Patent ID: 8435334
Filing Date: 2013-05-07
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
1. A carbon canister for use with a fuel storage system including a fuel storage tank and a vent line connected thereto, comprising: an inner container having a first end and a second end; an outer container having a first end and a second end, the outer container being disposed about an outer surface of the inner container such that the outer container and the inner container are concentric; a first end plate including a base plate and an inlet port that is axially displaced from the base plate, the first end plate being disposed at the first end of the inner container and the first end of the outer container; a second end plate including a base plate and an inlet port that is axially displaced from the base plate, the second end plate being disposed at the second end of the inner container and the second end of the outer container such that a first volume is defined by the inner container, the outer container, the first end plate and the second end plate, the inlet ports of the first and the second end plates being in fluid communication with the first volume; and hydrocarbon adsorbing activated carbon disposed in the first volume, wherein the vent line of the fuel storage tank is external to the carbon canister and the first volume of the carbon canister is in fluid communication with the fuel storage tank.