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6901792 Recall mechanism for a pressure gauge  
A recall mechanism for a pressure gauge stores pressure reading outputs for effectively conveying “last value” information to a user when requested.
6898966 Road surface friction state estimating apparatus and method thereof  
A SAT estimating portion supplies a grip degree estimating portion with the estimated SAT value. A summing device sums a front wheel slip angle on which high pass filter processing has been...
6895810 Transmitter mounting structure for tire condition monitoring apparatus  
A mounting structure for a transmitter of a tire condition monitoring apparatus that enables the transmitter to be attached to wheels having different cross sectional shapes. A wheel has a drop...
6897775 Sensor, sensor system, and method for remotely sensing a variable  
A sensor system for remote detection of a measurable variable includes a sensor, with a first resonator ( 5 ) which has a resonant frequency that is variable under the influence of the measurable...
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...
6892570 Pressure alarm device  
The present invention discloses a pressure alarm device comprising a first thread section defined in a connector of a connecting base for fixing an air nozzle of a tire by a screw, and a second...
6895315 Method for automatically determining the position of the front and rear wheels of a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a method for automatically determining the position of the wheels of a motor vehicle ( 10 ), characterised in that it consists in:—measuring ( 21 ) the temperature of...
6892612 Tire uniformity machine drive assembly  
A tire uniformity machine having a framework for receiving a tire to be tested, a rotatable chuck located within the framework and having a spindle driven by a motor directly coupled to the spindle...
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...
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...
6889542 Process and device for tire unseating test  
Processes and machines for the unseating test for a mounted assembly, wherein, on the machine, the test (or “load”) forces are transmitted only in a normal direction, that is to say by that...
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...
6880395 Tire internal pressure monitor system and ID code registering method in the same  
A tire internal pressure monitor ECU is switched between a monitoring mode where internal pressures of tires of a vehicle are monitored, and a registering mode where ID codes assigned to sensor...
6880394 Tire pressure monitoring system with low current consumption  
A tire pressure monitoring system, comprising: a pressure measuring sensor in fluid communication with the ambient pressure of the tire; a noise detector, adapted to detect the noise...
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....
6879938 Tire burst prediction device  
A tire burst predicting device which can predict occurrence of bursting of a tire and gives an alarm properly is provided. A break point frequency is estimated on the basis of time series data of...
6877370 Tire air pressure monitor  
A tire air pressure monitor includes tire air pressure sensors and transmitters proximate to tires; receiving antennas which receive transmitting signals from the transmitters; phase shifters which...
6877371 Method and apparatus for detecting tire pressure  
A method and apparatus of characterizing for tire pressure imbalances in a set of tires of vehicle, the vehicle having four wheels, and each wheel having a sensor generating a pulse for a...
6876311 Spindle mounted telemetry system  
The present invention relates to a telemetry assembly for a spindle. The telemetry assembly includes a wireless transmitter coupled to the spindle to rotate therewith and a receiving antenna...
6871531 External mount differential tire pressure sensor system  
An external mount tire pressure sensor system which substantially reduces the effect of centrifugal force on tire pressure measurements. A sensor has a main guide body portion with two parallel leg...
6871530 Physical quantity estimating apparatus and tire state determining apparatus, and estimating method of same and determination method of same  
A physical quantity estimating apparatus and method that detects an acceleration and deceleration rate of a vehicle body and a rotational velocity of a wheel, estimates at least one of a tire...
6868716 Shape design process of engineering products and pneumatic tire designed using the present design process  
This invention provides a product shape designing process for designing an optimal product shape, particularly a pneumatic tire contor in a cross section, comprising the following steps. A shape...
6870471 Wheel unit and method for activating a wheel unit  
A wheel unit (E 1 , E 2 , E 3 , E 4 ) for a system for monitoring the wheels (R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 ) of a motor vehicle ( 10 ) for error states, in particular for incorrect tire inflation...
6868719 Tire pressure monitoring method  
A method of monitoring the fluid pressure of, with a sensor of a tire pressure management system disposed without, a tire that prevents overinflation of same. The method of monitoring a fluid...
6868717 Method and device to encapsulate tire tag  
A method for encapsulating a monitoring device for a pneumatic tire, wherein the monitoring device includes a threaded rod and a pressure sensor, includes the steps of positioning the monitoring...
6868718 Wireless tire pressure alarming system as directly powered from car cigarette-lighter receptacle  
A wireless tire pressure alarming system includes a tire pressure sensor & transmitter attached to each car wheel for sensing the tire pressure in each car wheel and for remotely sending the tire...
