ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,009, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KAWASAKI MOTORS LTD. (Akashi, Japan).
"Exhaust device" was invented by Kohei Mikami (Akashi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust device includes a catalyst unit, a connection pipe connected to a downstream side of the catalyst unit, an exhaust gas sensor that detects a state of exhaust gas flowing inside the connection pipe, and an outer cylinder that covers an outer periphery of the connection pipe. An upstream end portion of the connection pipe is press-fitted into an outlet of the catalyst unit. The connection pipe is fixed to a first baffle plate around the connection pipe at a ...