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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120067115 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE TREAD DEPTH OF A VEHICLE TIRE A method for determining the tread depth of a vehicle tire, with the tire being mounted on a vehicle, the tire being rolled over or placed on a measuring station, the tread of the tire being optically sensed transversely to the rolling direction of the tire on at least ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048006 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING TIRE PERFORMANCE At least one of ground contact pressure, shear stress and amount of skidding is measured at a measurement point on a tread surface of a tire. A sensor is arranged on a road surface and the measurement point is made to contact the sensor while the tire rotates. An initia... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120031179 | TIRE UNIFORMITY THROUGH DISPERSION OPTIMIZATION A system and related method for improving tire uniformity includes providing at least one set of test tires constructed with one or more process elements provided at known relative angular locations. At least one uniformity parameter, such as radial or lateral run-out, ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120011926 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE TREAD DEPTH OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE A device and a method for measuring the tread depth of a motor vehicle tire. The device includes at least one sensor element which is configured to acquire data on a change of the deformation characteristics of the motor vehicle tire in the area of the tire contact area... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110296906 | Piezoelectric Generator A piezoelectric generator includes a piezoelectric element, a spring element, a mass element, and at least one stop. The piezoelectric element, the spring element, and the mass element form a system which can oscillate. The stop limits the oscillation of the system whic... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110285518 | METHOD FOR DETECTING RUMBLE STRIPS ON ROADWAYS A method and system for detecting the existence of rumble strips on a roadway by a vehicle. Wheel speed data is obtained from a wheel speed sensor, and frequency-based analysis is then performed on the wheel speed data. The presence of a rumble strip can then be detecte... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110257902 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POTENTIAL FRICTION BETWEEN A VEHICLE TYRE AND A ROLLING SURFACE A method and system of determining the potential friction between a vehicle lyre and a rolling surface, includes detecting at least one signal representative of a deformation of a portion of an inner surface of a tyre; processing the at least one signal for identifying ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110240195 | Tire of a Vehicle With a Sensor Element A tire of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes a tread for rolling on a driving surface and a plate-shaped sensor element that is mounted on the tread. The plate-shaped sensor element is mounted so as to be oriented essentially perpendicular to the adjacen... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239752 | TIRE FORCE DETECTION APPARATUS A tire force detection apparatus estimates the force exerted on a tire at the contact point of the tire in a vehicle that includes: a tire/wheel assembly having a wheel and a tire held on an outer circumferential portion of the wheel; and a wheel support member that rot... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110244275 | BATTERY A battery has an at least partially electrically conducting housing, a first charge carrier, a second charge carrier, and a battery cover. The battery cover encompasses a printed circuit board that has a first circuit board contact and a second circuit board contact. Th... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110226050 | RIM MOUNTING DEVICE FOR TIRE TESTING DEVICE, MAGNET MOUNTING METHOD, RIM REPLACING DEVICE AND TIRE TESTING DEVICE A rim mounting device configured in such a manner that, even if a permanent magnet breaks due to impact produced during mounting thereof by magnetic attraction, the rim mounting device can be handled easily after the breakage of the permanent magnet. The rim mounting de... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110219864 | TIRE CONDITION DETECTION DEVICE AND TIRE CONDITION DETECTION METHOD Disclosed is a tire condition detection apparatus capable of detecting the condition of a tire with a high degree of precision. The tire condition detection apparatus detects the tire condition of a pneumatic tire fixed to a wheel, and has a vibration input section that... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110209536 | WHEEL POSITION DETERMINATION USING REVOLUTION COUNTER A wheel position determination system and method to count wheel revolutions in a wheel unit of a tire monitoring system. An indication of the count is transmitted, optionally along with an indication of a left/right side position of the wheel on the vehicle, and an iden... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110203362 | TIRE INFLATION METHOD FOR TIRE TESTING MACHINE In a tire testing machine, a test tire transported onto a belt conveyor is entrusted to a lower rim by lowering the belt conveyor. In this state, an upper rim is lowered to the position of the lower rim, whereby the upper and lower rims are fitted to the test tire, and ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110166825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE MILEAGE OF A TIRE A method and an apparatus for determining the mileage of a tire, include measuring a first current mileage over a limited period a first time, measuring a second current mileage over a limited period a second time, providing a measurement-free rest period between the fi... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110154894 | Method of Estimating the Transverse Grip of a Pair of Tires by Comparative Analysis A method of estimating the transverse grip of a pair of tires intended to equip a two-wheeled vehicle by comparative analysis against another pair of tires. The tires are mounted on the vehicle in pairs, the vehicle is run in a circle of set radius until it attains the ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110153264 | LOCATION DETERMINATION FOR INDIVIDUAL TIRES OF A MULTI-TIRE An apparatus and a method are provided for ascertaining the relative position of a first tire and a second tire in a multiple tire. The apparatus may include a first electromechanical transducer providing a first sensor signal indicating a contact area length of the fir... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110138899 | TIRE TESTING DEVICE A tire testing device which can improve reliability in measurement of loss in tire is provided. The tire testing device can include a tire motor connected with the rotational shaft of the tire, a tire shaft torque meter for detecting torque applied to the rotational sha... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110132080 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONTACT SURFACE LENGTH OF A VEHICLE TIRE An apparatus ascertains a contact area length of a vehicle tire. The apparatus has a transmission unit which has a resonator and which is set up to transmit a sensor signal at a defined frequency. A change in the frequency of the sensor signal on the basis of mechanical... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110126617 | LASER SENSOR BASED SYSTEM FOR STATUS DETECTION OF TIRES A system is described which enables parameters of a tire (20) to be measured by means of self-mixing laser interferometry. Laser sensors (1) using self-mixing laser interferometry can measure distances and/or speed of surface elements of a tire (20)... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110113875 | MASTER TIRE AND METHOD OF INSPECTING TIRE UNIFORMITY TESTER USING THE MASTER TIRE The present invention provides a master tire for inspecting the accuracy of a tire tester easily and securely. A master tire 100 according to the present invention is equipped with an upper-lower rim member 120, a cylindrical member 110 equivalent t... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110100108 | Tire Tread Scanner Drive-Over Unit A tire tread scanner drive-over unit is used to measure the tread depth and tire wear condition of a vehicle with two or four wheels on the axle. The unit includes a surface with two tire position area areas, each between an elevated rearward area and an elevated forwar... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110087396 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA TRANSMISSION FROM A PLURALITY OF SENSOR DEVICES INCLUDED IN A TYRE Wireless transmission from sensor devices included in tyres is coordinated by a receiving unit associated with the tyre, or transmission coordinator. In more detail, every sensor device is made aware of an overall time window available for transmission, and based on at ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110056283 | METHOD FOR ANALYSING TIRE VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS AND AN APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD A method for analysing tire vibration characteristics and an apparatus for carrying out the method, wherein the apparatus includes a stiff frame including a wheel support for supporting a wheel with a tire to be analysed. A base part is flexibly connected with the frame... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110056284 | METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMATION OF TIRE TREAD A method for measuring deformation of a tire tread is provided. The method uses a tire tread deformation producing system 10 including a flat, transparent base plate 24 having first and second opposite surfaces 24a and 24b. The ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110048120 | Tire test system A tire test system for tire tests under the most realistic conditions possible, however, including the possibility of widely-varied, simple and precisely reproducible parameters includes a track (6) contactable by at least one tire, as well as a positive guide (<... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110036158 | Method for Detecting Local Runout of a Tire A raw runout signal of a tire is bandpass filtered utilizing appropriate, empirically determined, low and high tire order corners to determine the bandpass of the bandpass filter. A band-limited runout signal is then obtained and is examined for characteristic signal pa... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110023589 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING A VEHICLE WHEEL A method of analysing a vehicle wheel comprising a tyre of a predetermined configuration and a thixotropic balancing substance, comprising rotating the vehicle wheel with a predetermined number of revolutions for a period of time, wherein a tread surface of the tyre is ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110011170 | LATERAL POSITION CONTROL FOR TIRE TREAD WEAR TEST MACHINE A method of tire testing comprising applying a drive torque to a tire and a wheel assembly about an axis of rotation to drive the tire and wheel assembly and a rotatable drum with the tire in rolling contact with the rotatable drum; controlling a load pressure of the ti... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011171 | TIRE RIM-ASSEMBLING MECHANISM, RIM-ASSEMBLING METHOD OF TIRE, AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION EQUIPMENT OF TIRE, AND AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION METHOD OF TIRE Disclosed is automatic visual inspection equipment of a tire in which eccentricity of a rim-assembled tire is prevented by preventing the tire from being deformed by the load of an upper rim. An upper rim is previously pulled up to the side of a main shaft by an upper r... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110000292 | TIRE TESTING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR TESTING TIRE Provided is a tire testing machine capable of measuring a force generated in a tire with high precision. The tire testing machine includes a spindle shaft (20) for holding a tire (T), a housing (22) for rotatably supporting the spindle shaft (20) th... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING PNEUMATIC TIRE DURING PRODUCTION An inspection method for inspecting beads provided on a tire building drum in process of production a pneumatic tire includes measuring a displacement amount in a radial direction on each of the beads lying axially on both sides of the drum with a distance sensor such a... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100319446 | Method of Indicating the Degree of Ageing Experienced by a Tire A method of indicating the degree of ageing experienced by a tire as it is being driven on by a vehicle. The temperature is measured locally at least one point of the tire, the time of exposure to the temperature is measured and these measurements are analyzed using a m... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100324858 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE CHANGE IN THE FOOTPRINT OF A TIRE A method for determining a change in the footprint of a tire, on the basis of a signal, which may be assigned to the rotation of the tire, is output by a sensor, and corresponds to an acceleration, the determination being performed by the following: recording at least o... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100312492 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE STATE OF A ROAD SURFACE AND METHOD OF GENERATING A LOG OVER THE USE OF A VEHICLE A method for determining the state of a road surface on which a vehicle has traveled includes the steps of: a) retrieving a signal representative of the distance between the wheel axle and the vehicle body; b) providing, from the retrieved signal, a band pass filtered f... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100300191 | ACTIVE AND ADAPTIVE TIRE SYSTEMS An active and adaptive tire system is disclosed. The active and adaptive tire system comprises a tire and an active material configured to alter at least one characteristic of the tire in response to at least one condition. Also disclosed are an intelligent tire system ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100294032 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR ON OR IN A VEHICLE TIRE, AND A SENSOR SYSTEM A method is proposed for operating a sensor on or in a vehicle tyre, in particular an acceleration sensor and in particular for detecting a tyre rotation period and/or a tyre contact period, wherein the sensor is operated with a first sampling rate in a first time inter... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100294031 | Method for Evaluating the Transverse Adhesion of a Tire on Snow-Covered Ground A method for evaluating the transversal grip of a type of tires on a snow-covered ground, of providing this type of tires to a vehicle, driving this vehicle at the transversal grip limit on a snow-covered track, and producing instantaneous measures of the vehicle transv... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100295669 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE TIRE TREAD DEPTH A method is described for determining a vehicle tire tread depth using at least one sensor situated in or on the vehicle tire, the tire tread depth being determined as a function of a tire contact area detected by the sensor.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100281967 | OVER-SPEED, ROUGH LOADS AND HARD LANDING DETECTION SYSTEM A system, apparatus and method provide a means for indicating an overload condition has occurred during aircraft operation. The occurrence of an overload condition is automatically determined and an indication output thereof. Based on the indication received by the cock... | 11/11/2010 |
