Patents
US 12428983 B2: Vehicle exhaust assemblies and methods therefor
- Granted
- 2025-09-30
- Filed
- 2022-06-15 application 17840803
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
- Google Patents ↗ · USPTO patent document ↗ · USPTO Patent Center record ↗
Abstract
Exhaust assemblies for vehicles and methods of installing exhaust systems on vehicles are disclosed. An exhaust assembly for a vehicle includes an exhaust inlet to receive combustion products from a drive unit, a catalytic converter to control emissions from combustion products received by the exhaust system, and a first piping assembly coupled to the exhaust inlet and the catalytic converter.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250930.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Braun Corporation 659 patents | US company or organization | Winamac, IN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Laird | Indianapolis, IN | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher C. Wegner | Winamac, IN | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Parker Fox | Winamac, IN | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F01N | Gas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general; gas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for internal-combustion engines | F01N3/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B01D | Separation | B01D53/94 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-03 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | THE BRAUN CORPORATION signed 2024-05-03 B & D INDEPENDENCE, LLC signed 2024-05-03 VALEDA COMPANY, LLC signed 2024-05-03 SURE-LOK INTERNATIONAL, LLC signed 2024-05-03 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 67310/911 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-07-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LAIRD, MICHAEL signed 2021-09-30 WEGNER, CHRISTOPHER signed 2021-09-30 FOX, PARKER signed 2021-09-30 | THE BRAUN CORPORATION WINAMAC, IN | 60603/104 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
USPTO bulk data: PatentsView granted patents, disambiguated (PVGPATDIS) for patents, assignees, inventors, places and CPC categories; the USPTO Patent Assignment Dataset (ECORSEXC) for assignments and security interests. Patents filed in the last 20 years. No claims or full text. Links to other records are by name (and state): EXACT means the identical full name and state; FUZZY means a looser name match, with the confidence shown.