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Method and apparatus for effiviently phase modulating a subcarrier signal for an inductively coupled transponder
Assignee: Bourns Inc
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Filing: 1997-03-25
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2017-03-25
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for remotely measuring the pressure and temperature of gas in a vehicle wheel. The vehicle includes a frame member and a vehicle wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member about a rotation axis. A transmitting circuit is mounted on the frame member. The transmitting circuit includes a transmitting coil and generates electrical energy in the transmitting coil. A receiving circuit is mounted on the vehicle wheel for movement therewith such that, as the vehicle wheel rotates relative to the frame member, the receiving circuit is inductively coupled to the transmitting circuit. The receiving circuit includes a sensor for generating a data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of the vehicle wheel and a wireless communication circuit for receiving the electrical energy from the transmitting coil to remotely power the receiving circuit and for transferring the data signal from the receiving circuit to the transmitting circuit.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark Brian Monson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C23/00; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; B60C23/0408; B60C23/0422; B60C23/0427; B60C23/043; B60C23/041; B60C23/0413; B60C23/0433; B60C23/0435; B60C23/0438; B60C23/0442
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 40
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
An apparatus for conducting short range wireless electronic communication, said apparatus comprising: a transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and a driver generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit spaced from said transmitting circuit and adapted to be positioned adjacent said transmitting coil such that, when said receiving circuit is positioned adjacent said transmitting coil, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said coil to form a resonant circuit with said coil, and a quadrature phase shift keyed modulator connected to said resonant circuit.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
An apparatus for conducting short range wireless electronic communication, said apparatus comprising: a transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and a driver generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit spaced from said transmitting circuit and adapted to be positioned adjacent said transmitting coil such that, when said receiving circuit is positioned adjacent said transmitting coil, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said coil to form a resonant circuit with said coil, and a quadrature phase shift keyed modulator connected to said resonant circuit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transmitting circuit is mounted on a vehicle having a rotating wheel such that the wheel rotates relative to said transmitting circuit, wherein said receiving circuit is mounted on the vehicle wheel for rotation therewith, wherein the vehicle wheel includes a gas inflatable tire and wherein said receiving circuit includes a sensor for generating a data signal representative of a one of the pressure of the gas in the tire and the temperature of the gas in the tire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
71 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said receiving circuit includes a switch having an open condition and a closed condition, wherein the electrical energy is transferred from said transmitting circuit to said receiving circuit when said transmitting circuit is inductively coupled to said receiving circuit, and wherein the data signal is transferred from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transmitting circuit includes a coil loosely inductively coupled to said receiving circuit coil when said receiving circuit is adjacent to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrical energy is an oscillating drive signal and wherein said quadrature phase shift keyed modulator generates a data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
134 words
A vehicle comprising: a frame member; a vehicle wheel mounted for rotation relative to said frame member about a rotation axis; a transmitting circuit mounted on said frame member, said transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and said transmitting circuit generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit mounted on said vehicle wheel for movement therewith such that, as said vehicle wheel rotates relative to said frame member, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a sensor for generating a data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel and wireless communication means for receiving said electrical energy from said transmitting coil to remotely power said receiving circuit and for transferring said data signal from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
134 words
A vehicle comprising: a frame member; a vehicle wheel mounted for rotation relative to said frame member about a rotation axis; a transmitting circuit mounted on said frame member, said transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and said transmitting circuit generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit mounted on said vehicle wheel for movement therewith such that, as said vehicle wheel rotates relative to said frame member, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a sensor for generating a data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel and wireless communication means for receiving said electrical energy from said transmitting coil to remotely power said receiving circuit and for transferring said data signal from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said vehicle wheel includes an inflatable tire and wherein said physical characteristic is a one of the pressure of the gas in said tire and the temperature of the gas in said tire.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said sensor includes a one of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
