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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:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C Cavestri, Columbus, OH (US);
Terrence D Kalley, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Bright Solutions, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 407 ; 25230116 ; 252964 ;
Abstract
A dye-delivery composition for introducing a leak detection dye into an engine oil or fuel system is described. The dye-delivery composition is a mixture of a lubricant and a leak detection dye. The dye-delivery composition can be thixotropic, a paste, a suspension, or a unitary structure. The dye-delivery composition can be inserted into appropriate locations within the engine oil or fuel system.