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7552629 Movable tyre test bench and method therefor  
A mobile test rig for tires, composed of a self-driven platform capable of following rectilinear and circular trajectories and including: a test instrument module for a wheel-tire assembly to be...
7552630 Load wheel drive  
A method of positioning a load wheel in a tire uniformity machine to load a tire for testing, the method comprising providing a drive assembly including a drive motor and a drive controller,...
7552628 Method and system for determining a cornering angle of a tyre during the running of a vehicle  
A method and a system for determining a cornering angle of a tyre fitted on a vehicle during running of the vehicle on a rolling surface. The tyre has an equatorial plane. In the method, the length...
7549330 Leak down device for tire pressure monitoring system  
A tire and wheel rim assembly includes a tire supporting rim having an outward facing mounting surface; a tire mounted to the rim positioning an internal tire cavity over the rim mounting surface;...
7551069 Tyre data monitoring systems  
A vehicle tyre data monitoring system has a wheel mounted sensor means that is adapted to transmit one or more of pressure, temperature, angular velocity, and force vector data for a tyre as a...
7551992 Detecting tire decompression based on wheel speed  
A method for detecting decompression of tires based on the rotational speed of wheels mounted on a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting the rotational speed of each of the above-mentioned...
7549328 Method of fabricating a pressure sensor  
A method of fabricating a pressure sensor ( 30 ) for harsh environments such as vehicle tires, formed from a wafer substrate ( 32 ) with a recess, a flexible membrane ( 50 ) covering the recess to...
7549329 Tire pressure detecting valve stem  
A tire pressure detecting valve stem has a case, a body and a tire pressure detector. The case is rectangular and has an inner surface. The body is a valve stem and is integrally and transversely...
7549327 Tire-mounted energy generator and monitor  
Tire monitoring arrangement including at least one tire condition sensor arranged on the tire to measure a condition of the tire and an energy generating mechanism or device arranged on the tread...
7546764 Estimation method and apparatus of tire dynamic state amount and tire with sensors  
The dynamic state amount of a tire when a load is applied to the tire while running can be estimated accurately and stably by installing tire deformation amount measuring means 11 A and 11 B at...
7546763 Method and system for extending the mobility of a vehicle  
The mobility of a vehicle having first and second pairs of diagonally opposite wheels is extended when the pressure on a given wheel is abnormally low. A load on the first pair of wheels defines a...
7546765 Scanning device and method for analyzing a road surface  
A road surface scanning device and method for scanning a section of road in order to acquire road surface data, which in turn can be used to create a mathematical model of the road. In one...
7543491 Capacitive measurement of tire deformation  
The invention relates to systems and methods for detecting and monitoring tire deformation. In one embodiment, a tire deformation detection system comprises a first electrode, a second electrode,...
7543490 Tire comprising a force measuring device having a rigid stem  
A tire is provided with a force measurement device embedded, for example, in an isolated element such as a tread block. The device may be a stud-type device. The device includes a rigid stem...
7543489 Method and device for determining endstage of lifetime of run-flat tire under run-flat state  
The present invention provides a method and device for determining an end stage of lifetime of a run-flat tire under a run-flat state. The method includes the step S 1 of monitoring the tire...
7541916 Power supply using static magnetic field of tire pressure monitoring system  
A power supply using a static magnetic field of a tire pressure monitoring system is provided. The power supply includes: a static magnetic field generator installed at a car position adjacent to a...
7538660 Wheel condition detector and wheel condition monitor  
A wheel condition detector and a wheel condition monitor, each having a case provided in an internal space defined between a tire and a wheel member, the tire and the wheel member forming a wheel....
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...
7536903 Sensor transponder and procedure for measuring tire contact lengths and wheel load  
A sensor transponder ( 1 ) with at least one acceleration sensor is arranged on the inner side of a running surface ( 2 ) of a tire ( 9 ). The signals from the acceleration sensor are compared with...
7536904 Tire pressure detector and valve stem assembly  
The tire pressure detector and valve stem assembly has a valve stem, a wireless pressure detector and a fastener. The valve stem has an outer section and an inner section. The inner section is...
7535362 Circuit arrangement and method for supplying power to a transponder  
A circuit arrangement is provided for a power supply to a transponder including an antenna resonant circuit and a downstream rectifier circuit for receiving and for rectifying an electromagnetic...
7530264 Test apparatus for accelerated wheel and suspension component structural durability  
A test apparatus for testing a suspension element for a vehicle, including a wheel test spindle and a road simulation drum that is rotated by a motor is disclosed. The suspension element comprises...
7526951 Method of determining a maximum adhesion coefficient of a tire  
A method of determining a maximum adhesion coefficient of a tire while running on ground, the method comprising the following steps: determining the maximum adhesion coefficient as being an output...
