Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8025123 | Muffler structure for vehicle The invention obtains a muffler structure for a vehicle which can suppress an emission sound. In a muffler shell for a muffler for a vehicle, there are formed a peripheral joint in which an upper shell and a lower shell corresponding to a plurality of shell structur... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016071 | Multi-stage low pressure drop muffler A multi-stage low pressure drop muffler for a compressor including a first plate having a hole, a tube attached to the first plate, a plurality of holes disposed around the circumference of the tube, a plurality of tubes extending through a second plate, and an inte... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011471 | Exhaust chamber for the exhaust line of an automobile The exhaust chamber for a motor vehicle exhaust line includes: a main envelope defining a main enclosure and having an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet; and at least one saucer-shaped shell having an opening defined by a peripheral edge of the shell, the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7992677 | Motor vehicle exhaust line silencer A motor vehicle exhaust line silencer includes: an upper shell (2) having a substantially flat upper end wall (16); and a lower shell (4) having a substantially flat lower end wall (24) parallel to the upper end wall (16), the uppe... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7934583 | Housings for flue gas units A housing for a flue gas unit is provided that includes a closed jacket and two end walls as well as an insert with inlet pipe an outlet pipe and retaining walls, wherein one of the pipes exits from the housing jacket radially. The housing jacket is cut out around t... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926615 | Method of making an exhaust-noise attenuation muffler, and exhaust-noise attenuation muffler An exhaust-noise attenuation muffler includes two half-shells, each including an inner shell and an outer shell which are made through deep drawing of a sheet metal blank which can have a thickness between 0.3 mm and 0.5 m. The inner shell or the outer shell is prov... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7913811 | Muffler and corresponding manufacturing process A muffler (1) for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, especially of a motor vehicle, with a housing (2), which has a jacket (3) and an end bottom each at two mutually spaced longitudinal ends of the jacket (3). At least on... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7793758 | Triangular cross section exhaust muffler The present invention is for a triangular cross section symmetrical engine exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine. Its internal design provides baffles symmetrically disposed about a plane centrally located equidistant from the ends of a tube having a tri... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775323 | Silencer with fin outlet A motor chain saw includes a housing with a housing wall, which has an opening for exhaust gases and a hood extending outside the housing through the opening, with a hood opening pointing to one side. Exhaust gases flowing from an interior of the housing in an exhau... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7374016 | Muffler device To provide a muffler device capable of improving the discharge of exhaust gas, while discharging the exhaust gas in any desired direction. The muffler device is connected to a rear end portion of an exhaust pipe extending from an internal combustion engine of a vehi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367424 | Eccentric exhaust muffler for use with auxiliary power units A muffler system is provided for use with an auxiliary power unit. In one embodiment, and by way of example only, the system includes an outer can, an annular baffle, and a tube. The outer can has a sidewall including a forward end, an aft end, and a cavity extendin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364011 | Attenuating power booster The present invention includes a power booster pipe suitable for attenuating sound associated with the intake or exhaust of an internal combustion engine and reducing pressure drop associated with movement of gases during operation of the engine. Generally, a diffus... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364002 | Vehicle underbody structure At the underside of a vehicle body, a fuel tank and an exhaust muffler are disposed alongside of each other along a vehicle body longitudinal direction, with a drive shaft being disposed between the fuel tank and the exhaust muffler. The front and rear of the fuel t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364013 | Shell main body for muffler The shell main body for a muffler includes an inner shell in a cylindrical shape with a cross-section of an imperfect circle defined by small arc portions alternating with large arc portions; and an outer shell wrapping the inner shell and formed in a cylindrical sh... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7325652 | Bumper/muffler assembly A bumper/muffler assembly is provided comprising a bumper; and a muffler having an outer shell. The outer shell may be formed from a non-high impact resistant material, such as a thin metal or a composite material. The muffler may comprise a separate element from th... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318497 | Exhaust device including a resin muffler cover and muffler protector To provide an exhaust device for enhancing the appearance quality, secure the degree of freedom in designing and enhance the cooling performance. An exhaust device in which a second exhaust muffler at a rear portion of an exhaust system extends rearwardly from an en... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316292 | Spun extrusion side entry muffler By using a spun extrusion method to form a side entry exhaust inlet, a muffler can be completely stuffed and end caps can be spun onto opposing ends of the muffler on a high speed production line without interruptions. The side entry exhaust inlet is formed within a... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293628 | Shell main body for muffler A cylindrical shell main body constituting a muffler main body is formed of two layers of an inner shell and an outer shell and has a cylindrical shape with a cross section that is not a perfect circle but is defined by alternated small arc portions and large arc po... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281606 | Exhaust sound and emission control systems The exhaust sound and emission control systems comprise a series of embodiments of devices for reducing sound and noxious emissions from an automotive exhaust. The system may have an exhaust resonator having one or more catalytic converter elements in combination th... