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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Monika Backhaus-ricoult, Horseheads, NY (US);
Peng Chen, Painted Post, NY (US);
Mark J Soulliere, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Monika Backhaus-Ricoult, Horseheads, NY (US);
Peng Chen, Painted Post, NY (US);
Mark J Soulliere, Corning, NY (US);
Assignee:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/34 (2006.01); B01D 53/74 (2006.01); B01D 53/94 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An after-treatment device for an automotive engine includes a substrate having a thermoelectric generation element disposed in an interior volume thereof. The substrate has a first end, a second end, and an outermost lateral dimension that defines an interior volume, and is configured to flow engine exhaust gas from the first end to the second end such that the flowing exhaust gas is in thermal contact with the thermoelectric generation element.