Patents by Inventor Bruno Masoni

Bruno Masoni 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 line catalyst or muffler shell for motor vehicle and method of producing one such shell
    Publication number: 20070163118
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust line catalyst or muffler shell for a motor vehicle. The inventive shell comprises a tube (8) which is produced by rolling and welding a metal strip (12). At least one of the ends (9, 10) of the aforementioned tube (8) comprises a deformation produced by means of flow turning, such as to define an exhaust gas inlet (4) and/or outlet (5). The weld line (15) which closes the rolled metal strip (12) forms an angle (16) in relation to the axis (17) of the tube (8) at least in the flow turning-shaped segment(s) (13, 14) thereof. The invention also relates to a method of producing one such shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Faurecia Systemes D'echappement
    Inventor: Bruno Masoni