Patent ID: 8568536

Claim:
A tool for removing particulate matter from a diesel particulate filter (DPF), the DPF including a filter element bundle enclosed within a can and having first and second axial ends, comprising: a container defining a chamber that has an open end; a support associated with the open end of the container that is configured to support the first axial end of the DPF and form a seal around an outside surface of the can of the DPF and the chamber of the container when the DPF is disposed on the support; and an air nozzle configured to be mounted proximate to the second axial end of the DPF and direct a narrow flow of air through the second axial end, wherein the flow of air passes through at least a portion of the filter element bundle and exits through the first axial end of the DPF into the container, and wherein a remaining portion of the filter element bundle is disposed to filter air exiting from the container back through the open end of the container and the DPF.