Measuring and testing – Tire – tread or roadway
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-05
2010-12-21
Caputo, Lisa M (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Tire, tread or roadway
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854163
ABSTRACT:
A wheel identifying apparatus includes first and second triggering devices located on the body of a vehicle, a plurality of transceivers each of which is located on one of the running and spare wheels of the vehicle, and a receiver and a wheel identifier both of which are located on the body of the vehicle. The first and second triggering devices continuously transmit first and second trigger signals, respectively. Each of the transceivers monitors the strength of either the first or second trigger signal thereat for a given length of time, and transmits a signal indicating variation in the monitored strength. The receiver receives and provides to the wheel identifier all the signals transmitted by the transceivers. The wheel identifier identifies, for each of the signals, the wheel on which the transceiver having transmitted the signal is located through a comparison between the variations indicated by the signals.
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Mori Masashi
Watabe Nobuya
Caputo Lisa M
Denso Corporation
Jenkins Jermaine
Nixon & Vanderhye PC
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