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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Cooper-standard Automotive, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Cardwell, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Christopher Edward Couch, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/22 (2006.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/223 (2013.01); B60H 1/00792 (2013.01); B60H 1/00807 (2013.01); G01K 7/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fluid connector and method for measuring an operating parameter of a fluid conduit is disclosed. The fluid conduit includes a conduit wall enclosing a fluid channel wherein a fluid flows through the fluid channel from a first opening to a second opening. At least one sensor element is embedded within the conduit wall along the direction of the fluid channel between the first opening and the second opening that is used to measure the operating parameter.