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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183990 | Method, tire sensor device, central control unit and system for anti-theft protection through tire removal recognition A method for recognizing the removal of a tire provided with a tire sensor device, includes recognizing, with the tire sensor device, if a respective tire is mounted on the motor vehicle and storing an item of information relating to a mounting status in the tire se... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8115610 | RFID enabled tire control system and method A tire control system for a vehicle is provided includes an RFID tag mounted to the tire and having a unique tire serial number stored within tag memory accessible to an external reader; a pass-through portal operatively entered and exited by the vehicle; one or mor... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8098144 | Alarm system The invention relates to an anti-theft alarm system for vehicle wheels. The system comprises at least one wireless measuring module for determining kinetic state information characterizing the kinetic state of a vehicle wheel on the basis of acceleration measurement... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8058979 | Tire pressure monitor initiation tool with vehicle data interface A tire pressure monitor system tool stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems installed on vehicles. The tool receives information regarding a particular vehicle. Based on this information, the tool may determine a particular tire pre... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8022817 | Tire with monitoring device 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 mounted to the tire sidewall outside the body cords of the tire. The ante... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7994901 | Lug stud and lug nut monitoring system, method, and components therefor A lug stud and lug nut monitoring system, method, and components for a vehicle may have a lug stud, a lug nut, at least one sensor, and an indicator. The lug stud has a shank. The lug nut is constructed to fasten on the shank. The sensor can be carried by the lug st... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7973650 | Motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system and diagnosis method using this system The motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system includes a computer to receive input data including at least one tire pressure and transmit a warning to a driver of the vehicle in the event of an abnormal pressure in the tire. The system also includes a recording ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7961082 | Tire inflation pressure detection system Transceiver ID information associated with a subject vehicle is accurately registered even when another vehicle having transceivers is nearby. During ID registration, a degree of a variance among received strength data elements is obtained in relation to a plurality... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7940163 | Wireless tire pressure monitoring system A wireless tire pressure monitoring system includes a monitoring main unit installed in the truck-tractor of a towing vehicle, a receiving antenna electrically connected to the monitoring main unit, and a register set in a location within the wireless communication ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7872568 | Method for the targeted stimulation of wheel electronics systems of tire groups A method for stimulating wheel electronics systems of single tires of at least one tire group in a motor vehicle. The wheel electronics systems are stimulated with a low frequency trigger signal, as follows: a trigger signal is emitted from an LF trigger to the whee... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7825781 | Tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system is capable of ensuring accuracy of the rate of transmission of data via wireless communications without an increase in the number of oscillators and an increase in the cost. The tire pressure monitoring system includes a tire pressu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7696861 | Tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of identifying running and spare wheels According to the present invention, there is provided a wheel identifying apparatus for a vehicle which includes a transmitter, a signal strength determiner, a variation determiner, and a wheel identifier. The transmitter is located on the body of the vehicle and wo... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688184 | Tire theft detection device and method of detecting tire theft A tilt angle sensor detects a tilt angle of a vehicle and outputs a tilt angle signal indicative of the tilt angle. A tire-side communication element is disposed on a tire of the vehicle, and sends a reply signal in response to the tilt angle signal. A chassis-side ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7623025 | Tire pressure monitor initiation tool with vehicle data interface A tire pressure monitor system tool stores information regarding a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems installed on vehicles. The tool receives information regarding a particular vehicle. Based on this information, the tool may determine a particular tire pre... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7592902 | 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 mounted to the tire sidewall outside the body cords of the tire. The ante... | 09/22/2009 |
| 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 tire, and generating the static magnetic field; and an EMF (ElectroM... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7535344 | Technique for operating a vehicle effectively and safely A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by taking into account the user's physical condition, the vehicle condition... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7427915 | Vehicle wheel information processing device and method therefor A vehicle body communication device (200) transmits a request signal to both a wheel side sensor (31) that is provided in a valve (24) of a wheel (22), and a tire side sensor (32) that is embedded in a tire tread (28). When ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423522 | Tire pressure alert system A tire pressure alert system suitable for use in a vehicle includes a vehicular tire pressure monitoring system and a telematic system of the vehicle. The telematic system of the vehicle is operable to wirelessly communicate between the vehicle and an external servi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7417531 | Technique for monitoring a tire condition of a vehicle A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by taking into account the user's physical condition, the vehicle condition... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7414521 | Method and device for assigning a wheel unit to its wheel position In the automotive industry that there is an increasing need for automatic tire pressure checking systems. One challenge here is to identify the positions of the tires on the vehicle. This is normally programmed-in it at the factory at the end of the production line.... