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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:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Castrol Limited, Reading, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Castrol Limited, Reading, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 15/02 (2006.01); G01N 15/06 (2006.01); G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); G01N 15/0227 (2013.01); G01N 15/0643 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0053 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0687 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0693 (2013.01); G01N 2015/1486 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for assessing the condition of an oil using a portable computer coupled to a camera comprises: separating wear particles from a sample of the oil; capturing an image of the separated wear particles using the camera; and analysing the image and generating information about the condition of the oil using the portable computer. The method may be used for tracking the condition of an oil in a machine over a period of time. The methods are particularly useful for assessing the condition of an industrial oil e.g. a lubricating oil that has been used to lubricate moving parts in a machine.