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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7196615 | System and method for determining at least one parameter of at least one rotating member by means of a position signal A system for determining at least one parameter of at least one member rotating with respect to a fixed structure, the system including, for each rotating member, an assembly having a transponder, a coder, a position sensor, and a device for detecting the parameter ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194888 | Reducing drive file development time for a vehicle road test simulator A method of vehicle suspension testing includes conducting actual road testing of a vehicle including collecting data, and generating a drive file from the collected data for road test simulation. A vehicle suspension parameter is changed to result in a changed vehi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7194901 | Pressure sensor with apertured membrane guard 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 define a chamber (58) containing a fluid at a reference pressure. In us... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191662 | Polymer-based sensor apparatus and method A strain sensor (10) includes a flexible substrate (11) having one or more polymer-based resistive elements (12) at least partially conformably disposed thereon. Two or more conductive leads (13, 14) are electrically coupled to the resist... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7192238 | Method for loading a freight train In a method of loading several like coupled storage cars with bulk material, a first storage car is first filled with the bulk material by reducing the conveying speed mode of a bottom conveyor band in the first storage car to a bulk material storing speed mode whil... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191642 | Method, apparatus and system for measuring brake force A brake force measurement system comprises at least one sensor configured to generate an output indicative of a force applied by to a first braking member associated with a rotatable wheel of a vehicle by a second braking member. The second braking member may be an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188518 | Rapid inflation device for tubeless tire A rapid inflation device having a supply of pressurised pressurized fluid, a nozzle holder assembly, that can be manually moved an located by an operator between a rest position and a working position and is provided with one or more blowing-in nozzle, a flexible co... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7190319 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the w... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185535 | Tire sensor interrogation and valve therefore A system for interrogating a tire sensor. The disclosure provides a wheel (2) including a sensor (14) and an electrical conductor (18, 20) extending about a rotational axis (4) of the wheel (2), the sensor (14) being electri... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185534 | Ply wire sensor system for a tire A ply wire sensor system is provided for a tire carcass ply in a green tire carcass having a toroidal shape, the tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across the toroidal shape. The sensor system includes a wire sensor mounted in cl... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185533 | Multi-function detecting pen A multi-function detecting pen is described. The multi-function detecting pen includes a head module, a detecting chips module, a power module, a lighting module, and a control module. The head module is disposed at a front portion of the pen and the detecting chips... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7185532 | Tire status detection system and method A system and method for detecting changes in tire status in real time, e.g., changes in tire pressure or changes that might indicate an imminent tread separation or other failure, using magnetic sidewall torsion (SWT) signatures for tires. A measured magnetic signat... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183937 | Self-powered sensing module and tire pressure monitoring system using the same A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) having a self-powered sensing module having a sensor unit with at least one sensor for measuring at least one of a temperature, a pressure, and an acceleration in the tire, and a power unit generating a power by being deforme... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181971 | Automotive rattle detection system A rattle and noise detection system useful for a large variety of automotive vehicles is provided. The vehicles are examined in a stationary position with one of their tires having been driven onto said detection system. This tire rests against a roller assembly dri... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180409 | Tire tread wear sensor system A system and method for monitoring belt wear or tread wear of a tire includes at least one radio frequency identification (RFID) tag with unique identification embedded in the belt or tread of the tire at one or more wear points. An RF tag reader periodically monito... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178390 | Mounting assembly for tire pressure transducer A reliable, low cost mounting assembly for a tire pressure transducer removably mounts the transducer on a multi-piece automobile wheel to enable the transducer to transmit tire pressure information that will enable the detection of an unsafe tire pressure. The moun... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7178389 | Method and apparatus for scavenging and using energy caused by changes in pressure An apparatus to scavenge energy caused by changes in interior pressure of a container, including at least one flexible chamber containing a fluid at a predetermined pressure; a piezoelectric element coupled to the flexible chamber so as to generate electricity when ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177740 | Method and apparatus for dynamic measuring three-dimensional parameters of tire with laser vision Three-dimensional parameters of a tire are measured dynamically in a non-contact way using laser vision technology. Two laser vision sensors are used, which are calibrated and then used for practical measurement. The system offers a wide measuring range, high accura... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177739 | Method and device for monitoring a physical variable on a wheel of a vehicle A method for monitoring a physical variable, in particular the tire pressure, of a wheel fitted on a vehicle is performed when the vehicle travels. The physical variable is measured at the wheel and transmitted to a receiver on the vehicle. An evaluation/storage uni... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171850 | Magnifying device for tire pressure gage reading A magnifying device for tire pressure gage reading includes a holding element slidably and removably mounted on a main body of a tire pressure gage, a connecting arm connected at an end to and extending slantingly outward from the holding element, and a magnifying e... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7171848 | Tire status detection system and method A system and method for detecting changes in tire status in real time, e.g., changes in tire pressure or changes that might indicate an imminent tread separation or other failure, using magnetic sidewall torsion (SWT) signatures for tires. A measured magnetic signat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168305 | Method of securing tire pressure monitoring device to wheel A method of securing a tire pressure-monitoring device to a vehicle wheel includes the steps of welding a bracket within a tire wheel well. The bracket assembly includes a weld surface that corresponds to a surface on the wheel rim. The weld surface includes a commo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168709 | Suspension control apparatus of vehicle The invention provides a suspension control apparatus for a vehicle which can execute a suspension control suitable even for a rough road by executing the suspension control based on an actual road surface profile, while taking various vehicle states (weight, speed,... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168309 | Looking device for a housing of a tire pressure detector This locking device is adapted for a snap-in system in which a male portion of a first element coacts with a female portion of a second element, resilient members acting on the male and/or female portion of the snap-in system. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168307 | Road test simulator with plural rollers A road test simulator having four rollers, each provided with an uneven surface coating, and four asynchronous motors, each of which drives one of the rollers. ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168306 | Tire air pressure detection system A tire air pressure detection system having a transmitter provided at each of a plurality of wheels provided with tires and sending out a detection signal corresponding to the air pressure of the tire attached to the corresponding wheel and a receiver provided at th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168324 | Vibration information transmission apparatus and vibration monitoring/analyzing system A vibration information transmission apparatus for improving efficiency of field wiring of a vibration monitoring/analyzing system includes transmitters (11-1 to n) for converting vibration information from vibration sensors (2-1 to n) fo... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168308 | Methods for detecting, monitoring, and/or controlling behaviour of a tire in motion A system for determining interaction between a tire and a contact surface during movement of a motor vehicle includes at least one first sensor and processing means. The at least one first sensor includes one or more first elongated piezoelectric elements which exte... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171297 | Road surface condition determination apparatus A comparison/determination part 7 recieves the input of a front wheel speed filtered value ωfF from a front wheel speed filtered value calculation part 5 and a rear wheel speed filtered value ωrF from a rear wheel speed filtered value calculation par... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7162917 | Device for removing excess air pressure from vehicle tire A device for removing excess air pressure from a valve stem of a tire of a vehicle having a body with a cavity, an intake port for forming a fluid-tight seal with, extracting compressed air through the valve stem, located near the input end of the body, and conveyin... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7164975 | Geometric track and track/vehicle analyzers and methods for controlling railroad systems Track and track/vehicle analyzers for determining geometric parameters of tracks, determining the relation of tracks to vehicles and trains, analyzing the parameters in real-time, and communicating corrective measures to various control mechanisms are provided. In o... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159954 | ABS control system for off-road driving conditions A system for controlling at least one of the slip threshold and the time period for an extended wheel slippage for a vehicle that is operating in the off-road ABS mode. When driving in a curve pattern and/or at high speeds, the individual wheel speeds are controlled... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160049 | Paving material for absorbing electromagnetic wave and pavement structure using it An electromagnetic absorber formed of conductive fiber or the like, such as carbon fiber having an overall length corresponding to the wavelength of electromagnetic waves to be absorbed, is mixed into a base material to form an electromagnetic wave-absorbing pavemen... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161476 | Electronic tire management system An electronic tire maintenance system is provided for measuring a parameter of a device at a first location. The system includes a sensor for measuring the device parameter and generating a data signal representing the measured parameter. The system also includes a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159454 | Method of unseating a tire The resistance to unseating of at least one tire mounted on a mounting rim and inflated to a predetermined pressure is determined by mounting the tire/rim unit on a vehicle in a steering axle position. The vehicle is set in motion in a straight path and stabilized a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158018 | Pneumatic tire mountable on a wheel rim and sensor net, rotation measurement unit and vehicle monitoring system for such tire A pneumatic tire mountable of the rim of a vehicle wheel has a toroidal structure including a pair of beads for receipt on the rim of a vehicle wheel such that the pneumatic tire is secured to the vehicle wheel for rotation therewith. The pneumatic tire also include... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154414 | System and method for remote tire pressure monitoring A system and method for monitoring vehicle tire pressure. A tire pressure monitor for each tire includes a pressure sensor for sensing tire pressure, a transmitter for transmitting a tire pressure signal representative of the sensed tire pressure, and a batter provi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150187 | System and method for monitoring deformations of a moving tire A system for monitoring the deformations of a moving tyre fitted on a rim associated with a vehicle includes a moving station associated with the rim and a fixed station associated with the vehicle. The moving station includes a device for measuring the deformations... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146852 | Air pressure detection device Speed detecting sections 8 which detect the speeds of the respective wheels 2 at the hub sides of the axles 7 are provided, and by comparing the speeds of the respective wheels 2 detected by the speed detecting sections 8 for each ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146853 | Device and method for determining the side position of wheels and motor vehicle having the device A device and a method for determining a side position of wheels during cornering of a motor vehicle include a plurality of sensor devices each being installed at a tire of a wheel for detecting mechanical deformation of the tire when it rolls forward on a road surfa... | 12/12/2006 |
