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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Inventors:
Todd M. Dvorak, Glen Allen, VA (US);
Robert T. Dittmeier, Richmond, VA (US);
Dewey P. Szemenyei, Suzhou, CN;
Assignee:
Afton Chemical Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01M 11/10 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1486 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1466 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1446 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1473 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1426 (2013.01); F16N 2260/18 (2013.01); F01M 2011/14 (2013.01); G06Q 10/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system, a method and a computer program to determine the usability of a lubricant such as, e.g., engine oil, and when to replace the lubricant in a particular engine. The system, method, and computer program are further configured to generate a lubricant discard interval for each engine in, e.g., a company's fleet of vehicles. The system, method, and computer program are configured to generate lubricant discard interval schedule for each of the vehicles in the company's fleet based on the lubricant discard intervals.