Patent · US Expired

Exhaust manifold comprising aluminide

US8020378B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

UMICORE AG & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

William LaBarge · Bay City, US
Conrad Anderson · Davison, US
Joachim Kupe · Davisburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 29, 2004
Grant date	Sep 20, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49398
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust manifold includes an exhaust conduit having an inner surface, and an aluminide layer disposed on at least a portion of the inner surface of the manifold. The exhaust manifold is made by applying aluminum on an inner surface of the manifold and oxidizing to form the aluminide layer.

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