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US 2008/0289399 A1Published application
Fluid quality sensor
AssigneeFlowtonics, LLC
InventorsJohnny G. Cooper, John Sonnenberg, Ron Parrott, Mark Baybutt, Nicholos Mackos, Mark Redding
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for measuring the fluid quality of oil, or other fluids used in or with equipment, machinery and the like. The system may be integrated with a filter device and used, for example, to characterize such fluids and to permit a determination of when to make oil or other fluid changes due to a change in the quality of the oil or fluid.
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A filter integrated fluid quality measurement system, comprising:
- a filter associated with a fluid path;
- a sensor including a plurality of electrodes, said electrodes being generally aligned yet separated from one another and operatively associated with said filter, and at least one end of a first and a second electrode extending into the fluid path to enable automatic fluid sampling in the fluid path;
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- a data transmission channel (wired, wireless, etc.) in communication between said sensor and a data collection device, for receiving data from the sensor.
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An engine fluid quality measurement system, comprising:
- a device operatively associated with a fluid path in the engine;
- a multi-electrode sensor, at least two of said electrodes being generally aligned with one another and operatively associated with said device, and at least one end of said two electrodes extending into the fluid path to enable fluid sampling in the fluid path;
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- a data transmission channel in communication between said sensor and a data collection device, for receiving data from the sensor.
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A fluid quality measurement system, comprising:
- a bypass manifold operatively associated with a fluid path;
- a multi-electrode sensor, of said electrodes being generally aligned with one another and having at least one end thereof extending into the fluid path to enable sensing of a fluid in the fluid path;
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- a data transmission channel in communication between said sensor and a data collection device, for receiving data from the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.