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20080258893 | Attached tire pressure sensor and air nozzle assembly - An attached tire pressure sensor and air nozzle assembly includes an air nozzle for installation in the rim of a vehicle wheel, an attached tire pressure sensor threadedly coupled with the air nozzle for sensing the tire pressure of the vehicle wheel, and an anti-loosing device sandwiched between the air nozzle and the attached tire pressure sensor. The anti-loosing device has a rigid base stopped against the air nozzle, and a curved spring washer stopped against the attached tire pressure sensor to provide a spring force to the air nozzle and the attached tire pressure for preventing the attached tire pressure sensor from loosing from the air nozzle upon receiving vibration or accidental impact of the vehicle wheel during running of the vehicle. | 10-23-2008 |
20080266073 | Method for Monitoring Tire Inflating Operation - A method for monitoring the fill-up of a vehicle tire to the cold inflation pressure recommended for a cold tire condition. The method includes establishing a calibration temperature that corresponds to temperature of air in a cold tire condition, determining that air is being added to the tire, measuring the temperature of the air in the tire and adjusting the measured tire pressure to compensate for the difference between the measured temperature and the calibration temperature corresponding to a cold inflation temperature, comparing the adjusted pressure with the manufacturer's recommended pressure cold inflation pressure to determine that the recommended tire pressure has been obtained and generating a signal cognizable by the operator outside the vehicle so that the operator will cease filling the tire when the pressure is obtained. | 10-30-2008 |
20080278304 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Pressure of Vehicle Tires - In a method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle tire pressure a tire inflation pressure value is acquired and compared with at least one stored setpoint value; and based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the vehicle tire has an incorrect tire pressure, (particularly, an excessively low tire pressure). According to the invention when a detected activation event occurs, a current kilometer reading is acquired and is stored together with predefined information. An activation event is detected if an inflation of at least one of the tires or manual re-activation is detected. | 11-13-2008 |
20080278305 | WHEEL ELECTRONICS AND TIRE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MEASURING A MEASURAND - Wheel Electronics and Tire Control System for Measuring a Measurand is provided. The wheel electronics may include a receiving device for picking up and digitizing an amplitude-modulated request signal, which has a carrier frequency for encoding a request, having a first evaluation device, which checks the request signal for the presence of a request contained therein, and having a digital counter for generating an envelope of the request signal, which has a counter input for coupling the request signal, which is clocked at a clock signal frequency different from the carrier frequency and is determined from the clock signal frequency and the request signal of its envelope. Furthermore, the invention relates to a tire control system for measuring a measurand with this type of wheel electronics. | 11-13-2008 |
20080284576 | External Air-Flow-Through Valve Stem Mounted Tire Pressure Monitoring Apparatus - A wireless tire pressure monitoring apparatus is adapted to install on a conventional tire valve stem. The apparatus includes capability of refilling air through the sensor built-in valve stem, without needing to remove the apparatus. The pressure monitoring apparatus further includes a locking device to secure the mounting of the apparatus on the tire valve stem, with the additional benefit of discouraging apparatus thieves. | 11-20-2008 |
20080291002 | Electric device and tire condition monitoring apparatus - A tire condition monitoring apparatus having a transmitter and a receiver is disclosed. The transmitter incorporates a battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The transmitter wirelessly transmits a signal including data representing the condition of a tire of a vehicle using electromotive force produced by the battery. The receiver receives the signal from the transmitter and processes the signal. The transmitter includes a refresh circuit that performs refresh by forcibly supplying an electric current to the positive and negative electrodes of the battery. The transmitter measures the electromotive force of the battery after such refresh. If the electromotive force of the battery has not been recovered, the transmitter sends a notification signal indicating insufficiency of the electromotive force of the battery to the receiver. In response to the notification signal, the receiver announces insufficient capacity of the battery to the driver of the vehicle by means of a warning device. | 11-27-2008 |
20090009310 | Wheel Having a Controlled Pressure and a Pressure Reservoir - A wheel having a controlled pressure includes a rim associated with a tank adapted to be filled with a fluid to a first pressure; a tyre mounted on the rim and having an inner volume inflated to an operating pressure at a reference temperature, the operating pressure being lower than the first pressure; and at least one valve assembly adapted to establish a communication between the tank, the inner volume of the tyre and the external environment. The valve assembly includes a command valve, an exhaust valve and a compensation valve operatively associated with each other. The command valve controls communication between the tank and the inner volume of the tyre. The exhaust valve is connected to the external environment, to the inner volume, to the command valve and to the compensation valve. The compensation valve is connected to the exhaust valve and the command valve. The command valve includes an inner chamber connected with the exhaust valve and the compensation valve in such a manner that the command valve is operated by the exhaust valve and the compensation valve through a pressure variation of the inner chamber in response to a variation of the inner pressure of the tyre. | 01-08-2009 |
20090021362 | Tire pressure monitor system tool with re-learn and diagnostic procedures - A tire pressure monitor system tool that stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The information may include procedures for resetting and diagnosing the tire pressure monitor system. The tool may include a storing module that stores the information and a displaying module that causes the information to be displayed on a display of the tool. The tool may enable a user to input data regarding a vehicle. Based on the vehicle data input by the user, the tool may determine a tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle using the information stored. Based on the tire pressure monitoring system installed on the vehicle, the tool may determine one or more reset or diagnostic procedures that may be performed by the tool. The tool may also reference the owner's manual of the vehicle. The tool may also include an updating module that updates the information stored by the tool. The tool may also include an update interface that may be, for example, an RS232 port. The tool may interface with an electronic control unit of a vehicle. | 01-22-2009 |
20090027182 | Tire/wheel assembly - Tire/wheel assemblies that each include a wheel with an air valve mounted thereto and a tire mounted to the wheel, and can each be equipped with an air pressure detecting unit for detecting the air pressure of the tire. A weight balance of the wheel itself is set so that a target barycentric position of the tire/wheel assembly with the air pressure detecting unit deviates from a rotation center of the wheel toward an installation position of the unit by a predetermined amount, and so that a target barycentric position of the tire/wheel assembly without the air pressure detecting unit deviates from the rotation center of the wheel toward the side opposite to the unit installation position by a predetermined amount. | 01-29-2009 |
20090033478 | UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR - A tire pressure monitoring device includes a memory that includes a plurality of selectable communication protocols to govern communication and operation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090066496 | LOW FREQUENCY RECEIVER FOR A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system for a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a TPM receiver, a trigger device and a TPM sensor. The TPM receiver is adapted to receive tire pressure information. The trigger device is adapted to generate a low frequency (LF) unmodulated signal that is indicative of trigger command. The TPM sensor comprises an LF tank circuit adapted to receive the LF unmodulated signal and a microprocessor operably coupled to the LF tank circuit and configured to detect the presence of LF unmodulated signal and to transmit a LF output signal having tire pressure information to the TPM receiver in response to the trigger command without demodulating the LF unmodulated signal. | 03-12-2009 |
20090066497 | Automotive Tire Pressure Monitoring System - An automotive tire pressure monitoring system is provided including a group of tire pressure monitor sensors each comprising a pressure sensor element, a dual-axis accelerometer, and a transmitter generating a pressure signal including accelerometer information. A front antenna and a rear antenna are both in communication with a tire pressure monitoring receiver. The tire pressure monitoring receiver includes logic adapted to: determine a pressure signals left/right designation from the accelerometer information and determine a pressure signal's front/rear designation using comparative signal strength from the front antenna and the rear antenna. | 03-12-2009 |
20090091437 | Method for monitoring the pressure and assisting in the inflation of a tire of a vehicle wheel - A method for monitoring the inflation pressure and assisting the reinflation of a tire of a wheel of a vehicle equipped with a system specific to the vehicle for monitoring the inflation pressure of the tires. The devices detect the pressure and temperature of the tires of the vehicle, and analyze the pressure and temperature values. The current value of the inflation pressure of the tire is compared with a setpoint pressure that is corrected as a function of the tire temperature provided by the device for detecting the temperature of the tire concerned and corresponding to a reference temperature dependent on the temperatures measured during the most recent starts of said vehicle. | 04-09-2009 |
20090102633 | TIRE INFORMATION TRANSMITTER, TIRE INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM, AND TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A tire information transmitter is mounted in a tire cavity region surrounded by a tire inner circumference surface and a wheel wall surface and senses atmospheric information in the tire cavity region to wirelessly transmit to outside the tire cavity region. The transmitter has a sensor for sensing atmospheric information in the tire cavity region, a circuit board having a processing circuit for processing a sensed signal from the sensor and having a transmitting circuit for wirelessly transmitting a processed signal and a battery for supplying power for driving the circuits. The battery is made as an encapsulated body of a thin plate shape, having a thin plate surface, by encapsulating battery components with an insulation film, and the encapsulated body has an area ratio of the thin plate surface to a thickness of the thin plate shape of not less than 200 mm, and a mass of not more than 5 g. A tire information acquiring system has the transmitter and a receiver for receiving a signal from the transmitter. | 04-23-2009 |
