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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2020
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Sabina Burmester, Royston, GB;
Thomas Hotchkiss, Royston, GB;
David Marvell, Royston, GB;
John Turner, Royston, GB;
Johnson Matthey Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Abstract
A method and apparatus () for treating a filter () for filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas. A reservoir () containing a dry powder () is provided. A vacuum generator () establishes a primary gas flow through a porous structure of the filter () by applying a pressure reduction to an outlet face of the filter (). A spray device () receives the dry powder () from a transport device () and sprays the dry powder () towards the inlet face of the filter (). A controller () is configured to control operation of at least the vacuum generator () and the spray device ().