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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Bernie C. Thompson, Tijeras, NM (US);
Neal R. Pederson, Los Almos, NM (US);
Bernie C. Thompson, Tijeras, NM (US);
Neal R. Pederson, Los Almos, NM (US);
Automotive Test Solutions, Inc., Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
An off-board vehicle fuel containment tester that utilizes a vacuum/pressure pump to change the pressure in the vehicle's fuel handling and containment system. A microprocessor is programmed to control the vacuum/pressure pump system and through the reading produced by a pressure transducer will determine, by the pressure changes occurring in the containment system, if a leak is present and the size of the leak. Once a leak is determined to be present, a gas analyzer that can detect carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons is used to find the point of leakage in the vehicle containment system.