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7414522 | Adaptive decode strategy for remote keyless entry and tire pressure monitoring system A system and method for decoding signals from a tire pressure monitoring (TPM) system and a remote keyless entry (RKE) system includes determining a signal strength of the signal. The method also includes evaluating at least a first bit and the signal strength of th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411488 | Tire location detecting apparatus configured with rotation direction detecting devices and triggering device A tire location detecting apparatus for a vehicle with four wheels includes four rotation direction detecting devices, four transmitters, a triggering device, a receiver, and a controller. Each of the rotation direction detecting devices outputs a rotation direction... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400231 | Sensor device, method and device for monitoring a sensor device, and system having a sensor device A sensor device is disposed in a wheel. It contains an acceleration sensor, the measurement signal of which is representative of the acceleration of the sensor device. Detachment of the sensor device from its mounting position is detected according to the measuremen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7397348 | Data communication apparatus with intermittent activation control circuit A data communication device includes a receiving circuit configured to receive a data signal in an active state. An intermittent activation control circuit activates the receiving circuit into the active state in a predetermined time interval. A control unit operate... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385492 | Tire distortion detecting method, distortion detector, sensor unit thereof, and tire having the same A tire distortion detecting method for detecting a detection of the tire during the running of a vehicle, a distortion detector, a sensor unit thereof, and a tire having the same whereby the occurrence of a deterioration can be reduced and applicability is widened t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7385485 | Smart time tire monitoring system A tire monitoring system and associated method includes a plurality of tire sensor modules configured to transmit tire data in a wireless fashion at a predetermined time interval. The system also includes a vehicle control module that is configured to receive the ti... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378945 | Vehicle security system controlling vehicle body position and related methods A vehicle security system includes a vehicle security controller for operating at least one vehicle body position actuator to reposition the vehicle body responsive to at least one vehicle security sensor. The vehicle may include the vehicle wheels, the vehicle body... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7362218 | Motion detection using a shock sensor in a remote tire pressure monitoring system A tire monitor for mounting to a vehicle as part of a remote tire monitoring system includes a tire condition sensor to produce a tire condition signal, a controller coupled to the tire condition sensor to control operation of the tire monitor, and a radio circuit c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339464 | Detection-resistant transponder with “stealth packaging” for high-risk surveillance applications An easily deployed, extremely detection-resistant surveillance method, apparatus, and system are disclosed. Preferred embodiments of the apparatus are adapted for generating and broadcasting pulsed transmissions optimized for electronic tagging, tracking, and “hom... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327233 | Method and a device for locating the position of wheels of a vehicle The invention relates to a method and a device for locating the position of wheels (2-5) of a vehicle (1). According to the invention, the vehicle (1) is equipped with transmit antennas (11-14) each disposed in such a way as... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317381 | Wheel condition monitoring system A wheel condition-monitoring system comprises transmitters (1) installed on individual rotatable wheels, for transmitting conditions of the wheels, and a receiver (11) installed on the side of a vehicle body, for receiving the conditions of the wheels ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7313953 | System for controlling a vehicle wheel tyre pressure The system comprises a control unit (17), and, on each wheel, a pressure sensor (12) and an emitter (13) in order to transmit to the control unit (17) a pressure signal comprising data for identification of the sensor, and means (17 | 01/01/2008 |
| 7308823 | Tire pressure control system for a vehicle A tire pressure control system for determining and/or monitoring a pressure in an air-filled tire of a vehicle uses a pressure-measuring device located in the tire. The tire pressure control system includes a seat diagnosis module for checking whether the pressure-m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292138 | Vehicle tire with RFID tag Provided is a vehicle tire with an RFID tag. The damage of the RFID tag or non-recognition problem can be prevented when a severe operating atmosphere is applied to the tire. The RFID tag is mounted on a side of the tire, apart from a bead included on an inner circu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7277008 | Sensor unit, method, device and sensor system for determining a side of a vehicle on which a wheel with a sensor unit is disposed A sensor unit for recording the direction of rotation of a wheel is embodied to record a variable that is characteristic for a direction of flow of an air stream in a tire of the wheel. To determine a side of a vehicle on which a wheel is disposed, a variable is rec... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269530 | Wireless transmission method for tire detection signals A wireless transmission method for tire detection signals increases the percentage of successfully received tire detection signals received by the receiving unit and extends the usage life of batteries. A delay time for emitting the tire detection signals via the de... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7245206 | Method for assigning wheels of a motor vehicle to the respective vehicle axle A method for allocating wheels of a motor vehicle to a respective vehicle axle, each of the wheels includes an inflation tire whose tire pressure is monitored by a tire pressure monitoring device including at least one transmitting module in each wheel, and at least... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242284 | Tire condition detecting device, tire condition monitoring system, and method of attaching tire condition detecting device to tire wheel A tire condition detecting device 1 and an attaching method thereof, and a tire condition monitoring system, capable of preventing the attenuation caused by tires and wheels, of radio waves transmitted from a transmission section more effectively than before,... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231274 | Method of programming a tire monitoring system A process for identifying TPMS electronic wheel sensors on a production line is disclosed. The line of identification data is transmitted in digital bit stream between the electronic wheel sensor and the production line database. Data from the electronic wheel senso... | 06/12/2007 |
