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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2014
Applicant:
The University of Sussex, Brighton, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Sussex, Brighton, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 23/223 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 23/223 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to lubricant analysis, and to apparatus and methods for carrying out real-time in situ lubricant analysis. The invention extends to apparatus and methods which can measure tribological wear in machinery and, in particular, to the in situ measurement of the elemental composition of lubricant and/or debris caught in a filter within a lubricant-wetted machine.