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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Erich James Nowka, Washtenaw, MI (US);
Yahong Zhang, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/08 (2010.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01); F01N 13/20 (2010.01); F01N 13/18 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 13/08 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01); F01N 13/082 (2013.01); F01N 13/1805 (2013.01); F01N 13/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust assembly that includes an exhaust pipe extending rearward from a vehicle; and a bezel in close proximity with, or coupled to, a vehicle fascia, the bezel comprising rearmost surfaces and inner surfaces. The exhaust assembly further includes a sleeve substantially aligned with the pipe, tangentially aligned with the inner surfaces. The sleeve extends rearward, flush with, sub-flush with, or past an exhaust plane tangent to the rearmost surfaces of the bezel.