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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Gary M. Everingham, Chatham, CA;
Craig Andrew Weldon, Chatham, CA;
Andre Veinotte, Dresden, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Canada, Inc., Chatham, ON, unknown;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 33/02 (2006.01); F02M 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An evaporative fuel vapor control system, purge valve and methods are described. The system includes a fuel supply, internal combustion engine, vapor canister, and a purge valve. The purge valve includes a sensor disposed in the body housing of the purge valve and in communication with the flow passage to provide a signal indicative of the magnitude of chemicals in the fuel vapor being provided to the engine. Various methodologies relating the system, purge valve and sensors are described.