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Muffler with drain holes

CA 1320136 C · Owner: Tenneco Automotive Inc. · Inventors: Hanson, Roger D.; Hill, William E.

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A flat, box-like muffler formed of metal upper and lower housing sections and internal gas passage defining plates has drainage holes to allow liquid that collects on the top of the muffler or on the bottom of the lower section inside the housing to drain out of the muffler. A special sound attenuation structure comprising passages pressed in the plates and support channels in the housing sections is shown.

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  • Granted July 13, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 13, 2010.
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FiledJuly 20, 1989
GrantedJuly 13, 1993
Term endedJuly 13, 2010
Patent numberCA 1320136 C
Classification (IPC)F01N1/08 +2 more

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1990199319961999200220052008Application filedJuly 20, 1989Patent grantedJuly 13, 1993Term endedJuly 13, 2010

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