20090102634 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE AND VEHICULAR COMBINED CONTROL SYSTEM - A vehicular combined control system has functions of a smart entry system and a TPMS. A smart ECU turns on the output of a voltage signal terminal intermittently or in response to a given trigger. When the output of the voltage signal terminal turns on, a RF receiver section receives information from a portable device regardless of the ON/OFF state of an ignition switch to transmit the information to the smart ECU. When the ignition switch is ON and the output of the voltage signal terminal turns off, the RF receiver section receives information from tire sensors to transmit the information to a TPMS microcomputer. | 04-23-2009 |
20090121855 | Tire pressure monitoring device with LED warning light turned on by mechanical pressure switch - A tire pressure-monitoring device (TPMD) directly mounted onto an air-pumping inlet-stem on a tire. The TPMD includes a light emitter connected to a battery through an electrical connecting loop wherein the electrical connecting loop comprising a plurality of electrical conductive structural components and at least two of the structural components are physically separated in a normal tire pressure condition and connected in a low pressure tire pressure condition for providing power to the light emitter for emitting a low tire pressure warning light. | 05-14-2009 |
20090121856 | Method For Programming New Sensor In A Motor Vehicle Monitoring System - Data transmitted from a newly installed tire sensor is integrated into monitoring apparatus having data from previously integrated tire sensors stored therein. Each of the newly installed and previously integrated tire sensors periodically transmits a unique identification code. The method comprises placing the monitoring apparatus into a programming mode, entering the tire location of the newly installed tire sensor in the monitoring apparatus, entering a fraction of the identification code for the newly installed tire sensor in the monitoring apparatus, placing the monitoring apparatus in a comparing mode, transmitting the identification codes from the newly installed and previously integrated tire sensors to the monitoring apparatus, comparing the transmitted identification codes with the identification codes and fraction of the identification code previously stored and entered in the monitoring apparatus, storing in the monitoring apparatus the full identification code transmitted from the newly installed tire sensor if a sequential portion of the full identification code matches the previously entered fraction thereof, and switching the monitoring apparatus to an operational mode. | 05-14-2009 |
20090121857 | Comprehensive Status Indicator For Motor Vehicle Monitoring System - In a tire sensor monitoring system for a motor vehicle, each of a plurality of tire sensors periodically emits an identifying signal and a parameter signal and the monitoring system receives and processes the identifying and parameter signals. A method of indicating the status of the monitoring system comprises periodically determining whether the identifying and parameter signals emitted by the tire sensors are being received within preselected time limits, energizing a status indicator if all of said identifying and parameter signals are received within the preselected time limits, de-energizing the status indicator if any of said identifying and parameter signals is not received within the preselected time limits, periodically determining whether the parameter signals emitted by the tire sensors are within a preselected range of values, energizing the status indicator if all of said parameter signals are within the preselected range of values; and de-energizing the status indicator if any of said parameter signals is outside the preselected range of values. | 05-14-2009 |
20090128314 | Apparatus For Accelerating Sensor Reading Upon Start-Up - Apparatus for monitoring one or more motor vehicle tire conditions includes a receiver for intercepting signals from sensors mounted on the tires, a processor for identifying, converting, evaluating and storing said sensor signals, a keypad for selecting sensor data, an alarm for indicating an undesirable tire condition, and a display for providing sensor data. An unswitched circuit is connected to the vehicle battery and to the receiver and the processor in the monitoring apparatus. A switched circuit is connected via an ignition switch to the battery and to the monitoring apparatus as a whole. Sensor information obtained by the processor while the ignition switch is off is available to the user as soon as the ignition switch is turned on. | 05-21-2009 |
20090134990 | Compact tire pressure monitoring system via innovative mechanical pressure switch design - A tire pressure-monitoring (TPM) system includes a TPM device directly mounted onto an air-pumping inlet on a tire. The TPM device further includes a mechanical triggering mechanism engaged to an air pressure through the air-pumping inlet pushing from an air filled in the tire. The triggering mechanism is triggered by a low tire pressure to turn on a micro-controller unit of the TPS device to send a radio frequency (RF) signal for warning a low tire-pressure of the tire. The tire pressure monitoring (TPS) system further includes a signal receiving system near a vehicle driver for receiving and processing the RF signal. | 05-28-2009 |
20090167517 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A vehicle having a sensor apparatus includes a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion disposed on a side surface of a vehicle frame, wherein the first and second mounting portions are spaced apart in a vehicle length direction, wherein the first and second mounting portions configured to receive a load platform of the vehicle, a wheel assembly comprising a sensor transmitter, and a receiver mounted to the side surface between the first and the second mounting portions, the receiver configured to receive a signal from the sensor transmitter. | 07-02-2009 |
20090179747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING IDENTIFIABLE TIRE POSITION LOCATION IN A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for identifying tire location including the steps of transmitting a low frequency signal at different power levels and receiving radio frequency identification signals. Tire identification and location based on low frequency power level for two tire transmitters is determined. Radio frequency signals from two different tire transmitters are received and tire identification and location are determined based on radio frequency signal strength. | 07-16-2009 |
20090207009 | Method and Device for Monitoring Pressure of Vehicle Tires - In a method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle tire the pressure a tire inflation pressure is determined and compared with at least one stored set point value. Based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the vehicle tire has an incorrect tire pressure, particularly an excessively low tire pressure. A first warning message is activated if the determined incorrect tire pressure reaches or exceeds a predefined first threshold value. According to the invention, output of the first warning message is delayed until after the ignition has been switched off for a predefinable time period. | 08-20-2009 |
20090251305 | Tire pressure monitoring system - The invention relates to a tire pressure monitoring system with a wheel electronic to be installed in a pneumatic tire, comprising a battery as power source, a pressure sensor for measuring of tire pressure or pressure change, and a transmitter for transmitting pressure data, a receiver to be mounted either in or at the vehicle for receiving pressure data, a control unit for evaluating of pressure data, and a serial bus system via which, during operation, the control unit interrogates the receiver and receives subsequently pressure data from the receiver. In accordance with the invention it is provided that additionally to the serial bus system the receiver is also connected with the control unit via a data transfer line that is separate from the serial bus system, wherein the receiver notifies the control unit of critical pressure data via the data transfer line in an unrequested manner. | 10-08-2009 |
20090256694 | METHOD OF DETECTING A PRESSURE LOSS OF A TIRE, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER PRODUCT PROGRAM - A method for detecting a pressure loss of a tire in a vehicle equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system. The method includes the following steps carried out in the parked state of the vehicle: deactivate the tire pressure monitoring system, which contains at least one electronic wheel device disposed in a vehicle wheel, activate the tire pressure monitoring system after a first defined period of time or upon a vehicle-side request, determine tire-related information of the vehicle wheels associated with the electronic wheel devices by the respective electronic wheel device and generate status signals containing the tire-related information, communicate the status signals to an evaluation device, return to the first method step at the latest after a second period of time. | 10-15-2009 |
20090256695 | Method for the Automatic Initialization of Electronic Wheel Systems and Vehicle - A method for the automatic initialization of the electronic wheel systems of a tire pressure checking system, performs the now described steps. Record signals are sent by electronic wheel systems. The received signals are evaluated on the basis of their signal strength by using criteria, which are obtained in at least one of the now described substeps. The signal strength in question of the received signals is average, the signal strength in question of the received signals is compared with a predefined threshold value, and the minimum and/or the maximum values of the signal strength of the received signals are calculated. The electronic wheel systems allocated to the tire pressure checking system are selected on the basis of the criteria obtained in the above-mentioned steps. The selected electronic wheel systems are automatically initializated. | 10-15-2009 |
20090267751 | Tire Pressure Monitor System Tool with Parts Number Database - A tire pressure monitor system tool is capable of communicating with a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The tool includes a storing module that stores a plurality of communication protocols that are used for enabling the tool to communicate with a tire pressure monitor system. The tool enables a user to input the parts number of a sensor used by the vehicle having a tire pressure monitor system. Based on the vehicle data input and/or the parts number, the tool determines a tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle using information stored by the tool. Based on the tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle, the tool determines a protocol used by the tire pressure monitor system to communicate with, for example, the tool and an electronic control unit of a vehicle. | 10-29-2009 |
20090303028 | FLAT ALERT SYSTEM - A sensor unit and an associated transmitter unit are enclosed, or encased, within a housing, to form a monitoring device, and a thus formed monitoring device is positioned either inside or outside of each tire to be monitored. For tires that are 18 inches or smaller, the monitoring device is preferably attached to the bottom of a specially designed valve stem that is secured to the vehicle's tire where the monitor is located within the tire. For tires that are 20 inches or larger, the monitoring device is preferably attached to the side of another specially designed valve stem that is secured to the vehicle's tire where the monitor is located outside the tire. The same monitoring device is used for each location. | 12-10-2009 |
