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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Magdi Kaiser Khair, San Antonio, TX (US);
Martin B. Treuhaft, San Antonio, TX (US);
Imad S. Abdul-khalek, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Magdi Kaiser Khair, San Antonio, TX (US);
Martin B. Treuhaft, San Antonio, TX (US);
Imad S. Abdul-Khalek, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and system for improving the performance of diesel particulate filters. Before entering the filter, the exhaust gas is subjected to sonic waves to agglomerate the particles.