Portable fuel dilution meter and method
US9638669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/0423
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A portable fuel dilution meter and method includes a plurality of sample bottles each with a lid securable thereto and an absorbent material in the bottle. A housing includes a sample bottle receptacle and a hinged head unit over the receptacle including at least a first needle piercing the lid of a sample bottle loaded into the housing receptacle and extending into the headspace of the sample bottle when the head is closed. A vapor sensor is fluidly coupled to the first needle for analyzing vapors in the headspace of the sample bottle.
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