20090315696 | MAINTENANCE OF PROPER TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE THRU ACTIVE MATERIAL ACTUATION - An adaptive tire utilizing active material actuation to sense and/or modify an excessive and/or low inflation pressure, so as to autonomously maintain proper inflation pressure. | 12-24-2009 |
20100001852 | TIRE RISK JUDGING DEVICE OF WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A tire risk judging device of a wheel assembly for a vehicle includes a pressure sensor detecting air pressure of a tire air chamber, an air pressure-generating device that can supply pressurized air to the tire air chamber, an electronic control unit, and an instrument panel display unit. The electronic control unit computes a supply airflow rate supplied from the air pressure-generating device to the tire air chamber between the present location and a specified location, computes a leakage airflow rate leaked from the tire air chamber between the present location and the specified location, computes air pressure in the specified location of the tire air chamber based on air pressure in the present location of the tire air chamber, the supply airflow rate, and the leakage airflow rate, and judges tire risk in the specified location based on the air pressure in the specified location of the tire air chamber. | 01-07-2010 |
20100066522 | TIRE AIR PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - A tire pressure measuring apparatus provides a warning of an error of a tire air pressure measuring module only when it is not that determined a vehicle stops and also any on of receivers has not received an air pressure data signal for an error determining duration. Therefore, a probability of a false warning can be reduced. | 03-18-2010 |
20100066523 | Tire Pressure Monitor Initiation Tool with Vehicle Date Interface - A tire pressure monitor system tool stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems installed on vehicles. The tool receives information regarding a particular vehicle. Based on this information, the tool may determine a particular tire pressure monitor system installed on a vehicle. Based on the tire pressure monitor system installed on the vehicle, the tool may determine one or more procedures that may be used with that tire pressure monitor system. The tool may then instruct a user how to perform certain procedures by presenting one or more displays to the user on a display of the tool. The tool may also provide feedback to the user regarding a status of an initiation or other procedure, and reference a vehicle user manual. The tool may interface with an electronic control unit of a vehicle. The tool may also simulate a tire pressure sensor. | 03-18-2010 |
20100123569 | RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A tire air pressure detection system and a remote key entry system have first and second receiver units, respectively. The first receiver unit has a change-over switch, which selectively outputs to a chassis ECU an output signal of either one of the first and second receiver units. Thus, the chassis ECU can receive any one of the output signals by only one interface. | 05-20-2010 |
20100148949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR TO A WHEEL LOCATION IN AN INTITIATOR BASED TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method and system for eliminating cross talk in a tire pressure monitoring system that ranks potential sensor identifications based on the number of times the sensors respond to an initiator. Upon determination of a sufficient separation between second and third ranked sensors, an assignment of the first and second ranked potential sensor identifications is made to the tire locations expected to respond to the initiator signal. | 06-17-2010 |
20100148950 | TIRE INTERNAL PRESSURE ALARM DEVICE - An elastic member | 06-17-2010 |
20100156618 | Tire Monitoring System Without Battery - The present invention relates to a tire monitoring system without battery, which is firmly set on the wheel rim or in the tire to monitor the status of the tire. The present invention includes a tire status sensor and a generator. The former is set on the wheel rim or the gas nozzle, and the latter is firmly set on the wheel rim. The generator provides the energy to make the tire status sensor monitor the status of the tire. | 06-24-2010 |
20100164704 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM OF ESTIMATING TIRE PRESSURE DEVIATIONS - The invention provides a system, a method and a computer program of estimating tire pressure deviations in a number of tires of a vehicle wherein a plurality of possible constellations of one or more pressure deviating tires exists. The system comprises a plurality of pressure deviation detectors ( | 07-01-2010 |
20100164705 | SELF-POWERED SENSOR SYSTEM FOR MONITORING TIRE PRESSURE - A self-powered tire pressure sensor device. The sensor device includes a power circuit, an air pressure measurement sensor, a signal circuit and a wireless transmission circuit. The power circuit converts mechanical acceleration experienced by the device into electrical potential using an electromechanical transducer. Mechanical acceleration due to collisions between the mobile sensor device and the wall of the tire while the tire is in motion cause the transducer to emit a small electrical charge. An electrical potential storage element in the power circuit accumulates and stores the charge as electrical potential. Alternatively the power circuit receives and converts electromagnetic energy into electrical potential. The electrical potential powers an air pressure measurement sensor within the tire. A signal circuit and wireless transmission circuit transmit the measurement to a chassis-mounted receiver, which makes the tire pressure measurement available to systems remote from the tire. | 07-01-2010 |
20100182142 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM OF ISSUING A TIRE PRESSURE DEVIATION WARNING - The invention is directed to a system, a method and a computer program including program code for carrying out the method, when executed on a processing system, of the tire low pressure warning of a vehicle. The system comprises an input unit ( | 07-22-2010 |
20100188202 | Method and Monitoring Unit for Monitoring a Tire Pressure - A method and a monitoring unit for monitoring an air pressure in a tire of a motor vehicle register a measured value of the air pressure in the tire. The current and/or future distance of the motor vehicle relative to a service station and/or an operating situation of the motor vehicle associated with a service process is then determined. An alarm signal is only then output if the measured value does not reach a predefinable threshold value and one or both of the conditions applies: the current or future distance of the motor vehicle relative to a service station does not reach a predefinable threshold value, the registered operating situation corresponds to a predefinable operating situation. | 07-29-2010 |
20100238011 | Sensor Mount With Self-Tightening Device - A wheel assembly comprises a wheel, a tire mounted to the wheel, a tire condition sensor unit, and a sensor mount. The sensor mount mounts the sensor unit to an outside diameter surface of a rim of the wheel in a desired circumferential mounting location relative to the wheel, and comprises an endless loop self-tightening device positioned around the wheel. | 09-23-2010 |
20110001618 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A FLAT-SHAPED BATTERY AND APPARATUS TO BE ATTACHED TO A ROTARY PORTION - An apparatus to be attached to a rotary portion includes a substrate and a flat-shaped battery buried in resin. The substrate and the flat-shaped battery are connected to each other via a terminal in such a manner that one of a positive electrode can and a negative electrode can constituting the flat-shaped battery, the can having a smaller amount of deformation caused by bulging at a time of the expansion of the flat-shaped battery, is opposed to the substrate. A surface of the flat-shaped battery having a smaller amount of deformation is opposed to the substrate, and hence, adverse effects on the apparatus, such as the displacement of the terminal and the deformation of the substrate, can be reduced even when the flat-shaped battery expands. | 01-06-2011 |
20110012722 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM USING WIRELESS NETWORK - A tire pressure monitoring using wireless network includes a remote command device and a valve-stem mountable tire pressure gauge. The tire pressure gauge includes a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure of a fluid in a tire and providing an output signal indicative of the detected fluid pressure, and a first radio-frequency module for transmitting data indicative of the detected fluid pressure based on the output signal of the pressure sensor. The remote command device includes a second radio-frequency module for wirelessly receiving the data transmitted by the data transmitted by the first radio frequency module, a wireless communication module for communicating via a wireless network, information based at least one data received by the second radio frequency module, and a display for displaying at least the fluid pressure detected by the pressure sensor. | 01-20-2011 |
20110043352 | Method, System, and System Components for Wireless Tire Pressure Monitoring - Disclosed is a method for monitoring and wirelessly signaling data that contains information on the pressure states prevailing in tires of wheels of a vehicle. In the method, electronic modules that are arranged in the wheels wirelessly transmit the data to control device which is arranged in the vehicle. No data is transmitted during a first mode associated with a standstill state of the vehicle, while the respective electronic module transmits the data to the control device in the form of telegrams, during at least one other mode associated with another state of the vehicle. The respective electronic module at least temporarily transmits n telegrams containing the data per time unit to the control device, n being a function of time. | 02-24-2011 |
20110043353 | Method, System, and System Components for the Wireless Monitoring of a Tire Pressure - A method is described for monitoring and wirelessly signaling data that contains information on the pressure states prevailing in tires of wheels. In the method, electronic modules that are arranged in the wheels wirelessly transmit the data to a control device which is arranged in the vehicle. No data is transmitted during a first mode associated with a standstill state of the vehicle, while the respective electronic module transmits the data to the control device in the form of telegrams during at least one other mode associated with another state of the vehicle, the transition from a first mode into at least one other mode being determined by means of at least one acceleration sensor. | 02-24-2011 |
20110140875 | TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON VEHICLE LOAD - A device for monitoring and adjusting tire pressure of a vehicle having a monitoring module and a computing module operatively coupled to the monitoring module. The monitoring module is configured to sense a tire pressure. Further, the monitoring module is configured to compare the sensed pressure with the low pressure limit value associated with the tire, to identify a low pressure condition. The computing module includes an interface module, configured to alert a user once the low pressure condition is identified and accept a new load value, and a processing module. The processing module is configured to generate a new tire pressure value based on the new load value, recommend the new tire pressure value to the user, and modify the tire pressure to the new tire pressure value upon a determination that the user accepts the new tire pressure value. | 06-16-2011 |
