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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Anthony C. Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William A. Rohrer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffry M. Leffel, Wixom, MI (US);
Anthony C. Arruda, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
William A. Rohrer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jeffry M. Leffel, Wixom, MI (US);
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
In one aspect of the present invention, a hydrocarbon trapping device is provided, including a conduit and an adsorbing element positioned within the conduit. The conduit includes a wall having a wall thickness and the adsorbing element has an adsorbing element thickness that is generally equal to or less than the wall thickness. Furthermore, the adsorbing element defines a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a flow path extending between the leading and trailing edges in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the conduit.