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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Mcquillen, Warren, MI (US);
Gopichandra Surnilla, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Richard E. Soltis, Saline, MI (US);
Daniel A. Makled, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stephen B. Smith, Livonia, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/409 (2006.01); G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01N 27/406 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/4067 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods for operating an oxygen sensor are provided. In one example, a method of operating an oxygen sensor comprises applying power to a heater of the oxygen sensor, and indicating whether water is in contact with the oxygen sensor based on a time rate of change of a temperature of the oxygen sensor.