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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...
7005987 Acoustic wave device with digital data transmission functionality  
An improved electronics assembly for integration with a tire structure includes an acoustic wave device such as a SAW sensor connected as a feedback element in an active amplifier and further...
7002455 Method and apparatus for monitoring tire pressure  
Methods and apparatus are provided for relearning associations between tire pressure detectors and tire locations on an automobile. An apparatus comprises tire pressure detectors installed on each...
7002456 Receiver circuit and method for tire pressure monitoring system  
Circuit system and method for receiving and demodulating signals to a tire pressure monitoring system. The circuit comprises a demodulator for receiving an input signal modulated at a first...
6998975 Method and system for determining tire pressure imbalances  
A tire pressure detection system including a pneumatic tire, a valve system coupled to the pneumatic tire, a switch contained within the valve system, the switch including a transmitter, a receiver...
6995672 Relaxation oscillator for transponder  
A relaxation oscillator for a transponder capable of measuring one or more parameters (e.g., temperature, pressure) in an object and transmitting a data stream to an external reader/interrogator....
6985076 Method and system for detecting the presence of a spare replacement in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle  
A tire pressure monitoring system ( 12 ) for a vehicle ( 10 ) has a plurality of tires ( 14 a, b, c and d ) in respective rolling locations and a spare tire ( 14 e ) generating a spare tire...
6983649 Tire condition monitoring apparatus  
A transmitter is provided in each of tires to wirelessly transmit data representing the condition of the associated tire and data representing the direction of acceleration. A first reception...
6982636 Method and system for mitigating false alarms in a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle  
A pressure monitoring system ( 12 ) for a tire ( 14 a ) of an automotive vehicle includes a first pressure sensor ( 94 ) coupled to the wheel, a pressure transmitter ( 90 ) coupled to the pressure...
6980099 Arrangement for monitoring at least one parameter for a number of motor vehicle wheels  
The arrangement for monitoring at least one parameter for a number of motor vehicle wheels uses at least one receiver antenna that features a directional characteristic such that at least the...
6978196 Method for matching a motor vehicle wheel valve identifier with an identifier or said wheel  
A method for matching an emitting valve identifier with that of a wheel in the memory element of an on-board vehicle computer, including steps of specific excitation of the valve and reception of a...
6972691 Tire condition monitoring apparatus  
When registering the ID code of a transmitter in a receiver, a commander is brought close to the transmitter and then a manipulation switch of the commander is pressed. Then, the commander...
6972672 Tire sensor localization utilizing speed corrected frequency  
A method of localizing the location of a received signal from a tire pressure sensor includes sending an AM identification signal. The AM signal is adjusted for speed such that the frequency of the...
6972673 Air pressure detecting device for wheel  
An end of a hollow member is connected to an air valve for introducing air into a tire. A detecting and transmitting unit for detecting an air pressure in the tire and transmitting pressure...
6970076 Method and apparatus for communication of data in a remote tire monitoring system  
A tire monitor ( 100 ) mountable inside a tire ( 200 ) includes a tire data sensor ( 402 ) and a transmitter ( 406 ). The transmitter is configured to transmit tire data at one or more frequencies...
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...
6967570 ID registration method for tire air pressure sensor, ID registration system, tire air pressure monitoring system, tire air pressure sensor, and smart control system  
Provided is a tire air pressure monitoring system in which identification (“ID”) registration is automatically made while specifying a tire position to reduce the manpower of the registration...
6963274 Transmitter of tire condition monitoring apparatus and tire condition monitoring apparatus  
Transmitters of a tire condition monitoring apparatus that monitors condition of vehicle tires. Each transmitter has a measuring sensor, a transmission circuit, a vehicle speed sensor and a...
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...
6958685 Asynchronous localization signals for tire pressure monitoring system  
A tire pressure monitoring system includes a plurality of LF initiators for initiating a localization signal from each of the tire pressure monitoring sensors associated with each of the tires....
6958684 RF tire pressure signal sensor antenna and method of packaging  
A method and apparatus for communicating a signal from an external transmitter located in a remote location to a sensor mountable in an interior of a pressure vessel including a vehicle tire. The...
6956466 Anti-theft device for a vehicle and method for activating the anti-theft device  
An anti-theft device for a vehicle with tyre wheels includes an immobilization device, at least one detection control unit, and at least one sensor. The immobilization device activates an...
6956471 Hybrid tire inflation monitor  
The present invention provides a method, a computer usable medium including a program, and a system for monitoring inflation in a plurality of vehicle tires. The method and computer usable medium...
6954687 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGISTERING ID INFORMATION FOR EACH TRANSMITTER, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING RESPECTIVE TRANSMITTERS, APPLICABLE TO A PNEUMATIC TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, A PNEUMATIC TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS, AND RELEVANT PNEUMATIC TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING PROGRAM  
Each transmitter transmits temperature/pressure data of an associated tire together with an ID assigned to each transmitter. A pneumatic tire pressure monitoring apparatus receives the...
