Patents by Inventor George T. Wilson

George T. Wilson 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).

  • Peripheral return flow muffler
    Patent number: 4102430
    Abstract: A muffler for attenuating sound in internal combustion engine exhaust systems comprises an inner shell subdivided into an inlet chamber and an outlet chamber, inlet and outlet tubes for the muffler opening into the respective chambers, and an outer shell surrounding the inner shell but spaced transversely from it to provide a passage between the outer periphery of the inner shell and the inner periphery of the outer shell through which gas flows toward the inlet end of the muffler from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1978
    Assignee: Tenneco, Inc.
    Inventor: George T. Wilson