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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Steven Francis Meister, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Loran Hoffman, Washington, IL (US);
Thomas V. Staley, Peoria, IL (US);
Philip Stephen Bruza, Peoria, IL (US);
Inventors:
Steven Francis Meister, Chillicothe, IL (US);
Loran Hoffman, Washington, IL (US);
Thomas V. Staley, Peoria, IL (US);
Philip Stephen Bruza, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for removing matter from a filtering device is disclosed. The system may have a reactive propellant located downstream of the filtering device. The reactive propellant may be configured to generate an impact wave.