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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:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alex D Colvin, Oak Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73116 ; 73 2331 ;
Abstract
Provided is a method and circuit for measuring on a real-time basis trace constituents in vehicle engine exhaust. The control circuit operates to maintain a small, constant concentration of a selected electrolyte constituent reactive with the exhaust constituent sought to be measured. The amount of current necessary to regenerate and maintain the concentration of the selected electrolyte constituent is continuously measured to generate a real-time electrical signal proportional to the mass flow of the exhaust constituent entering the electrochemical cell.