Method and apparatus for sensing the condition of lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine
CA 1286386 C · Owner: Meitzler, Allen H. · Inventors: Meitzler, Allen H.; Saloka, George S.
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An on-board sensor system which compares the dielectric properties of lubricating oil in an internal combustion engine with the dielectric properties of unused oil in a contained volume and providing an output signal indicative of the changes in viscosity correlated to the dielectric constant changes of the lubricating oil.
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- Granted July 16, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 16, 2008.
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