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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100307864 | AUTOMOTIVE MUFFLER HAVING MEANS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN LOUD AND QUIETER MODES An automotive muffler having a device for switching between loud and quieter modes includes a chamber having an inlet exhaust pipe and an outlet exhaust pipe for the passage of exhaust gases through the chamber. The first section of the chamber has a plurality of baffle... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100170743 | HIGH-PERFORMANCE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATION A high-performance muffler assembly for exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The muffler assembly comprises an elongated casing having an inlet port and an exit port, a first pipe disposed within the casing and having an inlet end in fluid communication with... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100146957 | Exhaust System Of An Internal Combustion Engine An exhaust system of an internal combustion engine and provided with: at least one first high acoustic attenuation path having a first inlet opening; at least one second low acoustic attenuation path having a second inlet opening; and at least one control valve, which i... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100140014 | Flow Passage Control Valve for Muffler A flow passage control valve for a muffler may include an opening formed through a guide pipe, which forms an exhaust gas channel in the muffler, to form another exhaust gas channel, and a valve body adjusts an open amount of the opening by using a difference between an... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100071992 | Muffler Assembly The invention provides a muffler assembly (10) for exhaust gas flow communication with an engine exhaust. The assembly (10) includes a muffler (12) having inlet and outlet ports (14, 16). The assembly (10) also includes first and secon... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20090229912 | MUFFLER A muffler has a casing with a plurality of sound-muffling chambers, exhaust pipes that pass through at least two sound-muffling chambers and to pass through exhaust from an engine, a plurality of apertures provided in each exhaust pipe, and a plurality of valves provide... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090229913 | Dual Mode Exhaust Muffler A dual mode exhaust muffler for the engine of a vehicle that may be shifted between a quiet mode and a loud mode. A single muffler, a dual transverse muffler with two independent exhaust flow streams, and a dual transverse muffler with a combined exhaust flow stream emb... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090127023 | PASSIVE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE EXHAUST SYSTEM An exhaust component includes at least one muffler that has an inlet and an outlet. One pipe body is connected to each of the inlet and the outlet. The pipe bodies each have first and second ends that define a respective overall pipe length. Each pipe body defines a sol... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20080308348 | Exhaust System for Internal Combustion Engines A dynamic exhaust system including a down-pipe (1) to receive exhaust gases from the engine and delivering the gases to an exhaust pipe (3). The system further includes a valve member (11) with one end extending through the exhaust pipe inlet and in... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080302598 | SILENCER The invention relates to a silencer for an airborne sound conducting pipe system, including a housing enclosing an interior space, an inlet pipe having an outlet within the interior space, a bypass pipe branching off from inlet pipe within the housing and having an outl... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080245605 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE EXHAUST SOUND FOR VEHICLES An exhaust sound controlling method including reducing a flow rate of exhaust gas that passes through an exhaust path, to a first flow rate in accordance with increase in engine speed in a first engine speed region, and increasing the flow rate of exhaust gas to a secon... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080223025 | SNAP-ACTION VALVE FOR EXHAUST SYSTEM A passive, exhaust pressure actuated valve assembly for placement inside a tubular exhaust conduit is pivotally mounted to an off-center axle for rotation between fully closed and fully opened positions. A bias element forces the valve flap toward the fully closed posit... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20070272480 | Exhaust Apparatus of an Internal Combustion Engine A single valve member is provided for selecting communication of one of two flow passages constituting an exhaust flow passage, and continuously providing a flow passage area of the selected one of the two flow passages. According to this valve member, a changeover of f... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070246294 | EXHAUST NOISE CONTROL FOR MOTORCYCLES A noise control apparatus for a motorcycle exhaust system. The apparatus includes at least one exhaust pipe assembly having a direct pass-through mode and an indirect mode wherein exhaust gases are optionally directed through noise attenuating means. The apparatus inclu... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070045043 | Muffler for an exhaust gas system The invention relates to a muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, consisting a housing having at least one exhaust inlet and at least one exhaust outlet and having at least two pipes at the inlet end or at the outlet end, at least one of which i... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20060249328 | Muffler for motor vehicle An object of the present invention is to design miniaturization of a muffler as performance of the muffler is maintained and to exhibit appropriate gas-exhausting characteristics in accordance with traveling condition of a vehicle. The present invention is to provide a ... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060162995 | Muffler for an exhaust gas system A muffler for an exhaust gas system of an internal-combustion engine has an exhaust gas inlet and a first flow pipe arranged inside the muffler and completely penetrating the muffler. A shut-off device is arranged in the first flow pipe, for the shutting-off and opening... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20050178612 | Electrically controlled in-muffler exhaust valve for use during cylinder deactivation A powertrain control system is provided that includes an engine having multiple cylinders. A controller selectively activates the cylinders to provide a cylinder combination having a desired power displacement. In one example powertrain control system, the controller se... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050067218 | Noise attenuator arrangement Apparatus for the release of pressurised fluids comprising an opening through which pressurised fluids may pass and an attenuator member extending over said opening. The attenuator member operates to control the flow of said fluid and attenuate sound associated therewit... | 03/31/2005 |
| 20050061580 | Flow altering valve for vehicular exhaust system A valve adaptable for use in altering fluid flow in an exhaust system of a vehicle has a movable member including a valve disk and an assembly element enabling the valve to be mounted to the exhaust system with the disk located substantially parallel to and facing an op... | 03/24/2005 |
