Patents by Inventor Gerald L. Umin

Gerald L. Umin 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 motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5701737
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device for a motor vehicle includes upper and lower shells which are welded together to form inlet and outlet sections and a treatment section which may be occupied by a monolithic catalytic converter element. Inlet and outlet stubs which conduct exhaust gas into and out of the exhaust treatment device are joined to the device by means of generally hemispherical sockets formed integrally in the upper and lower shells and mating with hollow spherical sections incorporated in the inlet and outlet stubs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Branik, Daniel A. Roulinson, Gerald L. Umin