20110148616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPREHENSIVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND WHEEL SPEED DETECTION - Systems and methods facilitate the monitoring of tire pressure, the detection/determination of wheel speed, or a combination thereof. A system is provided comprising a hub cap, a target coupled to the hub cap, and at least two displacement sensors configured to measure a displacement between each displacement sensor and the target. The target has a variable thickness, and the target comprises a hollow vessel in fluid communication with a tire. | 06-23-2011 |
20110148617 | TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS - An inflation pressure sensor is mounted in a wheel of a vehicle and determines a tire inflation pressure. A wheel-side communication device transmits a detected tire inflation pressure to a body-side communication device at a predetermined interval. An inflation pressure storing unit stores, as an after-travel inflation pressure, a tire inflation pressure after start of travel of the vehicle. A comparing unit compares the after-travel inflation pressure with a lowest reference pressure. The lowest reference pressure is a tire inflation pressure immediately after start of the vehicle or a predetermined recommended inflation pressure. A reference pressure setting unit sets the after-travel inflation pressure as a reference pressure of tire inflation pressure determination when the after-travel inflation pressure is higher than the lowest reference pressure, and sets the lowest reference pressure as a reference pressure of tire inflation pressure determination when the after-travel inflation pressure is equal to or lower than the lowest reference pressure. When the tire inflation pressure becomes below an alarm pressure threshold obtained from the reference pressure, an alarm unit generates an alarm. | 06-23-2011 |
20110156893 | REAR VIEW MIRROR FOR A VEHICLE WITH AN ANTENNA MODULE AND AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MODULE - A multiple radio data service antenna module integrated in a rear view mirror being exposed towards a windscreen in an activated state enhances quality of reception of multiple radio data services and a display unit being integrated in a rear view mirror surface displaying information received by said antenna module informs a driver about relevant data of said data service without distracting the driver. | 06-30-2011 |
20110163865 | METHOD OF EARLY WARNING FOR VEHICLE - Pre-alert device ( | 07-07-2011 |
20110169627 | METHOD, SENSOR, DETECTOR AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING AT LEAST ONE WHEEL ON A VEHICLE - A method, a sensor, a detector and a system are provided for locating at least one wheel on a vehicle. A signal is received from a first sensor mounted on the wheel, the signal providing a position of the wheel. Additionally, a measurement value is received from a second sensor that measures the angular position of a wheel and that is associated with a specific position of the vehicle. When the phase position of the first signal stays within a predefined tolerance range relative to the measured value within a specific observation period, the first sensor can be associated with the second sensor. | 07-14-2011 |
20110175715 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSOR ASSOCIATION INDICATOR - A system and method of manually associating, in a predetermined order, each sensor in a plurality of sensors used by a tire pressure monitoring system with a corresponding wheel location on a vehicle comprising, activating an indicator at a first location, associating a first sensor for the first location in the tire pressure monitoring system, activating an indicator at a subsequent location, associating a subsequent sensor for the subsequent location in the tire pressure monitoring system, and repeating the steps of activating and associating for each sensor in the plurality of sensors. | 07-21-2011 |
20110175716 | Central Tire Inflation Wheel Assembly, Valve and Central Tire Inflation System - The present invention is a valve for use in a central tire inflation system including a casing securable to the rim of a vehicle in communication with the tire that houses a main body connectable to a pressurized fluid supply of the central tire inflation system, and a valve member moveable within the main body to control the flow of air through the valve. The valve can be mounted flush on the exterior surface of the rim or in a recessed position within the rim, and can be connected to a manifold that is able to control the flow of pressurized fluid from the central tire inflation system to each valve and tire connected to the valve. The operation of the manifold and pressurized fluid supply can be controlled utilizing a controller operably connected to the manifold and fluid supply, and to sensing devices that supply information regarding the operational conditions of the vehicle to the controller to assist in adjusting the inflation of the tires as necessary. | 07-21-2011 |
20110205046 | TIRE DETECTION APPARATUS - A tire detection apparatus detects the conditions of a tire of a vehicle and a host device controls a voice broadcasting device to make voice broadcasting of the result of detection. An operation device is also provided to allow for a driver of the vehicle to operate the apparatus. With the driver's operation of the operation device, the voice broadcasting device of the host device can timely broadcast the result of tire detection to the driver. A forced broadcasting mechanism is also provided, which helps eliminating the situation where a fault normal condition of the tire is incorrectly recognized by the driver due to unawareness of abnormality of the apparatus and thus improving driving safety. | 08-25-2011 |
20110210840 | POSITION IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A position identification system and method include a receiver configured to receive an initiation signal and attenuate the initiation signal until the initiation signal is within a first predetermined range of a reference signal. A controller identifies the position of the receiver in response to the attenuation. | 09-01-2011 |
20110291826 | METHOD FOR ASSIGNING TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS OF A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM TO WHEEL POSITIONS - A method is provided for the assignment of tire pressure sensors of a tire pressure monitoring system to wheel positions on a vehicle. In each case a tire pressure sensor of a tire pressure checking device is assigned to a wheel. The method includes, but is not limited to measurement of a centrifugal force on a number of wheels by means of a centrifugal force sensor assigned to the tire pressure checking device at a time t; determination of the wheel rotational speed of a number of wheels at the time t. The assignment of the values for the wheel rotational speed to the wheel position is known. The method further includes, but is not limited to correlation of the measured centrifugal forces with the determined wheel rotational speeds for the assignment of the tire pressure sensors to the wheel positions. | 12-01-2011 |
20110304449 | UNIQUE HEADER FORMAT FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes an ECU, tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, a portable transmission/reception unit configured to be carried by an operator of the vehicle, and an antenna mounted on the vehicle and in communication with the ECU. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit an RF signal. The portable transmission/reception unit can transmit RF signals for controlling operations of the vehicle including unlocking doors of the vehicle. The antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up the tire sensors. The tire sensor wake up field includes a unique header format. The tire sensors only fully wake up upon receiving the unique header format. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304450 | DOOR OPEN DETECTION FOR USE WITH TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle system that can overcome at least some of the aforementioned shortcomings includes tire sensors mounted in, on or adjacent respective tires of the vehicle, LF antennas including a door-mounted antenna on a door of the vehicle, a receiver mounted on the vehicle, a door switch associated with the door having the door-mounted antenna mounted thereto, and an ECU in communication with the antennas, the receiver and the door switch. Each tire sensor is configured to transmit a signal and to detect an LF field. Each LF antenna is configured to transmit an LF tire sensor wake up field to wake up respective tire sensors. The receiver is configured to receive signals transmitted from the tire sensors. The door switch is configured for determining whether the door is open. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors via the RF receiver: The ECU is further configured to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. The ECU is further configured to: (1) disregard signals from the tire sensors woken up by the door-mounted antenna when the door was open or (2) inhibit the door-mounted LF antenna from transmitting the LF field to wake up the tire sensors when the door is open. | 12-15-2011 |
20110304451 | LOCALIZATION OF TIRE FOR TPMS AND SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A vehicle entry/tire pressure management system includes a plurality of tire sensors, a plurality of low frequency (“LF”) antennas and an ECU. Each tire sensor is mounted in a respective tire of the vehicle. Each LF antenna is mounted on the vehicle and is configured to transmit an LF field to wake up two tire sensors. Some antennas can also be configured to transmit a SMART entry LF search field to wake up a portable transmission/reception unit for keyless entry of the vehicle. The ECU is in communication with the tire sensors, via a receiver, and the LF antennas. The ECU is configured to receive identification signals from the respective tire sensors and to determine locations of the respective tire sensors based on which antenna woke up the tire sensor transmitting the respective identification signal and whether the respective identification signal matches other received identification signals. | 12-15-2011 |
20110309927 | INTELLIGENT TIRE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments relate to intelligent tire systems and methods. In an embodiment, a sensor module mounted in a tire includes a sensor configured to generate sensor data related to a condition of the tire; and a transceiver communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to communicate with another in-tire sensor module and with a control unit external to the tire. | 12-22-2011 |
20120007729 | METHOD FOR LEARNING AND SETTING WARM PLACARD PRESSURE THRESHOLD FOR A DIRECT TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method for setting a warm placard tire pressure threshold for a motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system that initiates a learn mode in the tire pressure monitoring system, starts a timer upon determining a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed threshold, stops the timer upon determining the vehicle speed is less than or equal to the predetermined speed threshold or a predetermined period of time has expired, detects a plurality of tire pressures for a tire location while the timer is timing, stores the plurality of tire pressures, averages the plurality of tire pressures to determine a warm placard tire pressure threshold upon the predetermined period of time expiring, and sets the warm placard tire pressure threshold in the tire pressure monitoring system. | 01-12-2012 |
