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7623025 Tire pressure monitor initiation tool with vehicle data 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....
7619510 Apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure  
The present invention provides an apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure which prevent the issuance of an erroneous alarm and thus determine abnormality in tire...
7592904 Tire pressure monitor system module  
A tire pressure monitor system module provides modular products with tire pressure monitor system functionality. The tire pressure monitor system module may be added to a modular product to provide...
7592903 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...
7586403 Vehicle tag reader  
A tire sensor that communicates to a remote interrogator in one of two modes depending on the nature of the interrogation. The interrogator may be distributed throughout a vehicle if needed for...
7557698 Wheel information processing device  
A wheel information processing device comprises a plurality of wheel-side communication units provided in a wheel of an automotive vehicle, and a body-side communication unit provided in a body of...
7528707 Spare tire pressure monitoring system  
A spare tire pressure monitoring system includes a detection mechanism releasably connectable to the valve stem of a spare tire and includes a sensing device for measuring the actual air pressure...
7508301 Tire monitoring system and method  
A tire monitoring system for a vehicle having tires determines if two tires share a same side of the vehicle based on a state of each of the two tires. In at least one embodiment, a first output...
7493808 Fill-through tire pressure indicator  
A tire pressure indicator that is combined with a fill valve. The indicator and the fill valve are coaxial or concentric. The invention may be screwed onto a tire valve stem. The indicator has...
7425892 Tire inflation pressure sensing apparatus with function of detecting tire location  
A tire inflation pressure sensing apparatus according to the invention includes a plurality of transmitters, each of which is provided on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, and a receiver...
7417531 Technique for monitoring a tire condition of a vehicle  
A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by...
7411487 Tire-information administration system  
A tire-information administration system includes a plurality of sensor modules installed in tires; at least one reception module configured to receive data from the sensor modules; and a central...
7397352 Method and device for localizing the position of at least two emission units, especially for monitoring at least one parameter for a plurality of wheels pertaining to a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a method and a device for localising the position of at least two emission units, especially for monitoring at least one parameter for a plurality of wheels pertaining to a...
7391308 Monitoring device, transceiver system and its control method  
A transmitter module has a sensor module that includes a plurality of sensors and operates intermittently, a signal processor module that permits transmission of an output of the sensor module to a...
7388478 Apparatus for detecting tire inflation pressure  
A sensor detects values of inflation pressure of a tire of a vehicle one after another. A controller calculates, from the values of the tire inflation pressure, a deflation rate at which the tire...
7378951 Tire pressure monitoring system  
A vehicular tire pressure monitoring system, including a transponder unit ( 10 ) for each tire to be monitored, the transponder unit having an incorporated RF transmitter ( 12 ) and being...
7343871 Device for surveying the pressure of fluids housed in tanks or flowing through ducts  
An apparatus for surveying the pressure of fluids housed in tanks or flowing through ducts comprises a device ( 100 ), an envelope ( 1 ) with axial symmetry which forms the external covering of the...
7336164 Tire pressure monitoring system and sensor therefor  
A system for monitoring tire pressure and producing a first signal in the event that a low tire pressure condition has been sensed and a second, different signal in the event that a low tire...
7333008 Tire deflation warning system and method thereof, and judgment program of tire with reduced pressures  
A tire deflation warning system having a means for detecting the rotational speeds of wheels on a vehicle and a means for judging tires with reduced air pressure from the rotational speed...
7327244 Valve device with pressure alarm for tire  
A valve device includes a metal tube fixed to a tire rim of a vehicle. A valve is mounted in an end of an air passageway of the metal tube. A transmitter includes two switches respectively...
7301445 Tire maintenance system  
A method of managing at least one vehicle includes sensing a tire operating characteristic of the at least one vehicle, sensing a vehicle operating characteristic of the at least one vehicle, and...
7298279 Open-ended device monitoring system  
An emission prevention system for use on an open-ended line includes an end-cap and a proximity sensor. The proximity sensor is preferably configured to detect a change in the extent of engagement...
7277008 Sensor unit, method, device and sensor system for determining a side of a vehicle on which a wheel with a sensor unit is disposed  
A sensor unit for recording the direction of rotation of a wheel is embodied to record a variable that is characteristic for a direction of flow of an air stream in a tire of the wheel. To...
7242285 Apparatus and method for power management in a tire pressure monitoring system  
A system ( 10 ) and method manages battery ( 13 ) power in a wheel module ( 11 ) for indicating when air pressure in a tire falls below a recommended value. Tire air pressure is sensed with a...
7218210 Pressure sensing method and apparatus  
A multi-wheel highway vehicle for transporting passengers, cargo or both has a plurality of wheels supporting the vehicle with the wheels having pneumatic tires mounted thereon, at least one...
7212104 Power consumption protocol  
Low power consumption protocol A telemetry unit ( 100 ) is provided for mounting inside a pneumatic tire, which includes a piezoelectric element ( 114 ) supported in a housing ( 112 ), with an...
7197422 System and method for determining proper tire inflation pressure based on current vehicle mass conditions  
A tire pressure monitoring system as described herein leverages a real-time onboard vehicle mass estimate to determine whether tire pressure is appropriate for the current loading conditions. The...
