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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:
Jan. 28, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2021
Applicant:

Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Inventors:

Chad M. Goltzman, Bloomington, MN (US);

Davis B. Moravec, Burnsville, MN (US);

Mikayla A. Yoder, Eagan, MN (US);

Michael J. Cronin, Apple Valley, MN (US);

Sterling C. Hansen, Richfield, MN (US);

Bradly G. Hauser, Minneapolis, MN (US);

David D. Lauer, Minneapolis, MN (US);

Danny W. Miller, Ackley, IA (US);

Assignee:

Donaldson Company, Inc., Bloomington, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); F02M 37/26 (2019.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01); G01N 21/59 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2847 (2013.01); F02M 37/26 (2019.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01N 21/17 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01); G01N 21/59 (2013.01); G01N 2021/1736 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments herein relate to water in fuel sensing systems that can be mounted on-vehicle. In an embodiment, a water in fuel sensing system is included having a light source, a light detector, and a sensor controller, wherein the sensor controller is in signal communication with the light detector and the sensor controller is configured to evaluate signals received from the light detector, identify water droplets based on the signals received from the light detector, record information regarding the classified water droplets, and generate an estimate of an amount of water in a fuel. Other embodiments are also included herein.


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