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7555903 Tire pressure regulating system  
The invention relates to a system for regulating the pressure of tires mounted on a vehicle. The vehicle has an engine with a turbocharger which is a compressed air source for the pressure...
7538661 Tire pressure management system valve integrity verification method  
A method of verifying the integrity of a valve in service in a tire pressure management system is disclosed. The method of verifying valve integrity of a valve interposed between a tire and conduit...
7530379 Tire inflation system  
Land transportation vehicles using pneumatic tires loose air over time, including tractor trailers, private vehicles, race cars and other vehicle classifications. Tire pressure is important, but...
7488046 Hub-bearing assembly allowing pressurized air to be supplied to the tire of a motor vehicle wheel  
A hub-bearing unit ( 10 ) has a rotatable outer race ( 30 ) fixable to a wheel and an inner stationary hub ( 20 ) forming a passage ( 27 ) for pressurized air coming from a source of pressurized...
7458256 Tire pressure monitoring device  
A tire pressure monitoring device includes a housing unit, a tire inflating unit, and a tire pressure monitoring unit. The housing unit includes: a tubular body confining an air chamber; a tire...
7418989 Rotary union assembly for use in air pressure inflation systems for tractor trailer tires  
Preferably, a tire inflation system includes a hub cap secured to a wheel attached to an axle of a vehicle, the axle providing a source of pressurized air. The tire inflation system preferably...
7416005 Wheel end assembly high-temperature warning system  
The present invention is directed to a wheel end assembly having a high temperature warning system for giving a warning in the event that the temperature in the assembly reaches a predetermined...
7370678 Pump unit for vehicles  
A pump unit for use in pumping and repairing car tires has a box-like jacket ( 1 ) in which is provided a socket ( 10 ) for fixing a bottle ( 8 ) with repair fluid and with a lid/adapter ( 4 )...
7314072 Integral pressure regulation system for tires and other vessels containing compressible fluids  
An inflation and pressure regulation system for inflatable vessels, such as tires, has a main chamber containing a volume of compressible fluid, such as air, and a pump chamber which acts to...
7306020 Tire inflation system and wheel sensor and method of use  
A tire inflation system and wheel speed sensor system having a hollow shaft rotatable with a drive mechanism. The shaft extends into the hollow end of an axle. A angular velocity system rotates...
7273082 Tire inflation system apparatus and method  
A tire inflation system includes an air supply source in selective fluid communication with a tire via a pneumatic conduit. A method of inflating the system includes providing a tire pressure...
7270142 Inflation device with automatic disconnect  
An apparatus that injects fluid into an inflatable device, dynamically monitors the pressure inside the device, and automatically terminates the inflation and disconnects from the inflatable device...
7259663 Wheel state adjustment system and method thereof  
A pressure detection sensor for detecting a tire internal air pressure and a wheel side communication device for transmitting a detection result of the pressure detection sensor using a preset...
7234485 Tire valve  
Hollow particle can be charged into a tire when a second stem is disconnected from a first stem in a tire valve of the present invention. When the second stem is fitted in the first stem, the...
7220058 Bearing unit for the hub of a vehicle wheel equipped with a tire inflating system  
A bearing unit comprises a radially outer stationary race ( 1 ) and a pair of radially inner rotatable half-races ( 2 a , 2 b ). An intermediate annular chamber ( 8 ) is defined between the outer...
7207365 Central tire inflation system rotary air union  
A central tire inflation system for maintaining tire inflation on a vehicle having a torque transfer sleeve connected between an axle plug assembly and a stationary shaft on the rotary union...
7185688 Central tire inflation system for drive axle  
A tire inflation system for a portal drive axle assembly includes fluid flow passages that are formed within rotating wheel shafts, which drive a pair of wheel end assemblies. The portal drive axle...
7178564 Supplying/removing apparatus of puncture sealant of tire  
A puncture sealant supplying/removing apparatus includes a pressure-resistant bottle, an apparatus body on which the pressure-resistant bottle can be mounted, supply hose means which supplies or...
7162917 Device for removing excess air pressure from vehicle tire  
A device for removing excess air pressure from a valve stem of a tire of a vehicle having a body with a cavity, an intake port for forming a fluid-tight seal with, extracting compressed air through...
7077065 Integrated bi-modal wheel assembly  
This invention relates generally to vehicular transportation for humans and freight by roadway and railway. More specifically, this invention relates to a unique combination of a novel roadway...
7059372 Assembly for inflating a tire  
An assembly for inflating a tire includes a pump assembly that includes a housing having an air inlet and an air outlet. A conduit is fluidly coupled to the air outlet. The housing has a first end...
7051777 Pressure transmitting axle assembly  
An axle assembly has a fixed axle housing, a rotating axle body rotatably mounted in said axle housing, and a first chamber which surrounds the axle body. The first chamber is partially bounded by...
7044176 Device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers  
A device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers comprising air feeders, at least one pair of regulators for air pressure...
7040355 Air nozzle and relief valve arrangement for vertical tire pump  
An air nozzle and relief valve arrangement for use in a vertical tire pump is disclosed to include a lever-operated air nozzle adapted to guide pumped air into the inflatable body (tire), and a...
7032611 Pressure regulator and method of use  
A pressure regulating device for connecting a pressure source to an inflatable object comprises: a hollow casing; a valve system positioned inside the hollow casing; a fluid inlet connected to the...
