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Fuel sensor system

US6679226B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 2001
Grant dateJan 20, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N1/14
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fuel sensor system for a vehicle includes a fuel pump adapted to be disposed in a fuel tank to pump fuel from the fuel tank to an engine of the vehicle. The fuel sensor system also includes a fuel sensor adapted to be disposed in the fuel tank to measure a property index of the fuel. The fuel sensor system further includes a jet pump connected to the fuel pump to fill the fuel sensor with a fuel sample of the fuel.

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