Patent 7997071 was granted and assigned to Donaldson Company on August, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The disclosure is directed to a flow distributor for use to maximize the efficiency and working life of a catalytic converter. The flow distributor is configured such that it directs the gas flow in the center of the exhaust gas stream to the periphery of the gas stream thereby resulting in a more uniform velocity flow pattern.