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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Kangsoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Kangsoo Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for effectively filtering particulate matter from exhaust gas. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provides a system for capturing diesel-powered vehicle particulate matter in exhaust gas, the system including: a detour channel at the interior of the entrance to the diesel particulate filter, an electrode located in front of the detour channel and operable to ionize the particulate matter, and a control unit operable to control operation of the electrode.