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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2023
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Chapaton, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Nicholas Paul William Pieczonka, Windsor, CA;
William Reginald Collin, Dearborn, MI (US);
Ratandeep Singh Kukreja, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/14 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 11/14 (2013.01); G01N 31/22 (2013.01); F01P 2023/00 (2013.01); F01P 2025/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting a contaminant in a vehicle coolant system during service includes contacting a chromophore impregnated strip and a heat transfer fluid sample, where the chromophore impregnated strip includes a complexing agent selected to form a complex with the contaminant that causes a color change in the chromophore impregnated strip and thereby indicates the presence of the contaminant in the heat transfer fluid sample.