20120007730 | INCENTIVE-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VEHICLE FUEL CONSUMPTION - The present invention provides a computer-controlled tire pressure control system and method for reducing fuel consumption of a vehicle over a time period, the system including an air pump system including an air pump unit adapted to fill at least two tires concomitantly of the vehicle, at least one double ended conduit in fluid connection with the air pump unit, a frame for supporting the at least one double ended lead conduit around the vehicle and a computer in communication with the air pump unit and the vehicle for providing a user of the vehicle with real-time tire data of the vehicle over the time period. | 01-12-2012 |
20120092149 | TIRE INSPECTION APPARATUS - A inspection apparatus arranged with a plurality of cameras located at relatively displaced circumferential positions and set for the respective shooting positions different from each other in the axial direction of the tire. Thus the images of the inner circumferential surface of the tire are shot by the plurality of cameras as the tire is rotated circumferentially relative to the plurality of cameras. During this operation, markers are inserted at the same time in the images shot by all of the cameras. The images are synthesized using these markers as reference positions in aligning the shot images in accordance with the relative displacements of the cameras in the circumferential direction. | 04-19-2012 |
20120112898 | PROGRAMMABLE TIRE-CONDITION SENSOR HAVING A FLEXIBLE SHELL, ITS INSTALLATION METHOD AND A TIRE CARRYING SAME - A programmable tire-condition sensor includes a control module, which includes a circuit board carrying a battery, a power switch, a processor, a memory, a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, an acceleration sensor, a voltage sensor, a transmission interface unit and a connection port, and a flexible shell that has a surface area greater than the circuit board, an uplifted area on the middle, an opening, a switch accommodation hole for accommodating the power switch and a connection port accommodation hole for accommodating the connection port. A vehicle tire is also disclosed having installed therein the programmable tire-condition sensor, and a method is still also disclosed for installing the programmable tire-condition sensor in a vehicle tire. | 05-10-2012 |
20120119895 | UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR - A programming system for a tire pressure monitoring device includes a programming device capable of communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of a tire pressure monitoring device. The programming device including a user interface actuateable for communicating which of a plurality of communication protocols is to be utilized by the transmitter/receiver of the tire pressure monitoring device. | 05-17-2012 |
20120161955 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS - A tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a plurality of transceivers, a receiver and a warning device. Each transceiver is mounted on a respective wheel having a tire in a vehicle. The receiver is mounted on a body of the vehicle. The warning device receives a warning signal transmitted from the receiver. Each transceiver includes a sensing unit, a first control unit and a transmitting unit. The receiver includes a receiving unit and a second control unit. Each transceiver or the receiver includes a determination unit, which determines whether the tire pressure increases while the vehicle is parked. When the determination unit determines that the tire pressure is increased while the vehicle is parked, the second control unit calculates the selected threshold value, and stores the selected threshold value. | 06-28-2012 |
20120200408 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZATION OF TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WHEEL MODULES - Embodiments relate to unidirectional TPMS utilizing information from a corresponding vehicle system in order to correlate with vehicle speed information to be used in a tire localization methodology. In an embodiment, the vehicle system is an anti-lock brake system (ABS), and the vehicle speed can be used in a localization scheme that reconstructs a +/−1 g ripple with waveform, amplitude, frequency and phase parameters. Because the waveform is known to be sinusoidal (due to the wheel rotation), the amplitude is known to be 2 g peak-to-peak (due to the gravitational +/−1 g), the frequency depends on vehicle speed (which can be estimated from centrifugal force measurements), and an algorithm is discussed herein for determining the phase by correlation, the +/−1 g ripple can be reconstructed and the wheels localized therefrom. | 08-09-2012 |
20120212334 | TIRE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for monitoring tires of a vehicle are provided. The systems can include a sensing device adapted to engage a tire of a vehicle and sense properties of a tire such as pressure and/or temperature. The sensing devices can be adapted to transmit sensed data to a system receiver adapted to provide the data to a user. The systems and methods can provide a user the desired information pertaining to one or more tires of a vehicle that are to be monitored, and the respective locations of the tires. The systems and methods can be adapted to monitor tires on any vehicle with inflatable tires, including off-the-road (OTR) vehicles. | 08-23-2012 |
20120249319 | Tire Inflation Pressure Control System and Method in Motor Vehicles - A warning strategy determines in a mutually separate manner the different effects that may occur in a tire and allows the increments and their priority in the display or indication for the driver to be evaluated in a mutually separate manner. This strategy occurs in connection with a sensor which can transmit at least the outside temperature and, preferably, also the barometric pressure to an evaluation device for detecting tire inflation pressure and tire temperature. As a result, in addition to an air loss monitoring function, the load capacity of the tire can also be evaluated at least as a function of the outside temperature. The evaluation device receives further input signals, such as the vehicle velocity, the tire contact area and/or the vehicle load, whereby also a dynamic tire stress can be taken into account as an indication or display for the driver. | 10-04-2012 |
20120262285 | SMART TIRE-PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEM WITH PROTECTION MECHANISM AND PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF - A smart tire-pressure sensing system with a protection mechanism and a protection method thereof are disclosed. The smart tire-pressure sensing system has at least one host and at least one tire-pressure sensor preprogrammed with multiple encoding systems. The tire-pressure sensor is configured to select one of the encoding systems during an installation period according to a code identification signal so as to establish a signal communication with the host, and to be locked from switching among the encoding systems after a signal locking period since the establish a signal communication is established, so as to prevent the installed tire-pressure sensor from being interfered with or getting reset unintentionally, thereby securing the signal communication between the tire-pressure sensor and the host. | 10-18-2012 |
20120262286 | SMART TIRE-PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEM AND AUTOMATIC MATCHING METHOD THEREOF - A smart tire-pressure sensing system and an automatic matching method thereof are disclosed. The smart tire-pressure sensing system has a tire-pressure sensor compatible to multiple encoding systems. The tire-pressure sensor is configured to select one of the encoding systems according to a code identification signal so as to have signal communication with a host. The automatic matching method includes: a) installing the tire-pressure sensor compatible to multiple encoding systems to a tire to be monitored; b) inflating the tire to make its tire pressure greater than a preset threshold; c) entering the tire-pressure sensor into an installing process; d) sending a code identification signal to the tire-pressure sensor; e) making the tire-pressure sensor receive the code identification signal and select one of the encoding systems according to the code identification signal; and f) establishing the signal communication between the tire-pressure sensor and the host. | 10-18-2012 |
20120268263 | TIRE POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM AND TIRE POSITION DETECTING METHOD - The present invention relates to a system and a method for sensing positions of tires. The system for sensing the positions of the tires comprises: a plurality of transmitters having identification numbers (ID) which are attached to inner parts of a plurality of tires to detect the states of the tires; an external device which records position information of the transmitters located in a vehicle in each of the transmitters; and a receiver for receiving the IDs and the state information and the position information of the tires. | 10-25-2012 |
20130009762 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A tire pressure sensor and nozzle assembly includes a tire pressure sensor, a nozzle and a fastener for fixing the tire pressure sensor and the nozzle together. The tire pressure sensor has a mount provided with a coupling hole into which a coupling post of the nozzle is inserted. The faster penetrates into the mount and is fixed with the coupling post in such a way that the fastener extends along a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the coupling post, such that the tire pressure sensor and the nozzle can be firmly coupled with each other. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009763 | CONTROLLER FOR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A controller for a tire pressure monitoring system includes a control unit that receives information signal related to tire air pressure and tire temperature from a sensor unit arranged in each tire. The control unit notifies a user when determining from the information signal received subsequent to pressure adjustment of the corresponding tire that the tire air pressure of the corresponding tire would be excluded from a recommended pressure range as the present tire temperature changes to a monitoring subject temperature. | 01-10-2013 |
20130021149 | MULTIFUNCTION RECEIVER - A vehicle includes a multifunction receiver that receives signals from a wireless key system and a tire pressure monitoring system. When a power supply of the vehicle is activated and the vehicle is traveling or stopped, the multifunction receiver is set to receive signals from the tire pressure monitoring system. When the power supply of the vehicle is deactivated, the multifunction receiver is set to receive signals from the wireless key system regardless of the travel state of the vehicle. | 01-24-2013 |
20130069775 | TIRE STATUS MONITORING APPARATUS - Disclosed herein is a tire status monitoring apparatus including: a tire status measuring module installed in the inside of a tire to measure a tire status, thereby generating information on the tire status; an antenna valve transmitting the information on the tire status measured from the tire status measuring module and ventilating air to the tire according to the transmitted information on the tire status, thereby maintaining a constant air pressure in the inside of the tire; and a leaf spring having one end connected to the tire status measuring module and the other end connected to the antenna valve. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of processes such as hole forming and soldering processes for connection, have a simplified configuration, and easily connect and separate to between the tire status measuring module and the antenna valve. | 03-21-2013 |
