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US6662642B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle wireless sensing and communication system

Assignee: American Vehicular Sciences LLC
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Filing: 2002-02-19
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Granted: 2003-12-16
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Expires: 2022-02-19
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Abstract

Abstract Wireless sensing and communication system including sensors located on the vehicle or in the vicinity of the vehicle and which provide information which is transmitted to one or more interrogators in the vehicle using wireless radio frequency transmission technology. Power to operate the sensor may be supplied by the interrogator. The sensors include tire pressure, temperature and acceleration monitoring sensors, weight or load measuring sensors, switches, temperature, acceleration, angular position, angular rate, angular acceleration, proximity, rollover, occupant presence, humidity, presence of fluids or gases, strain, road condition and friction, chemical sensors and other similar sensors providing information to a vehicle system, vehicle operator or external site. The sensors provide information about the vehicle and its interior or exterior environment, about individual components, systems, vehicle occupants, subsystems, or about the roadway, ambient atmosphere, travel conditions and external objects.

Inventors

  • 👤 David S. Breed
  • 👤 Wendell C. Johnson
  • 👤 Vittorio Castelli
  • 👤 William E. Seitz
  • 👤 Wilbur E. DuVall

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 04:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60C; B60C19/00; B60C11/00; B60C11/24; B60C11/246; B60C23/00; B60C23/02; B60C23/04; B60C23/0408; B60C23/0422; B60C23/0433; B60C23/0447; B60C23/0449; B60N; B60N2/00; B60N2/02; B60N2/0224; B60N2/02246; B60N2/0244; B60N2/0276; B60N2/24; B60N2/26; B60N2/28; B60N2/2857; B60N2/2863; G; G06; G06V; G06V20/00; G06V20/50; G06V20/59; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/3584; Y10T137/3662

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 66 words
A valve stem assembly for a tire, comprising: an elongate metallic valve stem; a body attached to a lower end of said valve stem; and a sensor unit arranged in said body, said sensor unit comprising a capsule having a chamber, a passageway for providing flow communication between said chamber and an interior of the tire and a plurality of SAW sensors arranged in said chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 66 words
A valve stem assembly for a tire, comprising: an elongate metallic valve stem; a body attached to a lower end of said valve stem; and a sensor unit arranged in said body, said sensor unit comprising a capsule having a chamber, a passageway for providing flow communication between said chamber and an interior of the tire and a plurality of SAW sensors arranged in said chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 29 words
The valve stem assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a coating of resilient material around said valve stem and a metal conductive ring attached to said valve stem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 83 words
The valve stem assembly of claim 1 , wherein said sensor unit further comprises a rigid membrane dividing said chamber into first and second compartments, a first one of said SAW sensors being arranged in said first compartment which is in flow communication with the interior of the tire and a second one of said SAW sensors being arranged in said second compartment whereby said first SAW sensor functions as a pressure sensor and said second SAW sensor function as a temperature sensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 101 words
The valve stem assembly of claim 1 , wherein said sensor unit further comprises a flexible membrane dividing said chamber into first and second compartments, a first one of said SAW sensors being arranged attached to said flexible membrane, said membrane forming a part of said first compartment which is in flow communication with the interior of the tire and a second one of said SAW sensors being arranged in said second compartment, not responsive to the deflection of said membrane whereby said first SAW sensor functions as a pressure sensor and said second SAW sensor function as a temperature sensor.

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