US Patent Issued to Tenneco Automotive Operating on Sept. 30 for "Clamp, adapter and travel limiter assembly" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,984, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Tenneco Automotive Operating Co. LLC (Northville, Mich.).

"Clamp, adapter and travel limiter assembly" was invented by Joseph R. Kramer (Washtenaw, Mich.), Gary Figi (Grass Lake, Mich.) and Mathew D. Ferraiuolo (Pittsford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp, adapter and travel limiter assembly couples first and second exhaust devices. The assembly comprises an adapter including a hollow body portion including a first end configured to be fixed to the first exhaust device. The adapter includes a portion extending from the hollow body portion. A clamp removably couples the first and s...