20130141229 | EASY-TO-USE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICE - An easy-to-use tire pressure monitoring device includes a housing having an air valve at one end thereof, and a circuit board mounted inside the housing and carrying a processor and memory unit, a pressure sensor electrically coupled to the processor and memory unit, a temperature sensor electrically coupled to the processor and memory unit, an acceleration sensor electrically coupled to the processor and memory unit, a low-frequency transmitter interface and a radio-frequency transmitter interface electrically coupled to the processor and memory unit, a battery pack and a trigger sensor coupled to the air valve and the processor and memory unit. | 06-06-2013 |
20130162422 | Integrated Tire Pressure Diagnostic System and Method - A computer-based vehicle service system, such as a wheel alignment system, is configured with a tire pressure monitoring system interface to acquire measurements of the air pressure directly from tire pressure monitoring system sensors installed in the tires of a vehicle undergoing a service procedure. The vehicle service system is further configured to utilize the acquired air pressure measurements to complete at least one vehicle diagnostic procedure. | 06-27-2013 |
20130257610 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING TIRE CONDITIONS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for monitoring tire conditions and a method thereof. The apparatus for monitoring tire conditions includes a plurality of transmitters transmitting condition report signals that do not include a measured internal condition, when the plurality of transmitters measure an internal condition of tires to determine that a change in the internal condition of the tires is in a predetermined range; and a receiver determining the internal condition of the tires previously transmitted by the corresponding transmitters as a current internal condition, when the receiver receives the condition report signals that do not include the internal condition transmitted from the transmitters. | 10-03-2013 |
20130278406 | PIEZOELECTRIC BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING TIRE LOAD - Systems and methods of determining tire load from measured tire parameters include using a piezoelectric based sensor to obtain one or more contact patch parameters (e.g., contact patch entry time, contact patch exit time total contact patch time and contact patch angle) and one or more additional sensors to obtain tire pressure. Selected contact patch parameter measurements and pressure values are then compared with known combinations of contact patch parameter values and pressure values stored in a look-up table. A corresponding determined tire load value is then provided as electronic output. | 10-24-2013 |
20130293371 | TPMS TIRE FILL DETECTION MODE TO ENSURE ACCURATE TIRE FILLING - A method and system for managing tire pressure in a vehicle is disclosed. The system is a tire pressure monitoring system associated with the tire pressure sensors. The method includes the general steps of informing the operator that air pressure in a tire is below a desired level, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of pressure of the tire during an interim state while the vehicle is being driven, advising the operator to manually add pressure to the tire in discrete increments of, for example, between 5 and 10 seconds, causing the sensor to undertake a rapid sampling of tire pressure while air is being manually added to the tire, and causing the sensor to transmit tire air pressure data until the operator stops adding air. The method may also include the step of providing the operator with feedback when a predetermined tire air pressure is reached. | 11-07-2013 |
20130307679 | WADING VEHICLE DEPTH MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A wading vehicle ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130321138 | WRONG OPERATION DETECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM IN TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A wrong operation detection device is disclosed for monitoring whether or not a calibration start for determining an initial deflation index is issued in a tire pressure unadjusted state after a deflation warning in a tire pressure monitoring system for detection of deflation of a tire. The device includes comparison means for comparing a first deflation index serving as a deflation index at any time point in a period from issue of the deflation warning to vehicle stop after the issue of the warning, with a second deflation index serving as a deflation index obtained after the calibration start; detection means for detection of wrong operation of a reset button based on a comparison result by the comparison means; and warning means for issuing a warning when the detection means detects the wrong operation. | 12-05-2013 |
20130328674 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TIRE LOCALIZATION TECHNICAL FIELD - Localization of a tire pressure monitor is achieved. The tire pressure monitor is disposed at one of the tires on a vehicle equipped with dualies. A message is received from a tire pressure monitor and the message has an associated received signal strength. The message includes information indicating a direction of rotation of a tire and a tire identifier from the tire pressure monitor sensor. The tire pressure monitor is disposed at one of the tires of a vehicle equipped with dualies. | 12-12-2013 |
20130335214 | WIRELESS PROPORTIONAL FLOW INDICATION FOR A TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM - A flow indication system for a central tire inflation system is provided. The flow indication system provides a venturi in fluid communication with the conduit providing air to a tire. A pressure reading is taken at the inlet and throat of the venturi and the air flowing through the venturi is calculated based on the pressure differential. According to some embodiments, the pressure readings are provided to a microcontroller that uses a table and interpolation algorithms to calculate the flow of the air flowing through the venturi, such as the mass of air in a given unit of time (grams/second for example). In one embodiment, two separate pressure sensors are coupled to different ends of a narrowed orifice that causes a pressure change in the flow as flow rate increases in the throat of the sensor. This pressure change is then used to calculate a proportional flow that can then be broadcast to various parties instead of an on/off reading | 12-19-2013 |
20130335215 | Tire Pressure Monitoring System and Monitoring Component of an Onboard Power-Taking Port - A monitoring component of an onboard power-taking port includes a power-taking component disposed inside a power-taking space of the power-taking port and engaged with the power-taking port so as to realize power taking, a control circuit powered by the power coming from the power-taking component, a carrier for carrying the control circuit, and a display unit electrically connected with the control circuit. The control circuit receives an external signal by the antenna and process the external signal so that the signal is provided to the display unit for displaying the same; and the antenna and display unit are disposed at an external end of the power-taking component. | 12-19-2013 |
20140002257 | TIRE LOCATION DISTINCTION DEVICE AND TIRE LOCATION DISTINCTION METHOD USING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140055255 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided are an apparatus and method for monitoring tire pressure, and in particular, a method of identifying a position of a TPM sensor attached to a tire using tooth data of ABS. The apparatus identifies the position of the TPM sensor using a point where tooth data of ABS has a variation different for each wheel, by estimating wheel tooth data from wheel position angle information measured by a rotation sensor of the TPM sensor, comparing the actual measured value with the estimated value, and recognizing that the TPM sensor is attached to a tire where the actual measured value is the same as or closest to the estimated value. | 02-27-2014 |
20140085067 | APPARATUS FOR TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING, INFORMATION TRANSMISSING METHOD THEREOF AND INTERGRATED RECEIVER SYSTEM - Provided are a tire pressure monitoring device, an information transmitting method thereof, and an integrated receiver system. A tire pressure monitoring device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first sensing unit sensing a pressure of a tire, a second sensing unit detecting whether a vehicle is driving by sensing at least one of acceleration, motion, and shock, and a calculation unit transmitting, to an integrated system of the vehicle, pressure information of the tire at a first data transfer rate corresponding to a data transfer rate of a body control module or a smart key system when the second sensing unit detects that the vehicle is not driving. | 03-27-2014 |
20140118134 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is provided. The TPMS includes: a plurality of sensors which output sensing signals, the plurality of sensors including a printable pressure sensor which senses an air pressure of a tire, and a temperature sensor which senses an air temperature inside the tire; a signal processor which is configured to process the sensing signals output by the plurality of sensors; a wireless power receiver which is configured to receive energy from a power source and output power; and a rechargeable battery which is configured to be charged by the power output by the wireless receiver and supply power to the plurality of sensors to sense the air pressure of the tire and the air temperature inside the tire. | 05-01-2014 |
20140132408 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for operating a tire pressure monitoring system of a motor vehicle, including a direct or indirect sensing device for sensing and outputting the pressure which is present in the motor vehicle tires. In order to assist the driver of a vehicle when inflating a tire, a loudspeaker, which is present on the motor vehicle, is used to transmit the current pressure value (p | 05-15-2014 |
20140139332 | VEHICLE TIRE AND BRAKE INSPECTION TOOL - Improved vehicle inspection systems and inspection methods for use in measuring predetermined conditions of vehicle equipment are disclosed. Hand-held tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) tools for communicating and transferring data between the tool and an onboard vehicle TPMS is in electronic communication with at least one measurement accessory device for measuring a preselected vehicle equipment condition are disclosed herein. The measurement accessory device may be a tread depth measuring device and a brake pad thickness measuring device. | 05-22-2014 |
20140176323 | TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING MODULE AND TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a tire pressure detecting module that simply identifies a position of a tire detecting module to automatically assign the position of the tire detecting module and a tire pressure detecting system including the same. The tire pressure detecting module includes a phase angle sensor detecting a phase angle of a wheel, a pressure detecting sensor detecting a pressure and temperature of a tire, a pressure detecting control unit selecting one transmission pattern of a plurality of transmission patterns, in which phase angle numbers are arranged, to calculate a standby time taken until a phase angle number of the selected transmission pattern and the detected phase angle of the wheel match each other, and a pressure detecting transmission part transmitting tire information including the pressure or temperature detected according to the selected transmission pattern, transmission pattern information that is information with respect to the selected transmission pattern, and the standby time. | 06-26-2014 |
