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7506539 System and method for determining tire force  
A system and method for determining the magnitude of a force acting on a tire are disclosed. Further, a sensor and a tire suitable for use in the system and method are also disclosed. The system...
7503210 Allocation method for a combined tire pressure monitoring system in a motor vehicle  
An allocation method combines two tire pressure monitoring systems in motor vehicles being equipped with pressure measuring modules. Each pressure measuring module records a value responsive to the...
7504934 Tire condition information collection appartus and relay apparatus thereof  
The invention provides a tire condition information collection apparatus and a relay apparatus thereof, which corrects a predetermined physical quantity within tire by use of a predetermined...
7498931 Tire pressure monitoring system  
A tire pressure monitoring system may adjust the power it consumes. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a receiver that receives a first signal having a signal strength, determines the...
7497112 Method for estimating a tire running condition and an apparatus for effecting the method and a tire with sensors disposed therein  
A method for estimating accurately and stably the change of forces exerted on the tire or change of contact condition with the ground of the tire and an apparatus for putting it in operation. ...
7497114 Tag used for monitoring the tire pressure  
A measuring method for measuring physical variables comprises—the selection of a working point (AP) lying within a total measurement range (G) of a physical variable (M) to be measured,—the...
7497113 Gauge for a tire  
A gauge for measuring non-skid tread depth and sidewall bulge/indentation includes a gauge body having a spaced apart tire-engaging lower legs and a guide slot extending along the body. Non-skid...
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...
7493807 Tire having a deformation sensor, and method of evaluation of the deflection of a tire  
The invention concerns a tire provided with a capacitative sensor including two substantially parallel electrodes, the sensor being carried by a sidewall of the tire. The electrodes of the sensor...
7492249 Electronic communication system  
In order to develop an electronic communication system ( 100; 100′ ), designed for a progressive movement means, having at least one base station ( 10 ) and having at least one carrier station (...
7492328 Composite antenna for a tire  
A composite conductor assembly is configured as a core composed of polymeric elastomeric material and a conductive layer in intimate surrounding contact with the core. The polymeric material...
7487670 Methods for determining the direction of rotation of rotating bodies  
A method determines a direction of rotation of a rotating body about its axis of rotation by measuring two acceleration signals x and y with an acceleration sensor. The two acceleration signals x...
7488179 Component holder  
A holder for a component on a vehicle has two holding elements fastened independently and at a distance from each other to the vehicle. A first holding element has a first latching element which...
7487668 Fixing structure for pneumatic tire pressure sensor, and tire wheel with protector for pneumatic tire pressure sensor  
A rim ( 1 ) of a tire wheel (TW) comprises a drum ( 1 a ) and inboard and outboard tire bead sheets ( 1 b , 1 c ) extending radially from both sides of the drum ( 1 a ). A bead portion ( 3 a ) of a...
7487669 Method of estimating a risk of a lack of connecting with the ground for a motor vehicle  
According to the method, the risk is estimated as a function of a maximum grip potential μ max of the tire, a utilization percentage P u representative of the fraction of the maximum grip...
7487671 Tire parameter monitoring system with sensor location using magnetic fields  
A tire parameter monitoring system has a plurality of sensor units each mounted with a different vehicle tire. Each sensor unit has a magnetic sensing element for converting magnetic field signals...
7482921 Method and device for localizing transponders  
The device and the method enable the localization of transponders, particularly in motor vehicles. A determination of the distance of different transponders from the base station is made possible...
7483808 System and method for measuring machine rolling resistance  
A method of measuring rolling resistance of a machine is disclosed. The method may include determining a drive axle torque value of the machine and calculating a total effective grade value using...
7483794 Method for predicting the wear of a tire and system for implementing it  
A technique for predicting the wear of at least one tire whose tread has pattern elements and which is fitted to a terrestrial motor vehicle, and a system for implementing the technique that...
7482913 Vehicle information processing apparatus, verification method of a vehicle information processing apparatus, and ID registration method of a vehicle information processing apparatus  
A vehicle information processing apparatus provided in a vehicle is provided with a TPMS valve that includes an air pressure sensor which obtains a tire air pressure as wheel information and a...
7478554 Rim mounted tire pressure monitoring system  
A tire and wheel rim assembly includes a tire supporting rim having an outward facing mounting surface and at least one tire body mounted to the rim and positioning an internal tire cavity over the...
7472587 Tire deformation detection  
Embodiments of the invention are related to systems, methods, and apparatuses for detecting tire deformation. In one embodiment, a tire deformation detection system comprises a deformation...
7469580 Tire inflation pressure determining system and tire inflation pressure determining apparatus  
A tire inflation pressure determining system is provided in which measurement results are transmitted to the exterior without providing a high precision oscillation circuit to a tire-mounted air...
7469581 Tire valve unit  
A tire valve unit is secured to a securing hole provided in a rim of a wheel of a vehicle. The tire valve unit includes a tire valve and a tire sensor. The tire valve includes a valve stem and an...
7469578 Method and apparatus for evaluating a cornering stability of a wheel  
A method and apparatus derives a change amount in the cumulative value of displacement for the unit of time as a change ratio in tire deformation by using the cumulative value of displacement...
