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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2001
Applicants:
Sébastien Bardon, Cheval Blanc, FR;
Craig Willkens, Sterling, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sébastien Bardon, Cheval Blanc, FR;
Craig Willkens, Sterling, MA (US);
Assignee:
Saint-Gobain Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Europeen, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A particulate filter for purifying exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a diesel engine, comprises a filtering body and heating elements for initiating combustion of soot particles accumulated on and in the filtering body. The heating elements comprise at least a hot spot ceramic ignitor (). The invention is applicable in the automotive industry.