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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Jeffrey Barmont Hoke, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Mark Thomas Buelow, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
John Joseph Kauffman, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Barmont Hoke, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Mark Thomas Buelow, Phillipsburg, NJ (US);
John Joseph Kauffman, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Engelhard Corporation, Iselin, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 25/07 (2006.01); F02B 47/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to the use of an improved hydrocarbon adsorbent coating for the treatment of exhaust emissions from a motor vehicle. More specifically, the hydrocarbon adsorbent of the present invention can be coated to any surface area of an exhaust gas recirculation system to trap hydrocarbon vapors before they can be released to the atmosphere.