Patents by Inventor William H. Braatz

William H. Braatz 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).

  • Spin formed vacuum bottle catalytic converter
    Patent number: 6162403
    Abstract: A spin formed catalytic converter employs fewer and circumferentially shorter weld joints to reduce manufacturing cost of such catalytic converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2000
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ralph Foster, Egas Jose De Sousa, William H. Braatz