Patents by Inventor Kurt Drost

Kurt Drost has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stackable muffler shell
    Patent number: 9677455
    Abstract: An exhaust system component includes stacking features that prevents binding among adjacent components in a stack. The stacking features are arranged along a shell of the exhaust system component, such as along a sidewall extending from a panel of the shell. The stacking features can be arranged to define a gap between opposing surfaces of stacked shells. The stacking features can be in the form of indentations and can be formed in curved portions of the sidewall to conserve material thickness, which can be critical in exhaust system applications. The stacking features can result in a stack of components with uniform spacing among the components of the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Big Rapids Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Drost, John J. Chaput
  • STACKABLE MUFFLER SHELL
    Publication number: 20160017788
    Abstract: An exhaust system component includes stacking features that prevents binding among adjacent components in a stack. The stacking features are arranged along a shell of the exhaust system component, such as along a sidewall extending from a panel of the shell. The stacking features can be arranged to define a gap between opposing surfaces of stacked shells. The stacking features can be in the form of indentations and can be formed in curved portions of the sidewall to conserve material thickness, which can be critical in exhaust system applications. The stacking features can result in a stack of components with uniform spacing among the components of the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Kurt Drost, John J. Chaput