Patents by Inventor Robert Clinton Ahrmann

Robert Clinton Ahrmann 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).

  • Apparatus and method for mounting a close-coupled catalyst
    Patent number: 8297048
    Abstract: Mounting close-coupled catalysts for internal combustion engines. In one aspect, supporting a catalyst in an internal combustion engine includes a mounting bracket coupled to a base surface of an engine block. One or more support rods are coupled between the mounting bracket and a housing of the catalyst, such that the catalyst is coupled to and supported by the base surface of the engine block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Matthew Biedler, Robert Clinton Ahrmann
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CLOSE-COUPLED CATALYST
    Publication number: 20100083644
    Abstract: Mounting close-coupled catalysts for internal combustion engines. In one aspect, supporting a catalyst in an internal combustion engine includes a mounting bracket coupled to a base surface of an engine block. One or more support rods are coupled between the mounting bracket and a housing of the catalyst, such that the catalyst is coupled to and supported by the base surface of the engine block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: PAUL MATTHEW BIEDLER, ROBERT CLINTON AHRMANN