Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Catalytic device making
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-21
2010-06-29
Bryant, David P (Department: 3726)
Metal working
Method of mechanical manufacture
Catalytic device making
C029S464000, C029S468000, C029S446000, C029S222000, C029S252000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07743501
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for inserting a substrate surrounded by a compressible mat into a compartment of a housing of an exhaust treatment device includes an insertion member having a bore shaped substantially identically to a shape of an opening to the housing compartment and a fluid bearing generator establishing a compressed fluid bearing at a surface of the bore. The fluid bearing is operative to reduce a coefficient of friction between the compressible mat and a surface of the bore when the substrate/mat combination is moved axially in the bore into the compartment opening.
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Kotrba Adam J
Olivier Keith G
Besler Christopher
Bryant David P
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
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