7021348 Device for sealing and inflating an inflatable object  
A device for inflating a tire having gone flat to a wanted pressure and for sealing and inflating a puncture tire. The device includes a compressed-air source, a tubular container filled with a...
6980925 Real-time signal processing for vehicle tire load monitoring  
A system for real-time signal processing for vehicle monitoring, including a first device disposed in a tire of a vehicle and producing a signal that is a function of a tire contact time period,...
6966220 Device for automatic tire inflation and tire pressure display  
A device for automatic tire inflation and tire pressure display has a tire pressure measurement unit, a tire temperature sensor (a thermometer) and a gradienter for measuring the tire balance. The...
6964284 Sealing system  
A system for the sealing of inflatable articles, in particular tires, has at least one container containing a sealant. This container has a gas inlet and an outlet which can be coupled to an...
6955201 System for supplying pressurized air to a vehicle tire through the hub of the wheel  
A hollow suspension standard ( 20 ) of a vehicle equipped with a system for supplying pressurized air to a tire through the hub of the wheel has an inner cavity ( 22 ) and a seat ( 21 ) for housing...
6943673 Device for the automatic actuation of a tire-filling apparatus for a motor vehicle  
An automatic tire-filling apparatus for a motor vehicle has an electronic controller which, in response to sensors for the operating state of the vehicle, controls pneumatic valves for the tires...
6941989 Tire pressure control arrangement for a motor vehicle  
A tire pressure control arrangement for a motor vehicle monitors the air pressure of at least one pneumatic tire and a signal is outputted from the arrangement when, in at least one tire of the...
6923200 Safety device for pressurizing an envelope at risk of bursting  
A safety device for inflating an envelope at risk of bursting comprising: a tubular body, a piston element slidably and sealably mounted within at least one inner portion of the tubular body; at...
6918403 Tire valve for the rim of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle  
In a tire valve for the rim ( 10 ) of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle comprising a valve body ( 14 ) of a rigid material and a valve insert ( 60 ) and an air outlet ( 51 ), which is disposed at a...
6892776 Apparatus for the automatic filling of motor vehicle tires  
A tire-filling system has an electronic control unit response to the tire pressure and the vehicle operating conditions for automatically operating pneumatic tire-filling valves to increase or...
6880598 Check valve for tire inflation system  
A wheel valve assembly for adjusting the air pressure within a pneumatic tire is provided that includes a body that extends from a first end in communication with a pressure source to a second end...
6857457 Rotary feedthrough for a device for inflating or deflating a tire of a tractor wheel  
A rotary feedthrough for a device to inflate and deflate a tire on a tractor wheel has a housing ( 13 ) with an inner member ( 28 ) arranged at a radial distance within the housing. The radial gap...
6843270 Connector of inflating device capable of coupling various types of valve stems  
A connector of an inflating device has a housing having a central chamber and three side chambers. Three connector assemblies are mounted in the side chambers respectively to be coupled with...
6838983 Precision inflation device  
The invention provides a device for measuring the pressure of a tire. The device comprises a microcontroller configured to calculate a target pressure, a pressure sensor coupled to the...
6826951 Tire management system and method for surveying and servicing a vehicle tire  
In a tire management system and method for surveying and servicing a vehicle tire, a portable hand held computer unit receives and stores data for servicing the vehicle tire and data acquired from...
6789581 Apparatus for sealing, inflating, and repairing tires  
A tire repair device is provided. A receptacle/port is in communication with the air flow path; the receptacle/port is adapted to sealingly receive a container of tire sealant. When the air...
6772812 Dual-function tire inlet valve  
A dual-function tire inlet valve mountable on a tire in communication with a compressor in a tire pressure maintenance system is disclosed. The inlet valve has a conduit extending from an ambient...
6758088 Active adaptation of control algorithms for a central tire inflation system  
A method for control of a tire pressure management system (or central tire inflation system) is provided which enables active adaptation of control variables in the system in response to variations...
6733088 Variable-diameter wheel apparatus for motor vehicles  
A wheel-and-tire apparatus having at least two coaxially mounted tires is disclosed in which the diameters of one or more of the tires in the apparatus may be adjusted to select the tire or tires...
6725895 Wheel  
A wheel has a rigid rim, a soft tire arranged on the rigid rim, and a unit for generating different pressures from inside in the soft tire in contact zone of tire with road surface, at opposite...
6722409 Snap in valve stem  
A snap in valve stem 10 with a two piece insert 24, 26 design is capable of supporting a radio frequency transmitter 12 within a rim hole 28. Elastomeric body 16 includes a cylindrical...
6722191 Non-attached monitoring assembly for pneumatic tire  
A monitoring assembly for a pneumatic tire is designed to be loosely disposed within the tire and rim combination. The monitoring assembly includes a protective body that surrounds a monitoring...
6719028 Wheel end assembly with spindle sleeve  
A vehicle wheel end assembly includes a sleeve member that allows air to be vented from the wheel end while significantly reducing venting of lubricating fluid. The wheel end includes a hub that is...
6698482 Rotary air connection with bearing for tire inflation system  
An improved rotary air connection in an automatic tire inflation system for supplying air to rotating tires through an elongate rigid tubular member supported from and adapted to move...
6691754 Electromagnetically activated on-wheel air pump  
The present invention couples a tire pump with the wheel rim of a vehicle. The pump is activated electromagnetically to inflate the tire as desired, e.g. when tire pressure is below a required...
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