ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,376,194, issued on July 29, was assigned to Purem GmbH (Neunkirchen, Germany).
"Exhaust gas heater" was invented by Fatih Uysal (Plochingen, Germany) and Sandra Hockel (Esslingen am Neckar, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exhaust gas heater for an exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine includes a carrier arrangement through which exhaust gas can flow in the direction of an exhaust gas heater longitudinal axis. The exhaust gas heater includes at least one heating conductor supported on the carrier arrangement. The at least one heating conductor is made with bent flat material for the provision of a heating conductor...