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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jianyuan Yang, Northville, MI (US);
Guru Kaustubh Vilas Teggi, Canton, MI (US);
Ryan A. Floyd, Mason, MI (US);
Bruce Kring, Mason, MI (US);
Brian Kunkel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01); B01D 53/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2013.01); B01D 53/9495 (2013.01); F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); G01F 23/296 (2013.01); G01F 23/2961 (2013.01); F01N 2550/05 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/1406 (2013.01); F01N 2610/148 (2013.01); F01N 2900/0422 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1811 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1814 (2013.01); Y02A 50/2325 (2018.01); Y02T 10/24 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust treatment fluid system includes a tank housing for storing an exhaust treatment fluid. A suction tube includes a first end positioned within the housing. A first sensor is positioned within the tank housing for determining at least one of a fluid level and a concentration of the exhaust treatment fluid. A skirt is positioned in the tank to peripherally surround the first sensor.