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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
William Daryl Cammack, Frisco, TX (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2006.01); F01M 1/18 (2006.01); F16N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2013.01); F01M 1/18 (2013.01); F16N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 11/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); F01M 2011/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
To monitor oil quality of an automotive vehicle, a sensor generates a signal indicative of a characteristic of the oil. A processor is configured to determine the oil quality from the signal. A communication component transmits an indication of whether the determined oil quality meets an unacceptability criterion to an external device.