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Particulate trap

US7185489B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2003
Grant dateMar 6, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86743
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A particulate trap has a housing and a plurality of filters disposed within the housing. The particulate trap also has a plurality of dividers fluidly isolating one or more of the plurality of filters into filter divisions. The particulate trap has at least one inlet and at least one outlet individually associated with each filter division, and a valve assembly configured to selectively block a flow of exhaust air through each of the inlets.

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