6954141 Apparatus and method for tire monitoring system  
A tire monitoring apparatus for a vehicle has plural transmitters arranged in plural tires for detecting air pressure of the corresponding tire and transmitting information including a detecting...
6950021 Electronic wall using high-resolution millimeter-wave radar in conjunction with multiple plane reflectors and retroreflectors  
An apparatus for detection of any intruder passing through an electronic wall is disclosed. The electronic wall is formed by a millimeter-wave radar positioned at one end of the wall and a...
6937144 Remote tire pressure monitoring system  
A system for monitoring tire pressure of a vehicle or fleet of vehicles includes a check point through which the vehicles pass. A first interrogation component is positioned proximal the check...
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....
6922142 Tire air pressure monitoring system  
Provided is a tire air pressure monitoring system capable of sufficiently lowering the electric power dissipation in a monitoring unit. The monitoring unit acquires, on the basis of information on...
6920785 Tire pressure sensor unit, tire pressure monitoring system, and method of registering identification code of tire pressure sensor unit  
A sensor unit body 10 of a tire pressure sensor unit 1 is provided with external signal-importing terminals 22 for rewriting data of self-identification code stored in a ROM 21 , so that a...
6922140 System for monitoring the pressure of tires of a motor vehicle  
According to one exemplary embodiment, a system for monitoring the pressure of tires of a motor vehicle with location of the wheels comprises a monitoring element and a pressure sensor. Each...
6919798 Vehicle wheel information obtaining apparatus and wheel information processing apparatus  
A vehicle wheel information obtaining apparatus for obtaining wheel information relating to a wheel of a vehicle. The apparatus includes: (a) a wheel state detector which detects a state of the...
6919799 Monitoring device and tire combination  
The invention provides a monitoring device and tire combination wherein an antenna is mounted to the tire in a location spaced from the monitoring device. In one embodiment, the antenna may be...
6917287 System for monitoring the tires of a vehicle, comprising a device for automatic location of wheel transmitters  
System for monitoring the tires of a vehicle, comprising a device for automatic location of a radio transmitter, comprising a first radio reception channel having a first aerial and a second radio...
6917286 Device for monitoring pressures of vehicle tires  
The device comprises: a sensor arranged at the level of each tire whose pressure is to be monitored, a transmitter associated with each sensor, and a common receiver intended to receive the...
6917050 Code learning method for tire monitoring device  
A code learning method for a tire monitoring device includes providing a plurality of sensor modules installed in the tires of the vehicle for sensing a condition and acceleration of the tires,...
6915229 Method and system for registering identification of tire air pressure sensor device  
A system has a memory in a vehicle for registering an identification of a tire air pressure sensor device in the memory. The tire air pressure sensor device is provided for a tire of the vehicle....
6914523 Method and apparatus for sensing tire pressure  
An apparatus for sensing pressure in vehicle tires includes an interrogator ( 102 ) for providing a tire pressure interrogation signal, and a tire pressure monitor ( 70 ) for sensing pressure...
6911902 Pneumatically actuated mounting apparatus and method for a tire inflation gas parameter monitoring system  
A tire inflation gas telemetry system ( 30 ) is installed inside a tire ( 174 ) mounted to a wheel ( 170 ) and is placed within a protective housing ( 100 ) having pneumatic cylinders ( 116, 126 )...
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...
6897769 Tire pressure monitoring system and method for registering identification code in the same  
A tire pressure monitoring ECU receives inputs indicative of identification (ID) codes, each of which is uniquely assigned to each sensor unit provided to each tire of a vehicle, via a bar code...
6897770 Tire pressure monitor and location identification system and method  
A method and system for monitoring and reporting vehicle tire pressure information. The system includes tire pressure monitors mounted to the tires of a vehicle. The tire pressure monitors detect...
6894600 Energy conservation in battery powered tag  
Method and apparatus for conserving energy in a battery powered tag which comprises a battery, one or more sensors, and a transmitter. The tag may be used in a pneumatic tire monitoring system...
6888449 Circuits for coupling signals carrying information to a tire pressure monitoring system in the absence of a receiver  
Circuit and method for coupling signals to a tire pressure monitoring system assembled within the interior of a tire in the absence of a receiver are provided. The circuit comprises a coupling...
6888450 Tire condition indicating system for wheeled vehicle  
A motor cycle incorporates a sensor detecting a condition of the tire, such as, for example, tire pressure. A transmitter transmits the tire condition and a receiver receives the tire condition. An...
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,...
6885291 Mouting transponders and antennas in pneumatic tires  
Method and apparatus for mounting a transponder module ( 400, 702, 951, 1000, 1020, 1751, 1752, 1852, 1852′, 1951, 1951 a ) and a separate antenna ( 1520, 1520′, 1520″, 1620, 1720, 1820, 1920...
6882270 Determination of wheel sensor position using radio frequency detectors in an automotive remote tire monitor system  
A tire monitor system and method rely on only two RF detector mounted on the vehicle, one in close proximity to one of the front wheels and the other in close proximity to one of the rear wheels....