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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Castrol Limited, Pangbourne, Reading, GB;
Inventors:
Jens Andersen, Berkshire, GB;
Steven Paul Goodier, Berkshire, GB;
Hanna Hellman, Berkshire, GB;
Andrea Leeson, Kent, GB;
Assignee:
Castrol Limited, Reading, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/04 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); F01M 11/10 (2006.01); F01M 11/00 (2006.01); F16N 37/00 (2006.01); F16N 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/0458 (2013.01); F01M 11/0004 (2013.01); F01M 11/04 (2013.01); F01M 11/10 (2013.01); F16N 37/00 (2013.01); G01G 19/08 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0095 (2013.01); F01M 2011/0483 (2013.01); F16N 19/00 (2013.01); F16N 2200/12 (2013.01); F16N 2250/18 (2013.01); F16N 2250/34 (2013.01); F16N 2250/36 (2013.01); F16N 2250/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprising: an identity determiner configured to determine an identity of a removable fluid container; a characteristic determiner configured to obtain a first characteristic based on testing the fluid of the fluid container; a data obtainer configured to obtain a second characteristic based on the identity; and a processor configured to control a fluid provider to provide fluid from the removable fluid container based on the comparison of the first characteristic and the second characteristic.