Patents by Inventor Erich James Nowka

Erich James Nowka 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 treatment device for automotive vehicle having one-piece housing with integral inlet and outlet gas shield diffusers
    Patent number: 6293010
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device for an internal combustion engine includes a generally cylindrical substrate and sealing system which are swaged in place within a one-piece housing. The one-piece housing includes segmented inlet and outlet gas shields and diffusers which are spun from a single piece of tubing which also contains the substrate. The spun inlet and outlet gas shields and diffusers have segmented configurations including multiple concave and convex sections produced by spin-forming of the housing. The exhaust treatment device is assembled without the need for welding or any other high temperature operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Umin, Erich James Nowka, Edward A. Umin, Michael Blake Albrecht, Timothy D. Morrow, Vincent Harold
  • Exhaust treatment device for automotive vehicle having one-piece housing with integral inlet and outlet gas shield diffusers
    Patent number: 5980837
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device for an internal combustion engine includes a generally cylindrical substrate and sealing system which are swaged in place within a one-piece housing. The one-piece housing includes segmented inlet and outlet gas shields and diffusers which are spun from a single piece of tubing which also contains the substrate. The spun inlet and outlet gas shields and diffusers have segmented configurations including multiple concave and convex sections produced by spin-forming of the housing. The exhaust treatment device is assembled without the need for welding or any other high temperature operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald Umin, Erich James Nowka, Edward A. Umin, Michael Blake Albrecht, Timothy Y. Morrow, Vincent Harold