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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Mallanagouda D. Patil, Corning, NY (US);
Jimmie L. Williams, Painted Post, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mallanagouda D. Patil, Corning, NY (US);
Jimmie L. Williams, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and a method for controlling gas flow into a combustion engine exhaust gas filter e.g., to control filter temperatures during filter regeneration, comprising providing a fluidic exhaust stream diverter proximate to and centrally of the inlet face of the filter and activating the fluidic diverter to divert exhaust gas flow away from central filter portions toward peripheral filter portions.