APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF CYLINDER HEAD GASKET JOINT FAILURE IN A RUNNING ENGINE
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Jun 25, 2015
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Dec 20, 2013
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Dec 20, 2013
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Abstract
An apparatus for determining the existence of a head-gasket failure in an engine is provided. The apparatus includes an accumulator in fluid communication with the engine, an engine coolant flow path in fluid communication with the engine and with the accumulator, and a gas flow path fluidly coupled to the accumulator. The apparatus further includes at least one gas analyzer fluidly coupled to the accumulator via the gas flow path that receives a sample gas from the accumulator via the gas flow path to allow the at least one gas analyzer to detect an amount of carbon dioxide in the sample gas.
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- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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FCA US LLC | 1000 CHRYSLER DRIVE AUBURN HILLS MI 48326 |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- G01M Class
- 1152 Applications Filed
- 955 Patents Issued To-Date
- 82.90 % Issued To-Date
Inventor(s)
Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Berndt, Ronald W | Bloomfield Hills, US | 1 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Brown, Cecil L | Auburn Hills, US | 1 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Jurj, Michael | Macomb, US | 1 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 5 | |||
Michell, Richard D | Farmington Hills, US | 1 | 5 |
# of filed Patents : 1 Total Citations : 5 |
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- G01M Class
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