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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1985
Takeo Sawatari, Birmingham, MI (US);
Mitsutaka Nakamura, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Toshihiro Sugiura, Birmingham, MI (US);
Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
The present invention describes a method and apparatus for monitoring and indicating engine oil deterioration during the period of the oil's useful life in an internal combustion engine. The system and method permits a determination of the rate of deterioration of the engine oil as a function of oil temperature or RPM of the engine and provides a continous output signal representing the remaining useful life of the oil which is provided to the driver when desired. The present invention therefore, estimates the time when the oil will reach an undesirable deterioration level during the course of operation of the engine rather than indicating, as many prior art systems, only when the oil reaches an undesirable level requiring an oil change.
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