defined by a plurality of glass fibers and a heat-curing thermoset or thermoplastic materials applied to the plurality of glass fibers is disclosed herein. The process includes the step of enclosing the muffler preform in a chamber. The process also includes the step of surrounding the muffler preform with steam. The process also includes the step of causing steam to enter the muffler preform from multiple directions.