Ribbed convolution muffler

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ribbed convolution muffler depicting a new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line marked 8 in FIG. 2; and,

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along the line marked 9 in FIG. 2.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a ribbed convolution muffler, as shown and described.

---

Inventors:	Kanzal Venkatesha; Sandeep (Bangalore, IN), Balasubramanian; Chandrakesavan (Bangalore, IN), Parihar; Ravindra (Bangalore, IN), Bhagoji; Dattatraya (Bangalore, IN)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type General Electric Company Schenectady NY US
Assignee:	General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY)
Appl. No.:	D/593,368
Filed:	February 8, 2017

---

Current U.S. Class:	D12/194
Current International Class:	1216
Field of Search:	;D12/194-195 ;D15/3,5

---

References Cited [Referenced By]

---

U.S. Patent Documents

D267968	February 1983	Beach
5095860	March 1992	Newell
D456072	April 2002	Mattsson
D475781	June 2003	Mattsson
7217361	May 2007	Connor
D596649	July 2009	Yan
7726443	June 2010	Miyazawa
D694689	December 2013	Maholick
D720670	January 2015	Maholick
D743896	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743897	November 2015	Krivonak et al.
D743898	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743899	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743900	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743901	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743902	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D743903	November 2015	Krivonak et al.
D743910	November 2015	Murphy et al.
D745840	December 2015	Maholick
D759602	June 2016	Murphy et al.
D760655	July 2016	Murphy et al.
D760658	July 2016	Perlaguri et al.
D799657	October 2017	Sullivan
D812104	March 2018	Tomlinson
D818503	May 2018	Tomlinson
D819698	June 2018	Krull
2005/0155818	July 2005	Wirtz
2008/0001040	January 2008	Franks
2009/0013673	January 2009	Mukaida
2010/0242425	September 2010	Swanson
2012/0204846	August 2012	Schultz
2016/0045848	February 2016	Campbell

Foreign Patent Documents

	WO-2017142181		Dec 2007		WO

Primary Examiner: Rudzinski; Kevin K
Assistant Examiner: Jones; Kathleen L
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McCoy Russell LLP