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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 15, 2008
Jacqueline Tomlin, Redford, MI (US);
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
David S. Moyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Hovie Jarrett Cassell, Birmingham, MI (US);
William A. Rohrer, Iii, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Jacqueline Tomlin, Redford, MI (US);
Roger Khami, Troy, MI (US);
David S. Moyer, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Hovie Jarrett Cassell, Birmingham, MI (US);
William A. Rohrer, III, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods are provided for adsorbing hydrocarbons from the air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The devices, systems and methods include a hydrocarbon absorbent material, and a structural element configured to hold the hydrocarbon absorbent material within a clean air tube of an internal combustion engine.