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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Applicant:
John D. Goddard, East Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
John D. Goddard, East Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for removing particulates from a filtering device of a machine. The system may include a flow assembly configured to direct a flow of gas through the filtering device, with one or more elements of the flow assembly being removably attached to a first opening of the filtering device. The system may also include a sound generation assembly configured to direct sound waves toward the filtering device to remove particulates from the filtering device.