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US 2017/0183599 A1Published application
Corrosion inhibiting hydraulic fluid additive
AssigneeJon A. Petty
InventorJon A. Petty
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Abstract
Corrosion inhibiting hydraulic fluid additives, kits, and methods are disclosed. The hydraulic fluid additive may be adapted for use with brake fluid in vehicular brake systems. The kits may include an additive, a hydraulic fluid tester, and/or correlated information on test results and hydraulic fluid service actions.
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A corrosion inhibiting hydraulic fluid additive, comprising:
- a corrosion inhibitor selected from the group consisting of CUVAN® and benzotriazole;
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- a carrier fluid;
- wherein the carrier fluid comprises a composition selected such that post-additive operating characteristics of a hydraulic system after addition of the hydraulic fluid additive to hydraulic fluid in the hydraulic system, are substantially equivalent to pre-additive operating characteristics of the hydraulic system prior to addition of the hydraulic fluid additive.
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A kit comprising:
- a brake fluid additive formulated to inhibit corrosion of a brake system in response to addition of the brake fluid additive to brake fluid within the brake system;
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- at least one brake fluid test strip that, in response to exposure to the brake fluid, indicates a metric pertinent to the brake fluid;
- wherein the metric is indicative of corrosion of the brake system.
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A corrosion inhibiting brake fluid additive configured to be added to a brake system, comprising:
- a water-soluble carrier fluid;
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- a corrosion inhibitor comprising an organic compound comprising an azole selected such that, in response to addition of the corrosion inhibiting brake fluid additive to the brake system, corrosion of the brake system is inhibited;
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- wherein the corrosion inhibiting brake fluid additive is not suitable for use, alone, as brake fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.