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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 28, 1995
Regan L Silvestri, Orange Village, OH (US);
Man-Gill Chemical Company, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for automatically identifying and analyzing different types of used lubricants is provided. The apparatus includes a spectrometer for obtaining electromagnetic absorption spectrum data for a lubricant, a computer for processing the spectrum data to determine at least one characteristic chemical property of the lubricant, for identifying a lubricant type based on the at least one characteristic chemical property, and for analyzing the electromagnetic absorption spectrum data as a function of the lubricant type to evaluate a use characteristic of the lubricant, and a display for outputting information relating to the use characteristic of the lubricant.