Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Collapsible foam sleeve for engine air induction system
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Application No.: US16412280Application Date: 2019-05-14
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Publication No.: US10968874B2Publication Date: 2021-04-06
- Inventor: Adilson Canovas Almeida , Antonio Mathias
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: McCoy Russell LLP
- Agent Geoffrey Brumbaugh
- Main IPC: F02M35/10
- IPC: F02M35/10

Abstract:
Methods and systems are provided for a foam sleeve circumferentially surrounding an engine passage. In one example, a system may include a collapsible foam sleeve including cuts on its surface that may be fit onto the engine passage. The foam sleeve may be stacked and transported in a collapsed state and then expanded prior to the fitting to the engine passage.
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