ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,481, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Lincoln Industries Inc. (Lincoln, Neb.).
"Multi-layer exhaust insulation systems and methods" was invented by John Michael Jarecki (Lincoln, Neb.) and Adam James Matzner (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Exhaust insulation systems and methods are described that include multiple layers. In one example, a system includes a base insulation layer covering a portion of an exhaust pipe and a hard outer cover formed from a spirally wrapped knit tape and having a length coextensive with the length of the underlying base insulation layer. The wrapped knit tape outer cover can include success...
		
			