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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Jeffrey Krantz, Honolulu, HI (US);
Inventor:
Jeffrey Krantz, Honolulu, HI (US);
Assignee:
3K Technologies, Inc., Honolulu, HI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60H 3/06 (2006.01); F24F 13/28 (2006.01); B62D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for removing hydrocarbons and other pollutants from roadway surfaces are provided. The systems can include a pollution trap attached to a vehicle, where the pollution trap comprises an absorbent pad, filter, or membrane. The pollution trap is affixed to the vehicle, for example, in the wheel well, on a mud flap, on the underside of a vehicle or another suitable place where the pollution trap can be exposed to a roadway pollutant. The methods described herein can include liberating roadway pollutants from a roadway and using a pollution trap to collect the liberated roadway pollutants.