20140176324 | TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING MODULE AND TIRE PRESSURE DETECTING SYSTEM COMRPISING THE SAME - Provided are a tire pressure detecting module that simply identifies a position of a tire detecting module to automatically assign the position of the tire detecting module and a tire pressure detecting system including the same. The tire pressure detecting module includes a phase angle sensor detecting a phase angle of a wheel, a pressure detecting sensor detecting a pressure and temperature of a tire, a pressure detecting control unit extracting a phase angle number matching a phase angle of the wheel that is detected by the phase angle sensor among a plurality of phase angle numbers that are given by uniformly dividing the wheel, and a pressure detecting transmission part transmitting tire information including a pressure value or temperature value detected by the pressure detecting sensor at the retransmission interval several times. | 06-26-2014 |
20140184402 | TIRE POSITION DETERMINATION SYSTEM - A tire position determination system includes a tire pressure detector attached to each tire to generate a tire pressure signal. An acceleration detector generates gravitational information for each tire pressure detector. A receiver arranged in a vehicle body receives the tire pressure signal from each tire pressure detector. An axle rotation amount detector detects an axle rotation amount of an axle corresponding to each tire and generates pulses indicative of the detected axle rotation amount. An automatic locator determines the position of each tire based on the gravitational force and the pulses. A pulse combination determination unit determines whether or not a combination of the pulses from the axle rotation amount detectors is appropriate. A pulse acquisition timing setting unit sets an acquisition timing of the pulse signal for the automatic locator based on the determination of the pulse combination determination unit. | 07-03-2014 |
20140210606 | AUTOMATIC SENSOR DETECTION - Frames of data are received. Each frame includes at least a sensor identifier and a changeable data field and is sent from one of a plurality of sensors. Each of the plurality of sensors is associated with a respective one of a plurality of sensor identifiers. The changeable data field includes, in some of the frames, data representing a sensed condition and, in others of the frames, counter data. The counter data is analyzed to determine whether any of the sensor identifiers can be associated with one of a plurality of sensor locations. | 07-31-2014 |
20140292505 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SENSOR WITH CHANGING FUNCTIONALITY BASED UPON VEHICLE ACTION - A tire pressure monitoring system includes a plurality of tire pressure monitoring sensors including low frequency wireless receivers and high frequency wireless transmitters. The system further includes a plurality of low frequency transmitters each being disposed proximate one of the plurality of tire pressure monitoring sensors. The system further includes a control module in communication with the plurality of tire pressure monitoring sensors through the plurality of low frequency transmitters. In a first phase of operation the control module causes the low frequency transmitters to transmit low frequency wireless signals to the tire pressure monitoring sensors causing the tire pressure monitoring sensors to transmit data to the control module at a rate. In a second phase or operation the tire pressure monitoring sensors transmit data to the control module at a second rate. | 10-02-2014 |
20140300460 | REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION METHOD FOR SAMPLING PARAMETERS WITHIN A TPMS - An apparatus for measuring parameter values from an electrical input signal comprises a signal sampling device operable to sample said input signal and to produce a corresponding output comprising a measured parameter value; a signal level detector configured to detect changes in the level of the input signal by more than a threshold amount; and a controller co-operable with the signal sampling device and the signal level detector. The controller is configured to operate the signal sampling device to sample the input signal in response to the signal level detector detecting a change in the input signal level by more than the threshold amount. | 10-09-2014 |
20140327534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A COMPONENT FOR A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A system and method for identifying a component, such as a sensor, for a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) to be replaced for a vehicle of interest by performing a Quick Search or an Advanced Search of a TPMS Manager database. In the Quick Search, the user inputs year/make/model (Y/M/M) or Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). In the Advanced Search, the user inputs various physical attributes of the component to be replaced. All related superseded, alias or interchange parts with like communication or physical structure and relevant service components are determined and the results displayed to the user. A relearn procedure for the replacement TPMS component for the vehicle of interest identifies and validates scan tool compatibility. A report to the user of a cause/failure analysis of the component to be replaced can be displayed. | 11-06-2014 |
20140327535 | Method for Filtering Data in a Tire Pressure Monitoring System for a Vehicle - A method for filtering data in a tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle includes the steps of: recording a variable that is dependent on the tire radius for a wheel of the vehicle, and filtering the variable that is dependent on the tire radius on the basis of driving dynamics data and/or a global navigation satellite system signal, called GNSS signal below. A vehicle control system and a vehicle having the control system are also described. | 11-06-2014 |
20140354420 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A tire pressure monitoring system has a first abnormality determination means for determining a state to be normal, the normal state being when the front wheel air pressure is higher than a front wheel warning threshold 400 kPa and the rear wheel tire pressure is higher than a rear wheel warning threshold 240 kPa. The first abnormality determination means also turns on a warning light in the state. A second abnormality determination means turns the warning light to an off state regardless of the determination result of the first abnormality determination means when the warning light is turned off while the vehicle is stopped, the tire pressures of two wheels have been determined to be higher than the front wheel warning threshold 400 kPa, and the tire pressures of the remaining two wheels have been determined to be higher than the rear wheel warning threshold 240 kPa. | 12-04-2014 |
20140368325 | MAGNETIC FORCE TRANSMISSION TYPE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE AND RELATED SETTING TOOL AND SETTING METHOD - A magnetic force transmission type tire pressure sensor device and related setting tool and setting method is disclosed. The invention uses a magnetic force sensor unit in the tire pressure sensor device, to receive lines of magnetic flux being transmitted by a magnetic force transmitter unit in the setting tool, and then the received waveform is converted into a communication protocol and stored in the tire pressure sensor device. Therefore, the invention not only can achieve the purpose of wireless transmission but also can enhance the stability of signal transmission, eliminate wireless regulatory constraints and improve product quality. | 12-18-2014 |
20140368326 | METHOD FOR THE HANDS-FREE ACCESS TO A MOTOR VEHICLE AND FOR MONITORING THE PRESSURE OF THE TIRES MOUNTED ON SAID MOTOR VEHICLE - A method for the hands-free access to a motor vehicle (V) is combined with a method for monitoring tire pressure. More particularly, wheel units ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150029015 | CENTRAL TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A central tire pressure monitoring system interfaces with a tire inflation system to check the pressure in all of the tires of a trailer of a heavy-duty vehicle at a single interface location on the trailer, without the need to provide power to the trailer. The tire inflation system includes a source of pressurized air, at least one tire, a pneumatic conduit extending between and fluidly connecting the source of pressurized air to the tire, and a controller fluidly connected to the conduit. The monitoring system includes a monitoring valve fluidly connected to the conduit between the controller and the tire. The monitoring valve includes a port, and a test tool selectively fluidly connects to the monitoring valve port to enable air flow from the tire to the test tool. An indicator fluidly connects to the test tool and provides a reading of a pneumatic pressure in the tire. | 01-29-2015 |
20150029016 | TIRE DATA COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MULTI-PURPOSE HANDHELD DATA COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION TOOL, AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING TIRE DATA BETWEEN A VEHICLE TIRE AND A REMOTE COMPUTING DEVICE - A direct tire data collection and communication device is adapted for use in a pneumatic vehicle tire. The device incorporates a tire-mounted electronics module comprising a microcontroller, and at least one tire property sensor in electronic communication with the microcontroller and capable of measuring at least one operational property of the vehicle tire. The threshold operational property value defines a positive tire safety condition and a negative tire safety condition. The electronics module calculates accumulated travel data of the vehicle tire while in the negative tire safety condition. A transmitter transmits the travel data to an electronic remote terminal. | 01-29-2015 |
20150061852 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An improved method for a passenger car tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), including improvements of a direct TPMS or an indirect TPMS technique. The direct TPMS uses a dynamic tire pressure reference as a tire pressure determination basis, and monitors the real-time tire load, e.g., when the wheel load changes, the TPMS data processing center takes the tire cold inflation pressure data corresponding to the real-time load as the current tire pressure reference, and performs determinations and warnings for the real-time tire pressure data. The indirect TPMS establishes a wheel speed reference database based on a vehicle speed reference, and conducts compensations and corrections for wheel speed distortions caused by the tire wear in use, and performs an analysis and comparison between the compensated and modified real-time wheel speed and the data from the wheel speed reference database, and makes a real-time tire pressure information indication or warning. | 03-05-2015 |
20150091719 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR - A tire pressure sensor is installed on a tire rim which includes an assembly through hole. The tire pressure sensor includes a sensor body, a gas intake nozzle fixed on the tire rim and connected to the sensor body, and a gas nozzle assembly member to couple with the sensor body and the gas intake nozzle. The sensor body includes a gas nozzle assembly hole to couple with the gas intake nozzle, a tire pressure sensing module disposed in the sensor body for detecting a tire pressure, and an update connection port electrically connected to the tire pressure sensing module. Through the update connection port, the tire pressure sensing module receives an update firmware data for updating firmware stored therein in response to different applications. | 04-02-2015 |
