Patents by Inventor Kevin Van Arsdale

Kevin Van Arsdale 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).

  • Method for containing an acoustical material within an assembly
    Patent number: 7165648
    Abstract: A method for containing fibrous material within muffler comprises the initial step of providing an internal assembly of a muffler. In the next method step, a sheet is placed about the internal assembly to form an enclosure about a compartment. In the next method step, the compartment is filled with a fibrous material. A muffler according to the invention comprises a muffler having an outer shell having an internal cavity and outer edges. An internal assembly is inserted within the internal cavity. The internal assembly comprises partitions and a sheet about the internal assembly and extending between the partitions from an enclosure between the partitions. The enclosure is filled with fibrous material. End plates are joined to the outer edges of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Van Arsdale
  • Method for containing an acoustical material within an assembly
    Publication number: 20050279570
    Abstract: A method for containing fibrous material within muffler comprises the initial step of providing an internal assembly of a muffler. In the next method step, a sheet is placed about the internal assembly to form an enclosure about a compartment. In the next method step, the compartment is filled with a fibrous material. A muffler according to the invention comprises a muffler having an outer shell having an internal cavity and outer edges. An internal assembly is inserted within the internal cavity. The internal assembly comprises partitions and a sheet about the internal assembly and extending between the partitions from an enclosure between the partitions. The enclosure is filled with fibrous material. End plates are joined to the outer edges of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventor: Kevin Van Arsdale