Title:
APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF GENUINE SERVICEABLE PRODUCT COMPONENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/112702
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A process, system, and component configuration are described that discourages customer acceptance/use of will-fit, reconditioned, and counterfeit product components, by determining whether or not a serviceable product component is genuine. If a component is determined to not be genuine, then appropriate action may be taken to warn operators and document such findings. For example, one or more markers are disposed or otherwise put on the subject serviceable product component and serves as a targeted feature, and/or a particular characteristic of the filter itself is identified as the targeted feature. A sensor is used to detect the targeted feature and obtain information unique to the serviceable product component. The targeted feature(s) identifies the particular serviceable component as genuine and forms the basis for determining whether a genuine component has been installed. In some circumstances, a fluid filter product is the component that is the subject detection.
Inventors:
VERDEGAN BARRY M (US)
CARROLL JOHN T III (US)
SCHNEIDER MATTHEW L (US)
ZUROSKI MIKE (US)
WHITAKER NATHAN A (US)
WALLS JAMES L (US)
CARROLL JOHN T III (US)
SCHNEIDER MATTHEW L (US)
ZUROSKI MIKE (US)
WHITAKER NATHAN A (US)
WALLS JAMES L (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/027723
Publication Date:
December 29, 2011
Filing Date:
March 09, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CUMMINS FILTRATION IP INC (US)
VERDEGAN BARRY M (US)
CARROLL JOHN T III (US)
SCHNEIDER MATTHEW L (US)
ZUROSKI MIKE (US)
WHITAKER NATHAN A (US)
WALLS JAMES L (US)
VERDEGAN BARRY M (US)
CARROLL JOHN T III (US)
SCHNEIDER MATTHEW L (US)
ZUROSKI MIKE (US)
WHITAKER NATHAN A (US)
WALLS JAMES L (US)
International Classes:
G01M15/00; F02M35/024; F02M37/22; G01N29/04; G06F19/00
Foreign References:
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| US20090120177A1 | 2009-05-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SCHUMANN, Michael, D. (Schumann Mueller & Larson, P.C.,P.O. Box 290, Minneapolis MN, US)
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