7196617 Graduated stiffness for electrical connections in tires  
A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. A wire or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistant...
7196616 Tire pressure warning device with adjustable tire pressure setting  
A tire pressure warning device with adjustable pressure setting includes a case divided into a lower and an upper chamber and having a shoulder portion formed near a top thereof; a valve structure...
7183937 Self-powered sensing module and tire pressure monitoring system using the same  
A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) having a self-powered sensing module having a sensor unit with at least one sensor for measuring at least one of a temperature, a pressure, and an...
7145443 Casing structure of transmitter for use in tire condition monitoring apparatus  
A transmitter is mounted on a wheel of a vehicle by a jig of an automatic mounting machine. The transmitter has a measuring-transmitting portion, a valve stem, and a casing. The...
7117074 Method and apparatus for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure and program for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure  
A method for alarming decrease in tire air-pressure in which decrease in tire air-pressure is determined on the basis of rotational velocity information of a wheel of a vehicle. Respective...
7102499 Electronic device for a tire having an extensible antenna  
An electronic communication device for a tire includes a radio device and an antenna intended to be attached to or embedded in a tire, the antenna being spirally or helically shaped to absorb...
7084750 Counterbalance annular tire transponder assembly and method  
An annular antenna and transponder are affixed to a tire using the transponder as a counterweight to offset tire imbalance. The annular antenna is attached to an inner tire surface and is coupled...
7040175 Pressure reading structure for a pressure gage  
An improved pressure reading structure for a pressure gage is disclosed, comprising a data plate, a rotable pointer and a protection casing. The data plate includes a central area and an extended...
7030744 Alert device for pneumatic object  
An alert device, which is adapted for mounting to a valve of a pneumatic object, is capable of detecting any decrease in the interior pneumatic pressure of the pneumatic object and generating a...
7030743 Tire pressure indicator providing a visual indication of tire pressure  
An tire pressure indicator operative to provide a first visual indication if the tire pressure within a tire to which the indicator is coupled is below a first predetermined pressure and a second...
7019629 Tire pressure indicator  
A tire pressure indicator is disclosed including a housing having an inlet for air under pressure, a sealed chamber, the chamber containing a gas under pressure, a signaling device having an...
7015802 Vehicle tag reader  
A remote communication device, such as a radio frequency type device, that receives temperature indicia concerning a container and/or its contents and communicates such temperature indicia along...
7013833 Valve stem pressure poppet  
A valve stem pressure poppet incorporated into a tire valve cap for monitoring tire air pressure. The indicator assembly is screw attached by a connector onto an existing valve stem. The assembly...
7009505 Tire pressure gauge  
A tire pressure gauge includes a tubular housing, an air ventilating member dividing the housing into receiving and coupling chambers, a flexible diaphragm disposed in the receiving chamber and...
6999861 Tire status monitoring apparatus and receiver therefor  
A receiver of a tire status monitoring apparatus which can specify tire mounting positions and does not require initial registration work. The tire status monitoring apparatus includes a plurality...
6967571 Tire condition monitoring apparatus  
A tire condition monitoring apparatus that improves data communication accuracy. Permanent magnets are fixed to the wheel well. A transmitter fixed to a tire includes a pressure sensor for...
6960994 Vehicle tire information obtaining apparatus and tire information processing apparatus  
A vehicle tire information obtaining apparatus for obtaining tire information relating to a mounted tire and a non-mounted tire of a vehicle. The apparatus includes: (a) tire state detectors which...
6927679 ID registration method, ID collation system incorporated in a vehicle control system, embodied as a pneumatic tire pressure monitoring apparatus associated with pneumatic pressure sensors, and an ID registration tool combined with pneumatic tire pressure monitoring apparatus  
A transmitter mode switching apparatus switches a transmitter into an ID registration mode, while a receiver mode switching apparatus switches a receiver into an ID transmission mode (step S 1 )....
6922141 Mounting structure of transmitter for tire condition monitoring apparatus  
A transmitter is attached to a wheel of a vehicle and transmits data indicating a condition of a tire of the vehicle. A mounting structure of the transmitter has a casing, a pin and a fastener cap....
6911903 Tire pressure indicator  
A tire pressure indicator for coupling with a valve stem of a tire. The tire pressure indicator provides a first visual indication in the event that the tire pressure is below a first threshold...
6900725 Method and system for automatically extending a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle to include auxiliary tires  
A tire pressure monitoring system ( 12 ) for a vehicle ( 10 ) includes a speed sensor ( 38 ) generating a speed signal indicative of vehicle speed, a timer ( 44 ) generating a time signal, a...
6889543 Wheel assembly provided with a pressure sensor  
A wheel assembly includes a wheel having a rim which is adapted to receive a tire. The wheel carries a sensor for measuring pressure inside the tire. The wheel is mounted so as to rotate around a...
6885293 Tire air pressure monitoring system  
Provided is a tire air pressure monitoring system capable of grasping the tire positions where there are sensor units even in the case of tire rotation. In the tire air pressure monitoring system,...
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