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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7256687 | Tire pneumatic pressure monitoring system and tire pneumatic pressure monitoring receiver used for tire pneumatic pressure monitoring system A tire pneumatic pressure monitoring system contains tire pneumatic pressure monitoring receivers that receive radio signals transmitted from sensors and detect RSSI signals and pneumatic pressure data. A console processes the RSSI signals and the pneumatic pressure... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251993 | Tire information communication system A tire information communication system mounted on a vehicle includes a tire-pressure detector mounted on a tire wheel for detecting a pressure of a tire and transmitting a result of detection, a tire monitor mounted on a vehicle body for obtaining information about... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251991 | Method for determination of the physical features of a tire A measurement technique determines the physical features of a tire such as a determination of the deformation a tire undergoes during use. The measurement technique utilizes a first belt, or first and second belts, in the tire reinforced with a plurality of metallic... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251992 | Hand-held tire pressure gauge and method for assisting a user to determine whether a tire pressure is within a target range using a hand-held tire pressure gauge A handheld tire pressure gauge including: a display; a pressure sensor; a memory; a processor being operatively coupled to the display, pressure sensor and memory; and, code being stored in the memory and operable by the processor to: retrieve at least one value ind... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253725 | Apparatus and method for boosting signals from a signal-generating or modifying device Arrangement for providing a boosted signal from a signal-generating device, such as a SAW device or an RFID tag, including an antenna and a circulator having a first port connected to the antenna to receive a signal therefrom and a second port connectable to the dev... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250851 | Method for locating sensors mounted each on a vehicle wheel Each sensor is provided with an emitter and the vehicle is provided with a corresponding receiver adapted to receive signals emitted by each sensor. The receiver is provided with at least one antenna disposed such that it is not located substantially equidistantly f... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250914 | Composite antenna for a tire A composite antenna and method for tire monitoring systems is configured as a core composed of polymeric material and a conductive metallic layer in intimate surrounding contact with the core. The polymeric material provides elasticity to the core to enable the core... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249497 | Apparatus and method for predicting tire life relative to belt-leaves-belt failures A test fixture, test apparatus, and test method utilize a radially cut tire section that is mounted and sealed to a test jig in a airtight manner such that an air chamber is formed between an innerliner surface of the radial tire section and a recessed portion of th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249498 | 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 comprises: a tire strain sensor mounted on the tire, for detecting a ti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249499 | Velocity sensitivity correction method of reduced pressure judging value in tire pressure drop alarming device A tire deflation warning system, including a device for detecting a rotational velocity of a wheel attached to a vehicle and a device for judging a tire pneumatic pressure drop by determining a reduced pressure judging value that judges the tire pneumatic pressure d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249496 | System for inspecting uniformity of tire An uniformity inspection line 1 comprises a decision-only line 2 having first UF machines 2M exclusive for the measurement of the uniformity of a tire 12 sorted and distributed on an automatic sorting line 21 and a correction-only ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246518 | Tire monitoring unit for a vehicle A housing configured to accommodate a tire monitoring unit may include an extended portion, extending along a circumference of a wheel rim, and a pair of engaging members provided in parallel with the extended portion at opposite lateral sides thereof. A holder may ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248154 | Wear detection by transponder destruction The invention relates to a system and a method for the detection of the wear state of machine parts which are subject to mechanical wear, by means of an electronic transmitting/receiving device (38) and at least one transponder device (36), which is em... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246860 | Wheel plugs for vehicle wheels A wheel insert for removable placement within the apertures of the wheel rim of a vehicle wheel for preventing mud, dirt and debris from entering and blocking the apertures and marring the vehicle wheel includes a tubular body portion insertable into the aperture, a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248953 | Wheel-state obtaining apparatus, and vehicle-state obtaining apparatus A wheel-state obtaining apparatus for a vehicle, including wheel-side devices (10–16) each having an air pressure sensor (32) for detecting an air pressure of a wheel tire of the vehicle, and a body-side device (18) having receiver antennas ( | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246524 | MEMS fluidic actuator The present invention comprises a novel, lightweight, massively parallel device comprising microelectromechanical (MEMS) fluidic actuators, to reconfigure the profile, of a surface. Each microfluidic actuator comprises an independent bladder that can act as both a s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243535 | Tire monitoring system and its monitor receiver, monitor and sensor The present invention provides a tire monitoring system, its monitor receiver, a monitor and a sensor for monitoring conditions of a tire even when a tire is replaced with another tire fixed with a sensor employing a transmission method different from that employed ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243544 | Passive and wireless acoustic wave accelerometer An acoustic wave acceleration sensor comprises an acoustic wave device including a plate that functions as a propagation medium and at least one interdigital transducer configured upon the plate. One or more antennas can be integrated with the acoustic wave device, ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243534 | Tire state quantity detecting apparatus and method In a tire state quantity detecting apparatus, a detector that deforms by force exerted from a tire and that outputs a signal corresponding to the quantity of deformation is embedded within the tire. The detector is enclosed in a capsule within the tire, so that the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243533 | Movable unit and system for sensing at least one characteristic parameter of a tyre A system for sensing at least one characteristic parameter of a tyre fitted to a vehicle includes a movable unit and a fixed unit. The movable unit is combined with the tyre and includes a device for sensing the at least one characteristic parameter, a device for tr... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240540 | Rough road detection system A rough road detection system includes a collection module, a statistical module, and a comparison module. The collection module collects samples from a vibration sensitive signal. The statistical module removes a periodic anomaly from the samples and removes a rand... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240542 | Tire pressure estimation A method, computer program product and apparatus for estimating the pneumatic pressure of a tire on a vehicle, comprising the steps of: receiving as an input a vehicle status sensor signal; estimating first parameter values of an adaptive filter based on a predeterm... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240543 | Tire positioning sensor A method and apparatus for chucking tires to be tested in a tire testing apparatus. A lower chuck assembly or spindle includes a lower rim that is engageable with a bead region of the tire to be tested. An upper chuck assembly includes an upper rim that is engageabl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7243056 | Strategy parameter adaptation in evolution strategies The present invention relates to a optimization method based on an evolution strategy according to which a model/structure/shape/design to be optimized is described by parameter sets comprising object parameters. The object parameters are mutated to create offspring... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242981 | System and method for controlling an implantable medical device subject to magnetic field or radio frequency exposure A system for controlling an implantable medical device (e.g., a drug delivery device) susceptible to malfunctioning during exposure to a magnetic field and/or Radio Frequency field (e.g., during a magnetic resonance imaging procedure) and a method for operating the ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241477 | Methods of treating electrodes and gas sensors comprising the electrodes A method for forming an electrode comprises: combining a platinum precursor with a gold precursor to form an electrode ink; forming the electrode ink into an electrode precursor; firing the electrode precursor to form the electrode; treating the electrode in an envi... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237329 | Bead seat band and wheel assembly A multi-wheel assembly includes an outer wheel having an outer wheel assembly for an outer tire. The outer wheel assembly includes an outer wheel rim, a removable front bead seat band such that the outer tire may be removed from the outer wheel rim. A removable rear... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237439 | Pressure sensor over-pressure protection A gauge is provided for monitoring pressure of air or other gases within a tire or other gas containing chamber. A gauge includes a receiver attachable to a valve stem of the tire. A valve core is also provided on the gauge through which fill air can be directed. In... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237433 | Hybrid tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system for a vehicle having a plurality of inflatable tires includes a plurality of rotation sensors that generate rotation signals based on a rotation of each of the tires and a pressure sensor that is responsive to a pressure within one ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239948 | Tyre pressure monitoring system A tyre pressure monitoring or warning system comprising at least one receiver responsive to signals transmitted by transmitters associated with one or more tyres. The system including a memory which stores a list of identity tags captured by the receiver, and a list... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239287 | Wireless communication device having conductive elements antenna An antenna coupled to a wireless communication device that is comprised of a series of conductive elements that form a conductor when placed under a force. The conductor is coupled to a wireless communication device to provide an antenna so that the wireless communi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236892 | Vehicle wheel state monitoring device and method A vehicle wheel state monitoring device appropriately determines whether it is probable that a vehicle wheel is damaged by setting a threshold value for damage determination in accordance with a type of the vehicle wheel fitted to the vehicle. A road surface input c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7234345 | Vehicle tire air pressure detection system and method In a vehicle tire air pressure detection system, a charging electromagnetic wave is transmitted for a predetermined period from a vehicle chassis side and stored as a charge voltage in a transmitter unit attached to a tire wheel. When the charge voltage reaches a pr... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233238 | Tire air-pressure alarming device, tire monitored thereby and control method for properties of tire A tire air-pressure alarming device includes wheel speed sensors for detecting wheel speeds of wheels of a motor vehicle and also includes a microcomputer-base control device and an alarming unit. The control device is programmed to execute function steps of: derivi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7228731 | Mounting structure of tire pressure sensing system A mounting structure for a tire pressure sensing system. The tire pressure sensing system includes a pressure sensor placed on a wheel to sense pressure of a tire which is mounted on the wheel. The wheel is a cast wheel for a vehicle including a rim portion where th... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228732 | Tire wear analysis method A method of developing a set of input forces used to analyze tire wear includes the steps of characterizing a wear course by driving a vehicle over the wear course and measuring data related to a plurality of forces experienced by the vehicle. A vehicle characteriza... | 06/12/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228747 | Device for detecting rail movement A device for holding a transmitter and a receiver for detecting a deformation state of a component. The device includes a first holding part and a first receptacle, the transmitter being disposed on the first holding part via the first receptacle, wherein the first ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225677 | Pressure gauge Disclosed is a pressure gauge including a body forming an inlet, an outlet, and a shunt hole. A pressure meter is provided to the shunt hole. An inlet duct in connection with an inflation device is provided to the inlet. A check valve is arranged in the inlet duct. ... | 06/05/2007 |
