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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. 01, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dale M Gilman, Clawson, MI (US);
Lang So Ngo, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
123481 ; 374185 ;
Abstract
A temperature sensing system for an internal combustion engine includes a cylinder head temperature sensor. The temperature sensor has an elongate portion such that when the sensor is installed in the cylinder head, the elongate portion is axially deformed by a predetermined amount to provide a thermally conductive engagement with the cylinder head.