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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2008
Rahul Mital, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David B. Brown, Brighton, MI (US);
Jianwen LI, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Christopher Luckham, Highland, MI (US);
Kevin B. Fuqua, Clarkston, MI (US);
Kasser A. Jaffri, Rochester, MI (US);
Linda Garcia, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Rahul Mital, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
David B. Brown, Brighton, MI (US);
Jianwen Li, Canton, MI (US);
Michael Christopher Luckham, Highland, MI (US);
Kevin B. Fuqua, Clarkston, MI (US);
Kasser A. Jaffri, Rochester, MI (US);
Linda Garcia, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Abstract
A particulate matter (PM) filter assembly includes a PM filter that filters PM from an exhaust stream and that includes an entry face facing a first direction of flow of the exhaust stream, and a swirl element disposed in the exhaust stream and that includes a blade that directs a portion of the exhaust stream in a second direction of flow that is different than the first direction of flow. The blade directs the portion of the exhaust stream to distribute the exhaust stream over a frontal area of the entry face of the PM filter. A related method of filtering particulate matter from an exhaust stream is also provided.