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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2009
Applicant:
Yasuo Mukai, Kariya, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuo Mukai, Kariya, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alcohol concentration sensor detecting alcohol concentration of fuel is provided in a fuel tank or a fuel passage. An alcohol concentration detected at a previous driving of an engine is stored in a backup RAM. When a current alcohol concentration is different from the previous alcohol concentration, a procedure of an abnormality diagnosis is prohibited or invalidated until all of the fuel remaining in the fuel passage is consumed.