Patents by Inventor Charles Bryant Porter

Charles Bryant Porter 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).

  • Support seal for positive retention of catalytic converter substrate and method therefor
    Patent number: 7378060
    Abstract: A support seal for use with a catalytic converter having a housing, which includes an inlet end cone, an outlet end cone, and a shell forming an internal chamber, and catalytic substrate disposed within the internal chamber. The support seal has an “L” shaped cross-section including a radial portion and an axial portion, at least one portion for supporting and retaining the catalytic substrate within the internal chamber. The axial and radial portion of the “L” shaped seal can be preloaded to provide support to the substrate in the axial and radial directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Satyadeo Narain Sinha, Charles Bryant Porter