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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:
Oct. 30, 2001
Filed:
May. 15, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Lynn Edward Davison, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/500 ;
Abstract
An evaporative purge system,of an internal combustion engine,powered motor vehicle is monitored using one or more relatively long time tests in the cruise operating mode of the motor vehicle to screen for emission of vapors which, allegedly, contributes to smog. If emission is detected in the cruise operating mode, a command is generated and stored in memory to subsequently monitor the system in the idle operating mode. The evaporative purge system is subsequently monitored using a relatively short time test in the idle operating mode of the motor vehicle to confirm vapor emission.