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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:

Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Inventors:

Sibu Varughese, Sterling Heights, MI (US);

Martín Nespolo, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (US);

Thomas Krzyzak, Livonia, MI (US);

Gareth Webb, New Hudson, MI (US);

Wilson Yim, Troy, MI (US);

Matthew Johnson, Royal Oak, MI (US);

Assignee:

DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2006.01); F01P 11/14 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); B60T 17/22 (2006.01); F01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2013.01); B60T 17/22 (2013.01); F01N 11/00 (2013.01); F01P 11/14 (2013.01); G01N 33/0047 (2013.01); F01M 2011/14 (2013.01); F01P 2031/18 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); Y02A 50/20 (2018.01);
Abstract

A vehicle system includes: at least one of: (a) a particulate matter sensor configured to measure an amount of particulate within a passenger cabin of a vehicle; and (b) a volatile organic compounds (VOC) sensor configured to measure an amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a control module configured to, based on at least one of the amount of particulate and the amount of VOCs within the passenger cabin of the vehicle, diagnose at least one of: a characteristic of the vehicle; presence of a chemical in the passenger cabin of the vehicle; occurrence of an event within the passenger cabin of the vehicle; and a remaining life of engine oil of the vehicle.


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