Machine Fluid Sensor

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11837415

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A sensor for sensing one or more properties of a vehicle fluid has a tuning fork resonator adapted to contact the fluid. The tuning fork resonator comprises two tines and is operable to oscillate so that the two tines move in opposite phase at a frequency of less than 1 MHz while contacting the fluid to generate a resonator response indicative of one or more properties of the fluid. In another aspect, a sensor includes a substrate and a flexural resonator on the substrate and adapted to contact the fluid. Circuitry for operation of the resonator is on the substrate. The resonator is adapted to receive an input signal and to oscillate while contacting the fluid to generate a resonator response indicative of one or more properties of the fluid. One suitable application for the invention is monitoring the condition of a vehicle engine oil.

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MEAS FRANCE31027 TOULOUSE CEDEX 3

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bennett, James Santa Clara, CA 164 5022
Dales, G Cameron Saratoga, CA 31 1133
Gammer, Vladimir San Francisco, CA 6 103
Guan, Shenheng Palo Alto, CA 26 1407
Kolosov, Oleg Lancaster, GB 32 655
Low, Eric Berkeley, CA 6 124
Matsiev, Leonid San Jose, CA 57 1628
Padowitz, Dave Mountain View, CA 3 57
Pinkas, Daniel M Menlo Park, CA 16 323
Spitkovsky, Mikhail Sunnyvale, CA 13 363
Uhrich, Mark Redwood City, CA 5 149
Varni, John F Los Gatos, CA 50 788
Walker, Blake Eugene, OR 5 103

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