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273129 | Muffler with internal heat shield An exhaust muffler includes upper and lower external shells that are formed from metal material. A heat shield is disposed in the muffler adjacent the upper external shell. The heat shield is formed from a high-density fiber insulation pad configured to nest with th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267302 | Window airflow damper A device that alters the breather hole configuration currently being employed in aircraft window assemblies. The device provides a means to allow slow moving air to pass and breathe through the breather hole, while stopping or significantly blocking non-steady air p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252177 | Exhaust system for engine An exhaust manifold has a structure such that an end portion of a collecting section where pipes connected to respective cylinders of an engine are collected is connected to an exhaust pipe via a joint tube member. The joint tube member is constituted by an upper jo... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238327 | Method of attaching internal heat shield in automotive catalytic converters A catalytic converter and method for its assembly including an external shell formed in two halves containing a catalytic substrate, two internal shields and two-piece inlet and outlet cones. The inlet and outlet cones are attached as halves to each side of the exte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7225504 | Noise suppressor for use with vacuum air cleaner A noise suppressor for use with the vacuum air cleaner includes an enclosed casing. On the casing, there are an air intake end and an air outlet end. Between the air intake end and the air outlet end, there is the noise suppressing chamber. At the air intake end and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219764 | Exhaust muffler A muffler may comprise a casing having an internal volume, an inlet and an outlet, and a diverter plate dividing the internal volume into a first chamber and a second chamber. The diverter plate may comprise a baffle wall portion and at least one diverter having a d... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219933 | Hollow product, fluid processing system and joining method of hollow members A connecting portion (10c) of a container (10) of a catalyst converter is formed with a joining portion (15) to be joined to a joining portion (16) of a flange member (11) by spinning working, and the joining portion (15) fo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191868 | Combined silencer and spark arrester A silencer for silencing exhaust gases includes an acoustic resonator chamber that serves as a spark arrester to trap burning carbon particles and prevent them passing to the atmosphere. The silencer has an exhaust gas inlet and an exhaust gas outlet. Exhaust gases ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7114330 | Vertical exhaust water trap assembly An exhaust water trap assembly has separated and spaced exhaust tubes, and a dome cap blocking entry of water to protect an upstream catalytic converter or soot filter. A first tube extends axially upwardly into a housing, and a second tube is spaced vertically ther... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108646 | Infant roll cushion and method An infant exercise cushion including a substantially rigid core element preferably in the form of a hollow pipe. A soft resilient material surrounds a substantial portion of the core element. The soft resilient material forms a curved outer surface for the cushion s... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104359 | Muffler having a baffle with angled plates A muffler having a baffle with angled plates includes a one piece baffle, a container and two end caps. The one piece baffle has at least three different configurations. The baffle preferably has two, three or four plates, namely “V”, “Z” or “W” shapes. ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100736 | Serviceable muffler A serviceable muffler (20) has an end plate (34) releasably clamped (36) to an open end (30) of a muffler body (26) and permitting access to an internal catalytic or filter element (28) for removal and replacement. An apertu... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100737 | Muffler for noise reduction A muffler assembly, comprising an outer muffler assembly comprising a plurality of fiberglass discs and a plurality of reactive plates, and an inner muffler assembly comprising a plurality of fiberglass discs and a plurality of reactive plates the inner muffler asse... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7086497 | Induction system with low pass filter for turbo charger applications A flow tube for an induction system with a turbo charger includes a first tube half and a second tube half with a noise attenuation plate positioned between the halves. The noise attenuation plate includes a plurality of holes having varying diameters and depths. Th... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073625 | Exhaust gas muffler and flow director Either or both of an exhaust pipe coupled to the output end of an automobile engine collector pipe or the plurality of pipes coupled to the input apertures of the collector pipe from the engine are apertured along their lengths and contained within a further surroun... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7051523 | Exhaust system assemblies employing wire bushings for thermal compensation Exhaust system assemblies employ wire bushings for thermal compensation to minimize noise due to “stick-slip” while the system cools. In a preferred embodiment, the wire bushings are formed of at least one strand of wire coiled about male end portions of pipe se... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044266 | Exhaust muffler for internal combustion engines Performance sound is produced with a muffler that includes a casing with front (5, 37), rear (7, 41) and side (3, 35) walls, first (9, 45) and second (11, 47) compartment walls each with a central passage (25, 28, 46, 48) an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7004283 | Multiple-chambered exhaust muffler An exhaust gas muffler of multi-chamber construction includes an outer housing having an upper and lower half shell, an inner shell, and an inner exhaust gas duct through the exhaust gas muffler. The inner exhaust gas duct has at lease one curved outlet pipe that ha... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6973959 | Heat exchanger for cooling a motor vehicle exhaust gases A heat exchanger for cooling motor vehicle exhaust gases, which heat exchanger is to be fitted into an exhaust line of the vehicle and having at least three tubes in contact by way of their outer walls with cooling air, in which the exhaust gases are brought to circ... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6938727 | Integrated engine compartment component and air intake system A fan shroud includes a fan shroud portion having a surface including an aperture. A cooling fan is supported proximate to the aperture for permitting air flow through the fan shroud from the environment to the engine compartment. An air intake portion is supported ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935461 | Exhaust sound and emission control systems The exhaust sound and emission control system is a system for reducing sound and noxious emissions from an automotive exhaust. The system may have an exhaust resonator having one or more catalytic converter elements in combination therewith in a single device. Alter... | 08/30/2005 |