72 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said wireless communication means includes a switch having an open condition and a closed condition, wherein said electrical energy is transferred from said transmitting circuit to said receiving circuit when said transmitting circuit and said receiving circuit are inductively coupled, and wherein said data signal is transferred from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said wireless communication means is a bi-phase shift keyed data encoder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said receiving circuit includes a coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said coil, and a quadrature phase shift keyed modulator connected to said coil.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 11 wherein said transmitting circuit includes a coil loosely inductively coupled to said receiving circuit coil when said receiving circuit is adjacent said transmitting circuit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vehicle as set forth in claim 6 wherein said electrical energy is an oscillating drive signal and wherein said receiving circuit generates a data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus for conducting short range wireless electronic communication, said apparatus comprising: a transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and a driver generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit spaced from said transmitting circuit and adapted to be positioned adjacent said transmitting coil such that, when said receiving circuit is positioned adjacent said transmitting coil, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a data signal generator for generating a data signal and wireless communication means for transmitting the electrical energy from said transmitting coil to said receiving circuit to remotely power said receiving circuit and for transferring the data signal from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
119 words
An apparatus for conducting short range wireless electronic communication, said apparatus comprising: a transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and a driver generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit spaced from said transmitting circuit and adapted to be positioned adjacent said transmitting coil such that, when said receiving circuit is positioned adjacent said transmitting coil, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a data signal generator for generating a data signal and wireless communication means for transmitting the electrical energy from said transmitting coil to said receiving circuit to remotely power said receiving circuit and for transferring the data signal from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
79 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said transmitting circuit is mounted on a vehicle having a rotating wheel such that the wheel rotates relative to said transmitting circuit, wherein said receiving circuit is mounted on the vehicle wheel for rotation therewith, wherein the vehicle wheel includes a gas inflatable tire and wherein the data signal represents a one of the pressure of the gas in the tire and the temperature of the gas in the tire.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said data signal generator includes a one of a pressure sensor and a temperature sensor.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
72 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said wireless communication means includes a switch having an open condition and a closed condition, wherein the electrical energy is transferred from said transmitting circuit to said receiving circuit when said transmitting circuit is inductively coupled to said receiving circuit, and wherein the data signal is transferred from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said wireless communication means is a bi-phase shift keyed data encoder.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said receiving circuit includes a coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said coil, and a quadrature phase shift keyed modulator connected to said coil.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 19 wherein said transmitting circuit includes a coil loosely inductively coupled to said receiving circuit coil when said receiving circuit is adjacent to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein said electrical energy is an oscillating drive signal and wherein said receiving circuit generates a data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
200 words
A vehicle comprising: a frame member; a vehicle wheel, mounted for rotation relative to said frame member about a rotation axis, said vehicle wheel having a gas inflatable tire supported thereon; a transmitting circuit mounted on said frame member, said transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and said transmitting circuit generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit mounted on said vehicle wheel for movement therewith such that, as said vehicle wheel rotates relative to said frame member to a position adjacent said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit such that said electrical energy is transferred from said transmitting coil to said receiving coil to remotely power said receiving circuit, and said receiving circuit including a receiving coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said receiving coil, a sensor connected to said receiving coil and generating a data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel, and a bi-phase shift keyed data encoder, said encoder including a switch having an open condition and a closed condition such that said data signal is transferred from said receiving coil to said transmitting coil when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
200 words
A vehicle comprising: a frame member; a vehicle wheel, mounted for rotation relative to said frame member about a rotation axis, said vehicle wheel having a gas inflatable tire supported thereon; a transmitting circuit mounted on said frame member, said transmitting circuit including a transmitting coil and said transmitting circuit generating electrical energy in said transmitting coil; and a receiving circuit mounted on said vehicle wheel for movement therewith such that, as said vehicle wheel rotates relative to said frame member to a position adjacent said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit such that said electrical energy is transferred from said transmitting coil to said receiving coil to remotely power said receiving circuit, and said receiving circuit including a receiving coil, a capacitor connected in parallel with said receiving coil, a sensor connected to said receiving coil and generating a data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel, and a bi-phase shift keyed data encoder, said encoder including a switch having an open condition and a closed condition such that said data signal is transferred from said receiving coil to said transmitting coil when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of detecting, on a vehicle having a frame member and a wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member, a physical characteristic of the rotating wheel, said method comprising the steps of: (A) mounting a transmitting circuit on said frame member; (B) mounting a receiving circuit on said vehicle wheel so that said receiving circuit is spaced from said transmitting circuit and so that said receiving circuit rotates relative to said transmitting circuit and includes a sensor; (C) generating electrical energy in said transmitting circuit; (D) generating a data signal using said sensor, said data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel; and (E) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
