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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2003
Owen Charles Kolstad, Peoria, IL (US);
Kartik Ganesan Iyer, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kerry Allen Delvecchio, Dunlap, IL (US);
Joanna Louise Williams, Peoria, IL (US);
Owen Charles Kolstad, Peoria, IL (US);
Kartik Ganesan Iyer, Dunlap, IL (US);
Kerry Allen Delvecchio, Dunlap, IL (US);
Joanna Louise Williams, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A particulate trap has a housing and a plurality of filters disposed within the housing. The particulate trap also has a plurality of dividers fluidly isolating one or more of the plurality of filters into filter divisions. The particulate trap has at least one inlet and at least one outlet individually associated with each filter division, and a valve assembly configured to selectively block a flow of exhaust air through each of the inlets.