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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
Applicant:
David Michael Thaler, Mossville, IL (US);
Inventor:
David Michael Thaler, Mossville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01); F01N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A particulate trap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The particulate trap also has a plurality of filters disposed within the housing in parallel relation. The particulate trap further has at least one electrode disposed within the housing and configured to impart a charge to particulates entrained within an exhaust flow as the particulates pass near the at least one electrode.