Exhaust treatment device and process for forming the same
US6916449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49345
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An exhaust treatment device comprises: a substrate; an end-cone with a first end disposed about an end of the substrate and a second end comprising a snorkel; a mat support disposed over at least a portion of the end-cone, wherein the mat support comprises a slit in operable communication with a snorkel slot and a keyhole disposed at the opposite end of the slit as the snorkel slot, and wherein at least a portion of the snorkel protrudes through the snorkel slot; and a shell disposed around the mat support.
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