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Class 181/272 - Plural chambers


Subclass of Class 181 - Acoustics
Definition: Subject matter having more than one expansion chamber.
No. of patents: 385
Last issue date: 10/26/2010


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4167987Multiple flow marine muffler constructed of resilient material
A multiple flow marine muffler constructed of resilient material having an elongated generally cylindrical hollow shell with reduced diameter inlet and outlet portions, and longitudinally spaced pairs of opposed baffles within the shell which define a plu...
09/18/1979
4164989Muffler, especially for portable internal combustion engine
A muffler, especially for a portable internal combustion engine, particularly for driving a motor chain saw, which muffler comprises an exhaust gas receiving chamber which is defined by a chamber wall and by a pan-shaped housing wall including an inlet fo...
08/21/1979
4147230Combination spark arrestor and aspirating muffler
A spark arrestor aspirating muffler for an internal combustion engine which comprises an outer body or housing having an exhaust gas inlet in one end and a gas outlet in the opposite end. Located immediately upstream of the outlet is a venturi and air is ...
04/03/1979
4143739Concentric pass-type muffler construction
An improved concentric pass-type muffler construction. The muffler includes an outer generally cylindrical casing enclosed by a pair of end heads, and an inlet tube, connected to the exhaust pipe of an engine, is mounted axially on one head, while an outl...
03/13/1979
4142607Silencer, especially for portable motor chain saws
Disclosed is an exhaust silencer suitable for use with portable combustion engines, and particularly for use with chain saw engines, comprising a chamber having an inlet and outlet for receiving the engine exhaust; means disposed about the chamber outlet ...
03/06/1979
4142606Exhaust gas diffuser
A system for diffusing exhaust gases and controlling and suppressing backfire in an industrial truck is disclosed. Exhaust gases from the truck engine are first passed through a spark arresting muffler to remove hot, solid particles from the gas stream. T...
03/06/1979
4126205Automobile exhaust gas muffler construction
An automobile exhaust gas muffler construction for flowing exhaust gases, comprises a housing having spaced apart semi-cylindrical end walls interconnected by tangential straight side walls. The housing also includes a front wall having a tubular inlet ex...
11/21/1978
4124092Muffler for automobiles
A muffler for automobiles having a drum-shaped expansion chamber of diameter D and length h, to which gas inlet and outlet pipes and an insert pipe of a Helmholtz resonator open so that the gas flow traverses the expansion chamber substantially diametrica...
11/07/1978
4122914Muffler
Mufflers suitable for use with automobile engines include a main body closed at the forward and rear ends thereof by forward and rear end plates, an inlet pipe leading into the main body through an aperture in the forward end plate and an outlet pipe lead...
10/31/1978
4119174Engine muffler
An engine muffler which includes a chamber divided into two balanced sections, an inlet pipe that extends through a first chamber into the second, and a transfer tube for carrying exhaust gas from the second chamber to the first. A spark arrester at the e...
10/10/1978
4116303Exhaust muffler
Exhaust muffler for sound suppression, particularly designed as an automotive muffler, which comprises a gas inlet tube communicating with a first chamber in an outer, preferably cylindrical, casing, and an exit tube coaxially aligned with the inlet tube ...
09/26/1978
4109751Noise silencer
A noise silencer for an internal combustion engine has a hollow pipe serving as an air intake for the internal combustion engine and having a length L which is an even submultiple of the wavelength at the lowest of a range of noise frequencies from the in...
08/29/1978
4109755Noise attenuator
High temperature resisting cordage is wrapped around an exhaust gas muffler housing and covered with an outer wrap of metal to provide sound and thermal insulation for the muffler....
08/29/1978
4108274Acoustical apparatus
An apparatus for reducing acoustical pressure in a tubing is disclosed comprising a first molded plastic member having a first support with an orifice extending therethrough and having a first side forming a substantially saucer shaped member. A plurality...
08/22/1978
4108276Vent silencer
A vent silencer including an outer housing having an inlet and an outlet, and a divider plate is disposed within the housing and divides the housing into an upstream inlet chamber and a downstream chamber. Located within the inlet chamber and communicatin...
08/22/1978
4105090Muffler for exhaust gases
A muffler for exhaust gases is constructed with a small casing skirting a portion of an exhaust gas inlet pipe. The end of the casing nearest the exit port of the pipe is blocked and provided with a layer of sound absorbing material. The exhaust gases exi...
08/08/1978
4102430Peripheral return flow muffler
A muffler for attenuating sound in internal combustion engine exhaust systems comprises an inner shell subdivided into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, inlet and outlet tubes for the muffler opening into the respective chambers, and an outer shell ...
07/25/1978
4093039Air intake silencer
An air intake silencer includes a box-shaped expansion chamber constructed of identically dimensioned, separable havles respectively connected to a carburetor intake system and a tubular intake member. In a basic form of the silencer, the tubular intake m...
06/06/1978
4079810Muffler
A muffler which does not require a low-frequency Helmholtz resonator includes an outer shell and first and second heads for closing the inlet and outlet ends, respectively, of the shell. First, second and third baffles are disposed internally of the shell...
03/21/1978
4079809Muffler for pneumatic drill
A muffler for a percussive drill is provided consisting of a casing of general prismatic shape adapted for mounting on the drill. An inlet is present in the casing for receiving exhaust from the drill, the drill exhaust port and muffler inlet having the s...
03/21/1978
4074975Combination exhaust-gas cleaner and muffler for an automobile engine
A combination exhaust-gas cleaner and muffler for particular use in an exhaust system of an automotive engine incorporating in the exhaust system a catalytic converter using a granular catalyst which is responsible for emission of dust particles of oxides...
02/21/1978
4064962Muffler method and apparatus
A muffler having a low frequency silencing element therein that can be contained within the spatial limitations of a conventional muffler without increasing the back pressure. The low frequency silencing element includes a plurality of axially extending t...
12/27/1977
4011922Muffler construction
A muffler construction for an internal combustion engine. The muffler includes a housing having an inlet to receive exhaust gases from the engine and having an outlet for the discharge of gases. Located between the inlet and the outlet are a pair of baffl...
03/15/1977
4000786Marine muffler
A reactive type marine muffler which combines principles of both baffled construction and expansion chamber attenuation with a liquid flow path to provide improved sound attenuation over a broad spectrum of octave bands and a substantially lower dB(A). Th...
01/04/1977
3989121Pulse converting exhaust silencing system
A silencing system for the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines or the like, and particularly diesel engines, wherein the system has means to convert high energy exhaust pulses found along the length of the silencing system into more or less standar...
11/02/1976
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