MOLDED THREE-DIMENSIONAL INSULATOR A molded three-dimensional insulator that is suitable for use in an end cone region of a pollution control device and a method of making the insulator are described. The insulator includes ceramic fibers that have a bulk shrinkage no greater than 10 weight percent. The ceramic fibers can contain alumina and silica and can be microcrystalline, crystalline, or a combination thereof. 3M CENTER P O BOX 33427 SAINT PAUL MN 55133-3427 USA U.S.A. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1653/CHENP/2005 A 1653/CHENP/2005 INDIA 2009-03-20T08:04:05Z 2007-06-22 2005-07-20 303194 2004-01-22 PCT/ US04/01977 B01J WO 2004/064996 A2 BRAUNREITER, CARL, J, GONZALEZ, JAVIER, E, MANDANAS, MICHAEL, PATRICK, M 20087 0 320 U.S.A. 2003-01-22 60/441,664 2007-06-22 0 2VKjXUcv 2009-04-30T18:37:59Z 69629 BRAUNREITER, CARL, J, GONZALEZ, JAVIER, E, MANDANAS, MICHAEL, PATRICK, M 448 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1653/CHENP/2005 4167 2008-11-21 223952 3M YCPA7xz