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Method and apparatus for aiding machine oil analysis

  • US 5,506,501 A
  • Filed: 10/28/1994
  • Issued: 04/09/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for preparing a sample of machine lubrication oil for analysis comprising:

  • a tool body having an assembly axis;

    a receptacle pocket in said body for positionally securing a removable sample vessel along said axis to confined static volume of fluid therein;

    a magnetic field source proximately of said pocket and oriented with respect to said axis to bias magnetically responsive material in said sample toward one end of said pocket; and

    ,a vibration generator in said body to vibrate a fluid sample in said pocket.

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