Patent ID: 9683697
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: F16N,G01F

Claim:
1. A method for determining a net volume of lubrication flow dispensed to a lubrication point, the method comprising: providing a flow sensor within a supply line supplying lubricant from a lubricant supply to the lubrication point, the flow sensor configured to measure a volume measurement of lubricant flow within the supply line; transferring lubricant from the lubricant supply to the lubrication point via the supply line; collecting a first volume measurement of lubricant flow from the flow sensor during the transferring; venting the supply line to release lubricant from a port of the supply line between the flow sensor and the lubricant supply; collecting a second volume measurement of lubricant flow from the flow sensor during the venting of the supply line; and determining the net volume of lubricant dispensed to the lubrication point based upon a difference between the first volume measurement and the second volume measurement.