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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Cory Scott Hendrickson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michiel J. Van Nieuwstadt, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); F01N 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 11/00 (2013.01); G01F 23/296 (2013.01); F01N 3/208 (2013.01); F01N 2610/02 (2013.01); F01N 2610/142 (2013.01); F01N 2900/1814 (2013.01); Y02T 10/47 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are provided for determining an exhaust fluid level in an exhaust fluid storage tank based on a signal, and a quality of the signal from an exhaust fluid level sensor located in the exhaust fluid tank of a vehicle.