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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:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
On-Site Analysis, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/30 ;
Abstract
An apparatus ( ) for analyzing lubricant oils and functional fluids includes an optical emission spectrometer (OES) ( ) having a substantially continuously valued wavelength versus intensity output ( ). The OES ( ) analyzes light captured from a spark emission stand ( ) through which the fluid sample is flowed. An expert system ( ) operates according to a set of Rules, and generates diagnostic text ( ) for an operator based on the information about the fluid sample provided by the OES ( ) and other measurement devices. The apparatus ( ) is reduce in size, weight and cost.