Acoustically tuned muffler

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11702969
APP PUB NO 20220275738A1
SERIAL NO

17746358

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A muffler for receiving exhaust gas from a combustion engine comprises a shell, first and second inlet pipes each having outlets providing exhaust gas to a mixing chamber within the shell, a first chamber and a second chamber positioned within the shell and a pair of communication pipes each including an inlet receiving exhaust gas from the mixing chamber. Each communication pipe includes an outlet providing exhaust to the second chamber. Each of the communication pipes further includes a Helmholtz opening positioned downstream of the mixing chamber. The Helmholtz openings are open to the first chamber.

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TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INCLAKE FOREST ILLINOIS 60045

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bartu, Keith Dexter, US 4 12
Herwat, Brett Jackson, US 7 12
Ostromecki, Gabriel Ann Arbor, US 15 25
Popovich, Jeremy Brooklyn, US 6 28

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