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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395702 | Step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly This present invention discloses a step-adjustable tire pressure monitoring sensor signal housing assembly including a valve and a valve core fixed on a rim, a sensor signal housing which consists of a housing holder and a connecting part, the connecting part has a ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7328609 | Wireless pressure sensing Schrader valve A wireless tire pressure sensing system based upon a Schrader valve design is provided. The system includes a valve body, a valve pin and a compression element for sealing engaging the valve body and the valve pin to maintain tire pressure. A pressure sensing device... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320345 | Tire safety valve and inflation device An air inflation device is a pass-thru vehicle tire inflation device. It ensures exact air pressure without the use of an air gauge. It works by attaching to a tire valve, and then to an existing air supply, such as those found at gas stations, and utilizing an inte... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314198 | Aircraft evacuation slide with thermally actuated gas relief valve An inflation valve for use with an inflatable emergency evacuation slide includes a thermally actuated gas relief valve having an exhaust port the effective size of which increases with increasing temperature. The exhaust port is metered by a valve member. The valve... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284570 | Electrically powered valve for controlling, monitoring and evaluating fluid flow Controlled flow of liquid is conducted between aligned inlet and outlet pipe sections through a valve housing within which a solid valve element is sealed and supported for electrically powered displacement between a fully open position establishing unrestricted flo... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273065 | Inflation/deflation valve for cargo dunnage A valve assembly for a dunnage bag wherein in the valve body a valve diaphragm is mounted on a shaft and is supported by a mounting bar such that the valve diaphragm may be reciprocally moved from the closed position to the open position by a simple axial push on th... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273066 | Valve connector A valve connector for coupling with inflation valves of vehicle tyres, comprising a housing, within the housing a coupling hole for coupling with an inflation valve, the coupling hole having a central axis and an outer opening, positioning means for positioning the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270142 | Inflation device with automatic disconnect An apparatus that injects fluid into an inflatable device, dynamically monitors the pressure inside the device, and automatically terminates the inflation and disconnects from the inflatable device when the pressure inside the device reaches a predetermined value pr... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265659 | Tire pressure management system valve integrity verification method A method of verifying the integrity of a valve in service in a tire pressure management system is disclosed. The method of verifying valve integrity of a valve interposed between a tire and conduit assemblies for conducting fluid to and/or from the tire in a tire ma... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7225810 | Valve for use in high pressure gas containers An on-off valve mounted in a high pressurized gas container, which has a holding portion for holding a flow amount controlling member in a path formed in an upper stream side of the body of the valve, and in which a flow amount controlling member is movably held. In... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215243 | Tire pressure characterization method and key fob The present invention provides an apparatus and method for characterizing tire pressure on the four tires of a conventional passenger automobile. The method uses an apparatus disposed on a key fob. The key fob includes a tire valve stem interface that is capable of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7191796 | Dual outlet air valve The dual outlet air valve is design feature that would greatly enhance the convenience of the standard valve stem design. In order to accomplish this the dual outlet air valve comprises a multi-port design whereby air can be released or injected through more then on... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7163027 | Air tap assembly An air tap assembly includes a mounting seat, a gasket, a connecting member, and an end cap. Thus, the sealing portion of the first mounting cap of the connecting member is rested on the gasket to interrupt the connection between the vent holes of the first mounting... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7152265 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a pack having a first vent with a first valve, a second vent with a second valve, a third vent in communication with the ambient, a first chamber in communication with the first vent, a second chamber in communication with the second v... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7146923 | Valve structure, bladder, and hull portion for inflatable boats A valve structure includes a valve body on which is mounted a first valve and a second valve. The first valve traverses the valve body at a first position and the second valve traverses the valve body at a second position spaced apart from the first position. The fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7125084 | Environment protector-pressurized wheel hub A hub cap for a wheel hub having a cylindrical housing with a closed first end and an open second end adapted for attachment in an air-tight sealing arrangement to the outer end of a wheel hub to form a closed air system in the interior of the wheel hub. An air pres... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114207 | Inflatable product provided with electric air pump An inflatable product includes a first chamber, a first mechanically-controlled valve, an air pump, a first switch and a switch circuit. The air pump inflates the first chamber through the first mechanically-controlled valve. The first switch activates the air pump ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104274 | Fluid control apparatus There is an apparatus for regulating air flow into a rim mounted pneumatic vehicle tire. The apparatus has an elongated valve housing 1′ with an inlet end 1A′, an outlet end 2′ and a central portion between the outlet and inlet. The outlet... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104123 | Method and apparatus for detecting wheel motion in a tire pressure monitoring system An apparatus for detecting motion of a wheel comprising tyre. The apparatus comprises a pressure sensor for measuring the tyre pressure and generating a signal corresponding to the measured tyre pressure, and means for detecting a component of said signal that corre... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096884 | Check valve A check valve comprising a poppet urged by a conical spring to annularly seal uniformly around its entire periphery to assure more uniform cracking pressure about its entire periphery. The cracking pressure may be adjusted by means of an adjustable plate which reduc... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089953 | Controlled pneumatic device for automatic inflating/deflating of a confinement capacity of a gas fluid under relative pressure The invention concerns a controlled pneumatic valve (1), for remote inflating and deflating of a capacity (2), comprising a membrane (17) maintained between a valve body (18), including orifices (24) and a cover (19); and de... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074511 | Fuel container and delivery apparatus for a liquid feed fuel cell system A liquid feed fuel cell system having a unique fuel container and delivery assembly is provided. The container and delivery assembly allows liquid fuel which, in a preferred embodiment, is in the form of either pure methanol or an aqueous methanol/water mixture, to ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066442 | Valve A springless valve having a valve body, a valve stem insert, and an O-ring gasket for sealing the insert to a valve seat of the valve body. As the valve stem insert rotates about its axis, fingers on vanes of the insert move within threads of the valve body, and the... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7051777 | Pressure transmitting axle assembly An axle assembly has a fixed axle housing, a rotating axle body rotatably mounted in said axle housing, and a first chamber which surrounds the axle body. The first chamber is partially bounded by a ring member which rotates with the axle body. An annular disc is mo... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051585 | Supply and tire pressure sensing apparatus and method An apparatus for and a method of sensing fluid pressure of a tire and the fluid supply of a tire pressure management system maintaining same, with a central sensor and which requires the control of only two valves. The apparatus for sensing fluid pressure of a tire ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044176 | Device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers A device for controlled activation of the pressurized supply of air for inflating tires in machines for tire dealers comprising air feeders, at least one pair of regulators for air pressure regulation to two predefined extreme values, a first regulator to a minimum ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039972 | Inflatable device with recessed fluid controller and modified adjustment device The application is related to inflatable devices, and, more specifically, to an inflatable device with a recessed fluid controller and improved adjustment device. In one embodiment, the application is directed to an inflatable device comprising a substantially fluid... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6978670 | Tire valve-gauge combination A tire valve-gauge combination utilized to inflate and deflate conventional tubed or tubeless tires while giving the user an indication of the amount of air pressure within the tire's chamber. The accessory device of the present invention comprises; a flexible rim-a... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6966220 | Device for automatic tire inflation and tire pressure display A device for automatic tire inflation and tire pressure display has a tire pressure measurement unit, a tire temperature sensor (a thermometer) and a gradienter for measuring the tire balance. The tire pressure measurement unit has a tire pressure measurement unit, ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6948516 | Excess tire air pressure relief valve An excess tire air pressure relief valve positioned on an automobile tire for relieving the pressure within the tire caused by heat or over inflation. The valve has a main tube that extends through the tire rim, to selectively communicate air from the tire interior ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6943673 | Device for the automatic actuation of a tire-filling apparatus for a motor vehicle An automatic tire-filling apparatus for a motor vehicle has an electronic controller which, in response to sensors for the operating state of the vehicle, controls pneumatic valves for the tires and a compressor to enable the tire pressure to be matched to such cond... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923200 | Safety device for pressurizing an envelope at risk of bursting A safety device for inflating an envelope at risk of bursting comprising: a tubular body, a piston element slidably and sealably mounted within at least one inner portion of the tubular body; at least one piston rod integral with the piston element and extending so ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918403 | Tire valve for the rim of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle In a tire valve for the rim (10) of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle comprising a valve body (14) of a rigid material and a valve insert (60) and an air outlet (51), which is disposed at a spacing in relation thereto, of a flow path (48, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6901944 | Fluid control apparatus There is an apparatus for regulating air flow into a rim mounted pneumatic vehicle tire. The apparatus has an elongated valve housing 1 with an inlet end 1A, an outlet end 2 and a central portion between the outlet and inlet. The outlet end incl... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6772812 | Dual-function tire inlet valve A dual-function tire inlet valve mountable on a tire in communication with a compressor in a tire pressure maintenance system is disclosed. The inlet valve has a conduit extending from an ambient air supply to an interior chamber of the tire. A first check valve and... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6691730 | Inflatable pad with a built-in pump The invention is an inflatable pad with a built-in pump, including an inflation unit with a laminated fringed chamber and an interior air pump assembly with an inflation and deflation channel. The pump chamber has two pieces of unidirectional membrane tub... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6659404 | Overboard venting inflation system and control valve therefor An inflation system for inflating an inflatable evacuation slide includes an enclosure containing an uninflated, stored evacuation slide. The enclosure is sealed by means of a tightly fitting enclosure door that optionally includes a seal for excluding di... | 12/09/2003 |
