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US 11,668,215 B2Granted
Catalytic converter
AssigneeECC TEC MSJ Incorporated
InventorSaban Akyildiz
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Abstract
A catalytic converter includes at least one heating element that is configured to disrupt the direction of flow of exhaust gases which contain harmful toxic gases and pollutants and aid in removing and/or reducing said toxic gases and pollutants.
Claims12
A catalytic converter, comprising:
- an external shell delimited at an inlet port and an outlet port;
- at least one heater arranged within the external shell that is configured to heat toxic gases and particulate matter that enter the catalytic converter and at least reduce said gases and particulate matter prior to said gases and particulate matter exiting the catalytic converter;
- a second shell spaced from the external shell;
- and
- magnets arranged between the external shell and the second shell,
- wherein the catalytic converter is a component of a vehicle exhaust system.
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A heater, comprising:
- a top portion;
- and
- a bottom portion comprising a heating element;
- wherein the heater is configured to be attached to a housing of a catalytic converter, the housing delimited by an inlet port and an outlet port,
- wherein the top portion of the heater is located outside of the housing and the heating element is located inside the housing to heat toxic gas and/or particulate matter passing through the housing,
- wherein the catalytic converter comprises an outer covering spaced from an exterior surface of the housing and a magnet arranged between the exterior surface and the outer covering to generate a magnetic field within the housing, and
- wherein the heater and the magnetic field are configured to interact with the toxic gas and/or particulate matter passing through the housing to increase the efficiency of catalytic conversion inside the housing and reduce the toxic gas and/or particulate matter exiting the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.