Ford Global Technolgoies, LLC

Donald McAlpine Lawrence

Scott James Szymusiak

Scott Donald Cooper

Nicholas Girardi

A system, method and apparatus for making evident, diesel exhaust fuel (DEF) contamination is provided. The system, for use with a diesel exhaust fluid system, includes a container having an opening to receive a diesel exhaust fluid. A reactive device is located near the opening and reactive upon exposure to one or more predetermined components potentially present in a fluid pourable into the container through the opening. The reactive device is not reactive to the diesel exhaust fluid.

System, method and apparatus for making evident diesel exhaust fluid contamination

A hand tool for releasing a quick-detach coupling (QDC) from engagement with a mating component includes a handle having first and second spaced-apart forks defining a gap therebetween, a generally U- or V-shaped elastic element attached to the handle and having first and second arms with distal ends disposed adjacent opposite sides of the gap, and first and second contact elements attached to the ends of the respective arms and projecting toward the gap. The tool is adapted to be positioned adjacent to and urged toward a QDC so the forks encircle the QDC. Outward pressure on the contact elements causes the elastic arms to flex outwardly until the contact elements come to bear against and depress latch tabs on the surface of the QDC, thereby releasing a latching mechanism of the QDC so that it may then be pulled axially out of engagement with a mating component.

Disconnection tool for quick-disconnect couplings

A venting system for a filler pipe coupled to a diesel exhaust fluid tank in a vehicle is provided. In one example approach the venting system comprises a plurality of cut-outs in an interior surface of the filler pipe along the interior diameter of the filler pipe in a top surface of the filler pipe.

Venting system for a diesel exhaust fluid filler pipe

The present invention discloses a hydrocarbon-removing component for the air intake system of an internal combustion engine which removes hydrocarbons escaping a vehicle when the engine is not in use. The hydrocarbon-removing component of the present invention includes a duct with a hydrocarbon-removing material incorporated in an inner surface. The preferred hydrocarbon-removing material include activated carbon and zeolites.

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Birmingham, MI, United States of America

Donald McAlpine Lawrence