Patents by Inventor Richard T. Snowdon

Richard T. Snowdon 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).

  • Exhaust component assemblies with divider plates
    Patent number: 8371115
    Abstract: A exhaust component assembly includes an exhaust component and a divider plate. The exhaust component includes an inner wall defining a gas passageway. The divider plate is inserted in the gas passageway and secured to the exhaust component by mechanical locking means, generally in an interference-fit relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Wescast Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton A. Sloss, Richard T. Snowdon, Paul L. Pickard
  • EXHAUST COMPONENT ASSEMBLIES WITH DIVIDER PLATES
    Publication number: 20100005793
    Abstract: A exhaust component assembly includes an exhaust component and a divider plate. The exhaust component includes an inner wall defining a gas passageway. The divider plate is inserted in the gas passageway and secured to the exhaust component by mechanical locking means, generally in an interference-fit relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: WESCAST INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Clayton A. Sloss, Richard T. Snowdon, Paul L. Pickard
  • Exhaust components including high temperature divider plate assemblies
    Patent number: 7565800
    Abstract: A combustion engine exhaust assembly. The assembly comprises an exhaust gas passageway that includes a divider plate assembly. The divider plate assembly includes a body and a divider plate wherein at least one of the body and the divider plate are generally formed from a material resistant to at least one of extreme temperature conditions, extreme thermal gradient conditions, and extreme loads. The divider plate assembly is useful in distributing exhaust gases within an exhaust assembly and is generally capable of extending the useful life of an exhaust manifold, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Wescast Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Williams, Richard T. Snowdon, Clayton A. Sloss