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Marker dyes for petroleum products

US8257975B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 19, 2009
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/17
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to using a marker in a functional fluid, which survives the use of the functional fluid in an application, with a reagent solution to identify the functional fluid rapidly either before, during or after the functional fluid's use and which is a suitable method for identifying a functional fluid in the field, and which may employ the use of test wipe, or medium, that contains the reagent solution.

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