20150097662 | FLEXIBLE BOARD TYPE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DEVICE - A flexible board type tire pressure sensor device includes a flexible PC board having a first surface bonded to an inside wall of a tire of a vehicle wheel and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a sensor module installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board for sensing a variety of statuses of the vehicle wheel, a transmission terminal set installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board and electrically connected with the sensor module for allowing transmission of a communication program to the sensor module, and an antenna installed in the second surface of the flexible PC board and electrically connected with the sensor module for sending out a sensor signal generated by the sensor module. Thus, the flexible board type tire pressure sensor device has excellent structural stability to provide accurate sensing results. | 04-09-2015 |
20150116105 | Apparatus and Method for Determining a State Parameter of an Object to be Monitored - An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored comprises a means for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored, a comparison means for comparing the measurement value to a predeterminable comparison parameter, wherein the comparison means is formed to output a first comparison signal when a predeterminable number of measurement values falls below the comparison parameter within a measurement interval, or to output a second comparison signal when the predeterminable number of measurement values exceeds or reaches the comparison parameter, wherein the first comparison signal or the second comparison signal indicate the state parameter. | 04-30-2015 |
20150123779 | BUILT-IN TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING AND ALARMING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a built-in tire pressure monitoring and alarming device. A housing is provided therein with a reference chamber and an inlet pipe extended from the reference chamber to a valve stem, and a reference chamber valve capable of sealing and opening the inlet pipe is mounted within the inlet pipe. A throttle core of the reference chamber valve is directly resisted against a core bar of a throttle core. During the tire is inflated, the throttle core is pushed open, the core bar of the throttle core is pushed against the valve core, and then the reference chamber valve is opened so that the reference chamber is inflated. After the inflation is accomplished, the throttle core is restored and the reference chamber valve is closed so that the reference chamber is sealed. | 05-07-2015 |
20150336434 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A STATE PARAMETER OF AN OBJECT TO BE MONITORED - An apparatus for determining a driving situation of a vehicle to be monitored is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a provider configured to provide measurement values, wherein the provider is configured to obtain the measurement values at non-equidistant sampling instants, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the driving situation of the vehicle to be monitored. The apparatus further comprises an evaluator configured to evaluate a plurality of the measurement values with respect to a measure indicating a temporal variation of the plurality of measurement values. | 11-26-2015 |
20150343858 | TPMS SENSOR POSITION INPUT METHOD - A TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) sensor input method is disclosed and performed by: using a setting tool to read in the ID of the TPMS sensor subject to the set position, and then compiling the ID of the TPMS sensor and the position to be set into a set code, and then transmitting the set code to a receiver host for enabling the receiver host to store the data of the ID of the TPMS sensor and the position of the TPMS sensor. | 12-03-2015 |
20150352912 | METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING TIRE POSITIONS ON A VEHICLE HAVING A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A method via which tire modules can be associated with tire positions on a vehicle includes: inputting vehicle data and tire information via a mobile detecting device; analyzing the input information via the detecting device; providing an instruction to the user of the detecting device indicating the first tire for performing a first tire module identification; positioning the detecting device near the first tire which is specified by the detecting device; activating an inquiry signal having a transmission frequency specified by the detecting device and a specified signal amplitude to a tire module arranged in the tire, wherein the tire module includes at least one sensor for tire-pressure monitoring; capturing a response signal from the tire module, wherein the response includes the identification data of the tire module; and, evaluating the response signal of the tire module and associating the identified tire module with a tire position. | 12-10-2015 |
20150375578 | AUTOMATIC WHEEL TO TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR CORRELATION IN DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE - The wheel locations for wireless tire pressure monitoring sensors are automatically learned by comparing the timing of sensor message transmissions to directly measured wheel rotation, such as from an anti-lock brake system. In order to synchronize the data to be detected and compared across a distributed electronic system, first timestamps are applied to RF sensor messages upon reception in a receiver. Second timestamps are applied to decoded sensor data in the receiver when transmission of the data and the first timestamps to a control module begins. The control module applies third timestamps upon reception by the control module. The control module calculates sensor message times by subtracting a difference of the first and second timestamps from the third timestamp. | 12-31-2015 |
20160031272 | DEVICE, ELEMENT, PASSIVE ELEMENT, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR OBTAINING TIRE CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments provide a device, an element, a passive element, methods and computer programs for obtaining tire characteristics. A device includes a transmitter inside a tire to transmit a signal at least partially indicating a first characteristic of the tire. The device further includes a passive element to at least partially influence the signal based on a second characteristic of the tire. The device further includes an element to detect the influence of the signal by the passive element and to obtain information related to the second characteristic of the tire based on the influence. | 02-04-2016 |
20160039253 | UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR - A tire pressure sensor for motor vehicles includes a housing accommodating an integrated circuit (sensor IC), wherein the sensor IC has a microcontroller and a pressure sensor. The microcontroller, transfers pressure measurement values acquired by the pressure sensor to a receiver by wireless communication. The sensor IC has an internal memory, in which executable instructions and data can be stored, which, when executed, result in the acquisition and transference of the pressure measurement data. The sensor IC is coupled to an auxiliary memory module disposed in the housing. Numerous different data packets, with respective instructions or data, are stored in the memory module which can be activated via the microcontroller, in order to copy a selected data packet into the internal memory. The microcontroller controls the power supply for the auxiliary memory module such that the auxiliary memory can be switched over to an energy saving mode. | 02-11-2016 |
20160039254 | UNIVERSAL TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR - A tire pressure sensor for motor vehicles, includes a housing, which accommodates an integrated circuit (sensor IC), having a microcontroller and a pressure sensor. The microcontroller transfers pressure measurement values to a separate receiver device by wireless communication. The sensor IC has an internal memory, in which executable instructions and data can be stored, which, when executed, result in the acquisition and transference of the pressure measurement data. A power supply is disposed in the housing, and coupled to the sensor IC which is coupled to an auxiliary memory module disposed in the housing. Numerous different data packets, with respective instructions or data, are stored in the memory module. The auxiliary memory module can be activated via the microcontroller, in order to copy a selected data packet into the internal memory. The auxiliary memory module is coupled to the microcontroller of the sensor IC by a serial data interface. | 02-11-2016 |
20160039255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSMISSIONS IN A TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR - A number of frames in a burst is adjusted such that a first optimal number of first frames from a first manufacturer are included in the burst, the first optimal number of frames chosen to enable the detection of the burst by first receivers that are tuned to receive the first frames from the first manufacturer. The number of frames in the burst is adjusted such that a second optimal number of second frames from a second manufacturer are included in the burst, the second optimal number of frames chosen to enable detection of the burst by second receivers that are tuned to receive the second frames from the second manufacturer. The number of frames in the burst maintains a configuration compliant with government regulations regarding one or more of a burst length and a power emission. | 02-11-2016 |
20160082790 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TIRE PRESSURE - A tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a frequency detection unit configured to detect a resonant frequency according to a tire pressure; a calculation unit configured to accumulate the resonant frequency and calculate an average frequency and a frequency variance; a coordinate system setting unit configured to locate a first average variance point corresponding to the average frequency and the frequency variance, on an average-variance plane, and locate second average variance points corresponding to average frequencies and frequency variances of resonant frequencies measured for types of tires, on the average-variance plane; a tire determination unit configured to determine a type of a tire in consideration of distances between the first and second average variance points; and a low-pressure frequency setting unit configured to set a low-pressure frequency according to the determined type of the tire, as a reference low-pressure frequency for determining whether the tire pressure is a low pressure. | 03-24-2016 |
20160096402 | TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM - A vehicle tracking and identification system is provided. The system identifies a vehicle, determines its location, and retrieves information regarding the vehicle and/or its owner via transmissions received from a tire pressure monitoring system (“TPMS”). Law enforcement agencies may utilize the system and/or its data to conduct surveillance and commercial enterprises may utilize the system and/or its data to conduct marketing, among other users and uses. | 04-07-2016 |
20160176245 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHANGING TPMS SENSOR MESSAGE PREAMBLE BASED UPON MODE | 06-23-2016 |
20160375733 | SMART TAG ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING ON AN OBJECT TO BE TRACKED - A smart tag assembly is designed for mounting on an object to be tracked. The smart tag assembly comprises a multiple layer RFID laminate adapted for electronically storing and processing data, and wireless communicating data when interrogated by an RFID reader. The laminate comprises an RFID inlay including a microchip and antenna formed with a substrate, and laminated between an outside label cover and backing. A low-profile tag carrier defines a recessed pocket designed for receiving and holding the RFID laminate. | 12-29-2016 |
20180022169 | TIRE-MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | 01-25-2018 |