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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2008
William Lawrence Priest, West Hartford, CT (US);
Satish Kumar, East Lyme, CT (US);
Gregory Allen Slawson, Saline, MI (US);
William Lawrence Priest, West Hartford, CT (US);
Satish Kumar, East Lyme, CT (US);
Gregory Allen Slawson, Saline, MI (US);
OIL PURIFICATION SYSTEMS, INC., Shelton, CT (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for cleaning a fluid comprising a fluid supply port for receiving a contaminated fluid; a fluid return port for providing a cleaned fluid; an evaporator for evaporating liquid contaminants from the fluid; a fluid line connecting the evaporator between the fluid supply port and the fluid return port; a sensor connected to at least one of the fluid filter, the evaporator, and the fluid line; a controller connected to an output of the sensor, wherein the controller includes: a processor; and a memory device including computer readable instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the steps of: receiving data from the sensor; comparing the data from the sensor to reference data; sending a control signal to at least one of the fluid filter and the evaporator based on comparing the data from the sensor to the reference data.