7469579 Apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire  
The apparatus for measuring a shape of a tire comprising a scanning part 6 provided with an optical sensor 11 that can measure the distance to the tire tread and a driving part in which the...
7464587 Device for monitoring and wirelessly indicating a pressure or a pressure change in pneumatic tires mounted on vehicles  
A device for monitoring and wirelessly signaling a pressure, or a change in pressure, in pneumatic tires on vehicles having a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure or the change in pressure; a...
7464586 Tire designing method and program  
In a tire designing method, at least one of a tire profile shape, a shape of a tire component member and physical property data of the tire component member is tentatively selected as a parameter...
7463952 Method and device for processing measurement signals from a movement sensor on board a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a method of processing measurement signals from a movement senor on board a motor vehicle, according to which, initially, and in a preliminary phase, a reference value...
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...
7458270 Inflation and pressure gauge apparatus  
A device for introducing air or other pressurized gas into a tire, sports ball or other pneumatic device. The device advantageously allows the user to check the pressure of the gas and to release...
7458271 Fluid sensor  
A fluid sensor is provided for determining a fluid characteristic, having an electronic sensor element that has an active surface for determining the fluid characteristic, having a mounting plate...
7454966 Tire information communication device  
A receiving antenna RA of a receiving unit RU is positioned at an inner diameter side of a rotation locus of a transmitting unit TU when a tire T rotates. Consequently, it shortens a reaching...
7456732 Vehicle tire pressure monitor  
A vehicle monitoring system comprises a tire pressure sensor, a transmitter coupled to the tire pressure sensor for wirelessly transmitting a signal indicative of a tire pressure; and a receiver...
7455140 Method for guaranteeing reliability of emergency operating conditions of a motor vehicle tyres  
In a method for ensuring safe tire emergency running operation in a motor vehicle that is equipped with tires that have emergency running properties when the tire pressure is greatly reduced or...
7455476 Method of reconstructing a bituminous-surfaced pavement  
A method of reconstructing a bituminous-surfaced pavement is provided. This method includes evaluating the pavement to determine if it is an appropriate candidate for full-depth reclamation; mixing...
7454967 Signal conditioning methods and circuits for a capacitive sensing integrated tire pressure sensor  
A tire pressure monitoring system is provided that includes a switched capacitor circuit having a clock with two non-overlapping clock phases that control a state of analog switches of the switched...
7454965 Method and apparatus for mounting a tire pressure monitoring device  
A tire pressure mounting apparatus is provided including a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure in a tire. The pressure sensor has a housing. A threaded fastener is secured to the housing and...
7454964 Method for determining effort transmitted between the wheel of a vehicle and a wheel support  
An effort transmitted between a vehicle wheel and a wheel support is determined by mounting a tire/wheel assembly for rotation on a wheel support having a dynamic hub rigidly connected on a fixed...
7453350 Tire pressure monitoring system transmission protocol  
A system for monitoring conditions within a tire includes a sensor assemblies ( 14 ). The sensor assemblies ( 14 ) emit a transmission ( 26 ) containing information indicative of conditions within...
7451641 Magnetic transduction sensor device, manufacturing process and detection process therefrom  
A magnetic pressure sensor device comprises at least one magnetic layer able to vary a magnetisation associated thereto in response to a pressure (P) exerted thereon. The device comprises a...
7451642 System and method for quantitative analysis of cause of tire trouble  
There is provided a system and method for quantitative analysis of a cause of tire trouble capable of quantitatively analyzing whether the tire trouble is caused by the tire itself or in a matter...
7451024 Tyre, wheel, method and system for monitoring the tyre, and method for controlling a vehicle  
A method for monitoring a tire during running includes acquiring and storing, at least temporarily, a first curve representing an acceleration profile of a first point of a tread area of the tire;...
7449646 Elliptical pneumatic actuator with a wedge shaped base  
A pneumatically actuated switching device has an elliptical dome with spaced apart support columns protruding from a concave inner face surface for anchoring to a floor of a wedge shaped base. The...
7448261 Method and apparatus for testing rubber tires or solid rubber wheel laboratory samples  
An eraser having the capability of absorbing oil or wax as a formulation of more than 50% styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). The eraser is particularly well suited for use in testing tires having oil...
7451034 Traction control using dynamic tire friction potential  
A method for controlling slip of a driven wheel on low friction surfaces includes determining the current magnitude of static tire friction potential, current magnitude of maximum dynamic tire...
7444860 Tire sensor grommet tool and method  
A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor grommet tool has a U-shaped portion adapted to be inserted between a grommet disposed on the stem of a TPMS sensor and a seat at the base of the stem...
7444858 Sensor apparatus for determination of the tire internal pressure for a motor vehicle  
A sensor apparatus for determination of a tire internal pressure for a motor vehicle by at least one measurement sensor in the form of an optical fiber, with an evaluation and computer unit...
7444859 Wheel assembly with internal pressure reservoir and pressure fluctuation warning system  
Method of allowing control of a vehicle provided with at least two wheels in case of puncture of a tire, each wheel having a rim and a tire associated therewith, including the steps of inflating...
7446525 Pressure sensing device for rotatably moving parts and pressure detection method therefor  
A magnetic pressure sensing device for rotatably moving parts, of the type including at least one magnetic field source element associated to said rotatably moving part and a magnetic field sensing...