Communications: electrical – Land vehicle alarms or indicators – Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Pham, Toan N. (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Land vehicle alarms or indicators
Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the...
C340S439000, C701S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06914524
ABSTRACT:
A sensor system is provided configured to communicate data to a processing module of a vehicle, the processing module configured to perform computational analysis based on the data received from the sensor system, the sensor system including a means for determining a condition of an ignition switch for cranking an engine of the vehicle and a means for determining a running condition of the engine. Computational analysis of the received operational parameter data may be used to detect a catastrophic lubricant loss. Other computational analysis associated with the vehicle may be performed based on the operational parameter data. A method is provided for determining a condition of at least one operational parameter associated with an internal combustion engine of a vehicle and performing computational analysis associated with the vehicle based on the condition of the at least one operational parameter. The method may include determining whether a quantity of lubricant in a sump of the engine is below a threshold value, determining whether an ignition switch of the vehicle is in an on-position or an off-position, determining whether the engine of the vehicle is in a running condition or a not running condition, and flagging a catastrophic lubricant loss if the quantity of lubricant is below the threshold value and the ignition switch is in the on-position and the engine is in the running condition.
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Berndorfer Axel H
Budeiri Fawaz N
Delphi Technologies Inc.
Funke Jimmy L.
Pham Toan N.
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