7528706 System and method for tire pressure monitoring  
A system and method for tire pressure monitoring. The system includes a receiver having a storage memory, and a transmitter corresponding to a tire. The storage memory includes a set of unique...
7526952 Tire wheel having air-pressure regulator  
A tire wheel having an air pressure regulator capable of immediately varying the air pressure of a tire of a vehicle in accordance with external environments is disclosed. To regulate the internal...
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...
7523656 Tire sensor system and monitoring method  
A tire system includes a plurality of piezoelectric devices mounted to the tire. The piezoelectric devices provide output signals in response to deformation of the tire. A processor has input...
7523655 Method of optically scanning the tread surface of a pneumatic tyre of a vehicle wheel  
A method of and an apparatus for optically scanning the tread surface of a pneumatic tire 10 which for forming a vehicle wheel 1 is mounted on a disc wheel 5 , wherein measurement data are...
7522032 Method for detecting decrease in inner pressure of tire using GPS speed information  
Provided is a method for detecting decrease in an inner pressure of a tire with excellent accuracy by calculating accurate dynamic load radii by comparing the GPS speed information with tire...
7518495 Universal tire pressure monitor  
A universal monitor to be mounted in a tire of a vehicle, the monitor for use in a remote tire pressure monitoring system for the vehicle. The monitor includes a sensor for sensing tire pressure,...
7518494 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...
7518497 Wheel unit for providing data  
In order to determine the tire positions or wheel positions automatically while the vehicle is in operation, the attenuation along a transmission path from the tire to a fixed position on the...
7518493 Integrated tire pressure sensor system  
The present invention provides a tire pressure sensor system that has multiple functions and is integrated into a small package. The system includes one or more Micro Electro Mechanical System...
7516653 Tire pressure monitoring apparatus  
A tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a pressure transducer having a housing and a valve stem secured to the housing. The valve stem projects through an opening in a wheel for holding the...
7513145 Tire pressure detecting device and tire monitor system  
A tire pressure detecting device fixed to a wheel with a tire includes a pressure sensor detecting an internal pressure of the tire and transmits data of detection by the pressure sensor to a...
7513143 System for electro-statically indicating movement of tread  
A system including a first electrode embedded in tread of a tire. The first electrode is configured for electro-statically indicating movement of the tread.
7513144 Pneumatic tire with specifically arranged strain sensors  
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of bead portions and a pair of sidewall portions, and at least one of the sidewall portions is provided with at least three strain sensors...
7515040 Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification  
A wheel identifying apparatus according to the present invention includes a plurality of transceivers, a triggering device, a receiver, and a wheel identifier. Each of the transceivers is located...
7515039 Method and apparatus for tire pressure monitoring  
A method for monitoring pressure is described herein. The method includes the steps of performing an accurate measurement of pressure and performing an approximate measurement of pressure. Then,...
7512467 Tire air pressure surveillance system  
A tire air pressure surveillance system is provided with plural air pressure detecting devices disposed in plural tires respectively for detecting air pressure therein and for sending detected...
7509849 Tire pressure gauge with data transmitter  
A tire pressure gauge is provided mountable to a valve stem of a tire/wheel combination or to a rim of a wheel. The tire pressure gauge includes both a proximal display viewable by an individual...
7509834 Monitoring of wearing surface layer thickness  
A method and associated product for wear level determination. Data is received from at least one Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag within a thickness of a wearing surface layer of each...
7511404 Power generator using piezoelectric material  
A power generator includes a first terminal; a second terminal surrounding the first terminal; piezoelectric elements disposed radially around the terminals, one end of each element being connected...
7509847 Roadway grip tester and method  
A method for measuring-road surface friction of a road surface uses a vehicle that moves across the road surface wherein (1) an auxiliary independent wheel assembly is towed behind the vehicle and...
7509850 Vehicle protection device directly formed on inflation valve  
A vehicle protection device includes a wiper externally mounted on the wheel rim as fastened by an inflation valve fixed in the wheel rim, and a sensor holder engaged with the inflation valve and...
7509848 Pressure gage sensor adjustment device  
A sensor adjustment device for an indicating pressure gauge includes a groove disposed on a dial and a sliding member. The sensor moves and is located in the groove by means of the sliding member....
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...
7506540 Autolocation of wireless tire pressure monitoring sensors  
A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) for a vehicle, and related operating methods are provided. The TPMS includes a plurality of tire pressure sensors, each being configured to wirelessly...
7508302 Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification  
According to the present invention, a wheel identifying apparatus includes a plurality of transceivers, each of which is located on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, a triggering device, a...
7508299 Wireless network time stamp system and method  
A wireless time stamp system and associated method is disclosed and includes a plurality of slave wireless sensor components each configured to transmit a sensed system condition at unique...