136 words
A method of detecting, on a vehicle having a frame member and a wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member, a physical characteristic of the rotating wheel, said method comprising the steps of: (A) mounting a transmitting circuit on said frame member; (B) mounting a receiving circuit on said vehicle wheel so that said receiving circuit is spaced from said transmitting circuit and so that said receiving circuit rotates relative to said transmitting circuit and includes a sensor; (C) generating electrical energy in said transmitting circuit; (D) generating a data signal using said sensor, said data signal corresponding to a physical characteristic of said vehicle wheel; and (E) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as set forth in claim 23 and further comprising the step of inductively coupling said transmitting circuit and said receiving circuit to transfer said electrical energy and said data signal across the space between said transmitting circuit and said receiving circuit.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said vehicle wheel includes a gas inflatable tire and wherein said step (D) further includes the step of measuring the pressure of gas in said tire using said sensor.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said vehicle wheel includes a gas inflatable tire and wherein said step (D) further includes the step of measuring the temperature of gas in said tire using said sensor.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method as set forth in claim 23 wherein said electrical energy signal is an oscillating drive signal and wherein said step (E) includes the step of generating a quadrature phase shift keyed data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of conducting wireless short-range electronic communication, said method comprising the steps of: (A) providing a transmitting circuit; (B) providing a receiving circuit movable relative to said transmitting circuit; (C) moving said receiving circuit to a position adjacent said transmitting circuit so that said receiving circuit and said transmitting circuit are inductively coupled; (D) generating electrical energy in said transmitting circuit; (E) generating a data signal using said receiving circuit; and (F) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of conducting wireless short-range electronic communication, said method comprising the steps of: (A) providing a transmitting circuit; (B) providing a receiving circuit movable relative to said transmitting circuit; (C) moving said receiving circuit to a position adjacent said transmitting circuit so that said receiving circuit and said transmitting circuit are inductively coupled; (D) generating electrical energy in said transmitting circuit; (E) generating a data signal using said receiving circuit; and (F) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as set forth in claim 28 wherein said receiving circuit is mounted on a vehicle wheel having a gas inflatable tire, wherein said receiving circuit includes a pressure sensor, and wherein said step (D) further includes the step of measuring the pressure of gas in said tire using said sensor.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as set forth in claim 28 wherein said vehicle wheel includes a gas inflatable tire and wherein said step (E) further includes the step of measuring the temperature of gas in said tire using said sensor.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method as set forth in claim 28 wherein said electrical energy signal is an oscillating drive signal and wherein said step (F) includes the step of generating a data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method as set forth in claim 28 wherein said transmitting circuit includes a switch having an open condition and a closed condition and wherein said step (F) includes the step of transferring said data signal from said receiving circuit to said transmitting circuit when said switch is in said closed condition.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
206 words
On a vehicle having a frame member and a wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member and said wheel including a gas inflatable tire, a method of detecting a physical characteristic of the rotating wheel, said method comprising the steps of: (A) mounting a transmitting circuit on said frame member; (B) mounting a receiving circuit on said vehicle wheel so that said receiving circuit is spaced from said transmitting circuit and so that said receiving circuit rotates relative to said transmitting circuit and is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit when said receiving circuit is adjacent said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a pressure sensor; (C) generating an oscillating drive signal in said transmitting circuit; (D) generating a data signal with said pressure sensor, said data signal corresponding to the pressure of gas in said inflatable tire; (E) inductively coupling said transmitting circuit and said receiving circuit; (F) generating a quadrature phase shift keyed data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal and encoding said data signal on said data carrier; and (G) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal on said data carrier to said transmitting circuit.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
206 words
On a vehicle having a frame member and a wheel mounted for rotation relative to the frame member and said wheel including a gas inflatable tire, a method of detecting a physical characteristic of the rotating wheel, said method comprising the steps of: (A) mounting a transmitting circuit on said frame member; (B) mounting a receiving circuit on said vehicle wheel so that said receiving circuit is spaced from said transmitting circuit and so that said receiving circuit rotates relative to said transmitting circuit and is inductively coupled to said transmitting circuit when said receiving circuit is adjacent said transmitting circuit, said receiving circuit including a pressure sensor; (C) generating an oscillating drive signal in said transmitting circuit; (D) generating a data signal with said pressure sensor, said data signal corresponding to the pressure of gas in said inflatable tire; (E) inductively coupling said transmitting circuit and said receiving circuit; (F) generating a quadrature phase shift keyed data carrier synchronized to said oscillating drive signal and encoding said data signal on said data carrier; and (G) transferring said electrical energy to said receiving circuit to provide electrical power to operate said receiving circuit and transferring said data signal on said data carrier to said transmitting circuit.
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