Patent ID: 6692554
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: B01D,Y02C,Y10S

Abstract:
An ambient pressure and temperature methane storage device for storing methane vapors emitted by an automobile engine, wherein the device is connected an automobile air induction system, the device comprising:a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the housing defining a sealed interior chamber; a reticulated medium located inside the housing, wherein the reticulated medium capable of trapping methane vapors; an inlet port formed in the housing for introducing the methane gas into the sealed interior chamber; an outlet port formed in the housing for expelling the methane gas, wherein the outlet port is spaced apart from the inlet port; and a second inlet port in the housing, the second inlet port being located on the upper portion of the housing and spaced apart from the inlet port and the outlet port.