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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Robert Gimby, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1231 / ; 55296 ; 55300 ;
Abstract
A self-cleaning air filter for a vehicle fuel vapor recovery system includes a filter cleaning member disposed within the filter housing to clean the filter element. The filter cleaning member collides with the filter element in response to acceleration imparted to the housing by the vehicle to cause matter occluding the filter element to dislodge therefrom.