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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
John Stanavich, Chelsea, MI (US);
William Adams, Parma, MI (US);
Daniel Alexander, Horton, MI (US);
Michael Golin, Dexter, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
An exhaust treatment component for treating an exhaust produced by an engine. The exhaust treatment component includes a housing, a first exhaust treatment component substrate positioned within the housing, and a dosing module for dosing a reagent exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust. The dosing module is secured to the housing and positioned upstream of the first exhaust treatment component substrate. An ultrasonic transducer is positioned between the dosing module and the first exhaust treatment component substrate. The ultrasonic transducer is configured to emit a plurality of ultrasonic waves into the exhaust including the reagent exhaust treatment fluid.