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Vehicle exhaust filtration system and method

  • US 6,584,768 B1
  • Filed: 11/16/2000
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for removing undesirable particulate and chemical contaminants from the exhaust stream of an internal combustion engine, said engine producing said exhaust stream from an exhaust manifold pipe, the system comprising:

  • a filter/purifier assembly attached to said exhaust manifold pipe, said assembly comprising;

    a particle filtration means cartridge for filtering particulates out of said exhaust stream;

    a gas converter means cartridge for removing chemical contaminants from said exhaust stream, said gas converter means aligned in series with said particle filtration means cartridge;

    cartridge tracking indicia displayed on each said cartridge; and

    a master tracking system configured to cooperate with said cartridge tracking indicia to maintain status and history data for each said cartridge.

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