6865930 Tire inflation method  
A method of inflating a tire, or vehicle tire, that minimizes the amount of time needed for same is disclosed. The method of inflating a tire with a tire pressure management system includes...
6865932 Device for mounting a sensor on a motor vehicle wheel rim and related mounting method  
A device for mounting a sensor on a motor vehicle wheel rim comprises: a truss rod, a housing receiving the sensor, the housing being articulated relative to the truss rod, a member for locking the...
6865931 Emergency tire inflation apparatus  
An apparatus for emergency inflation of vehicle tires which includes a air transfer tube communicating at its opposite ends with a pair of air valve chucks each of a size to cooperatively engage...
6868358 Method for processing information in a tire pressure monitoring system  
A method of processing information in a tire pressure monitoring system includes the steps of: establishing a reference temperature; determining a pressure warning threshold at the reference...
6862929 Pressure sensor intended to be mounted in a tire, and support therefor  
This pressure sensor ( 8 ) is intended to be placed in a tire mounted on a rim ( 2 ) equipped with a valve ( 6 ) allowing air to be let into and removed from the tire. It comprises a support ( 22 )...
6864785 Determination of wheel sensor position using radio frequency detectors in an automotive remote tire monitor system  
In a remote tire monitor system, radio frequency (RF) signals including tire data are transmitted from a plurality of tire monitors at wheels of a vehicle. At an RF receiver, the signals are...
6864803 System and method for tire pressure monitoring using CDMA tire pressure signals  
A system and method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. A tire monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure and a transmitter for transmitting a signal...
6860303 Method and apparatus for removably inserting an electronic tire tag into a tire  
An improved method and apparatus permits the insertion and removal of an electronic monitoring device from a tire, while securing the electronic monitoring device to the tire so that stress,...
6857310 Method and system for determining wheel position  
A method for determining the wheel position (FL, FR, RL, RR) of wheels (R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 ) of a motor vehicle ( 10 ) which, for monitoring purposes, in particular for monitoring the tire...
6857311 Rapid tire inflation plant  
A rapid tire inflation plant comprising a low pressure high flow inflating gas source, an inflation device, a motor, a compressor driven by said motor and a control circuit arranged to control feed...
6854324 Tire monitoring apparatus  
Apparatus for mounting an electronic tag within a tire includes a patch having a first side for mounted location against an inner liner of the tire, a second opposite side, and a socket member...
6856245 Tire condition monitoring system with improved sensor means  
A sensor device mountable on a threaded valve stem of an inflatable tire of a vehicle having an actuating pin adapted to be depressed by a component of an air gauge or a connecting fixture of a...
6851308 Device for fixing a pressure sensor intended to be mounted in a tire  
This device is intended for fixing a pressure sensor ( 4 ) to a valve ( 2 ) of a tire, the valve ( 2 ) comprising a valve element mounted in a valve stem. This device comprises a connecting rod (...
6853297 Safety insert with incorporated transmission antenna  
A safety insert comprising a substantially circumferential base intended to come into contact with an adapted wheel rim, a substantially circumferential body intended to support a tread of a tire...
6851307 Method for determining components of forces exerted on a tire  
The invention relates to a method for determining a transverse component (Fy) of a resultant of forces exerted through the roadway ( 3 ) on an area of contact ( 2 ) of a tire ( 1 ). The transverse...
6843115 Air pressure gauge assembly for continuous monitoring of tire inflation pressure  
An air pressure gauge assembly is mounted to the valve stem of a tire or integrated into a wheel rim for continuous monitoring of the tire inflation pressure. The gauge assembly includes a check...
6843114 Wheel arrangement having a pressure sensor  
A wheel arrangement includes a wheel having a sensor for measuring pressure in the tyre; a spindle, about which the wheel is rotatably mounted with the aid of bearings around the spindle, and of...
6843113 Pressure detecting device for tires of a vehicle  
A pressure detecting device has a main control unit, at least one pressure detecting unit and a display. The display is electrically connected to a main controller of the main control unit and has...
6840099 Device for communication between a vehicle and one of its wheels  
A device for communication between a vehicle and one of its wheels comprises a housing ( 13 ) containing an electronic circuit ( 18 ) and capable of pressing against a rim ( 21 ) of the wheel...
6842109 Method for setting up an alarm for monitoring pressure in tires of a vehicle and device for the same  
A method has acts of detecting pressure value in each tire of the vehicle, calculating a base point of pressure according to the detected pressure values and calculating a safety scope in pressure...
6842534 Detecting material failures in ground locations  
A method for capturing images of ground locations and for detecting the presence of failure(s) or material failures in man-made structures in such ground locations is disclosed. The method provides...