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Exhaust passage

US9605577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

20Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Sudhakar Navathe · Canton, US
John Roberts · Troutville, US
Joel John Beltramo · Beverly Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2010
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01N2470/12
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust system comprises a conical shell having an indentation traversing the exhaust passage in a coiled path so as to impart mixing on an engine exhaust gas flowing through an inner passage defined by the conical shell. The indentation may be formed into the conical shell via a stamping process.

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