181 |
PUMP WITH WATER MANAGEMENT |
US14204674 |
2014-03-11 |
US20140260969A1 |
2014-09-18 |
Brandon Richardson |
A pumping system configured to pump fluid from the ambient environment to a target reservoir, the pumping system including: a fluid pump configured to statically mount to a rotating surface, the pump configured to rotate about an axis of rotation; a pump reservoir statically coupled to the fluid pump and configured to fluidly couple to the target reservoir, the pump reservoir including a collection area defined along a portion of the pump reservoir radially outward of the axis of rotation; and a liquid separation member arranged along a portion of the collection area, the liquid separation member including a membrane configured to preferentially permit liquid flow therethrough. |
182 |
Tire with tire tag |
US13943354 |
2013-07-16 |
US08833409B2 |
2014-09-16 |
James P. Kleckner |
A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression. |
183 |
TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING DEVICE |
US13788660 |
2013-03-07 |
US20140253311A1 |
2014-09-11 |
Hung-Chih YU; Shih-Hsin CHANG |
The tire pressure monitoring device has a storage module, a receiver module and a control module. The tire pressure monitoring device retrieves a protocol by external indication or internal discrimination. The external indication is that the control module retrieves a protocol from the storage module according to an external signal, and then the control module compares the retrieved protocol with a protocol of a tire pressure signal received by the receiver module. If a comparison of the protocols matches, the tire pressure monitoring device decodes the tire pressure signal. The internal discrimination is that the control module compares different protocols stored in the storage module with a protocol of the tire pressure signal. If a comparison of the protocols matches, the tire pressure monitoring device decodes the tire pressure signal. |
184 |
PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A TIRE INFLATING SYSTEM WITH A ROTARY FEEDTHROUGH, AND TIRE PRESSURE CHANGING METHOD |
US14119327 |
2012-03-15 |
US20140076409A1 |
2014-03-20 |
Dirk Bernhardt; Thomas Dieckmann; Christian Wiehen; Frank Zielke |
A pressure control device for a vehicle tire inflating system is configured to receive compressed air via a ventilating inlet, activate at least one seal for sealing an air chamber between a stator and a rotor of a rotary feedthrough via a seal actuating outlet, and ventilate a tire at a ventilating outlet pressure via a ventilating outlet and the feedthrough. A control valve is pneumatically controllable by a control pressure, the ventilating outlet being ventilated at the outlet pressure by the control valve only when the control pressure is at least a defined minimum pressure. In response to pressure build-up at the ventilating inlet at least to the minimum pressure, the control pressure and the seal actuating pressure are built up for ventilating, but build-up of the control pressure is with respect to the seal actuating pressure. Activation of a seal prior to ventilation of the ventilating outlet is possible without additional actuating channels. |
185 |
Parameter Setting Method of Tire Monitor |
US13735336 |
2013-01-07 |
US20140070928A1 |
2014-03-13 |
Hung Chih Yu; Yung Hsing Liu |
A parameter setting method of a tire monitor is applied in a setter for setting a parameter of the tire monitor via a cable or wireless transmission, and the method includes the steps of using a setter to transmit a change signal for changing a condition value of at least one parameter in the monitor; using the monitor to receive the change signal; updating the condition value of the corresponding parameter according to the change signal; and using the monitor to transmit a monitor signal according to an updated parameter format, so as to update the parameters of the tire monitor quickly. |
186 |
ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM |
US14019885 |
2013-09-06 |
US20140010680A1 |
2014-01-09 |
Brandon Richardson |
An energy extraction system for a rotational surface including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis and configured to rotatably couple to the rotational surface and an energy extraction mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a cam rotatable about the rotational axis and an eccentric mass coupled to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis, the eccentric mass cooperatively formed by a first and a second section, the eccentric mass operable between a connected mode wherein the first and second sections are adjacent and a disconnected mode wherein the first and second sections are separated. The energy extraction mechanism is connected to the cam and is statically coupled to the rotating surface, wherein the energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from relative rotation between the energy extraction mechanism and the cam. |
187 |
APPLICATIONS FOR NANOPILLAR STRUCTURES |
US13539070 |
2012-06-29 |
US20140001432A1 |
2014-01-02 |
Mark D. Hall; Mehul D. Shroff |
A disclosed method of fabricating a hybrid nanopillar device includes forming a mask on a substrate and a layer of nanoclusters on the hard mask. The hard mask is then etched to transfer a pattern formed by the first layer of nanoclusters into a first region of the hard mask. A second nanocluster layer is formed on the substrate. A second region of the hard mask overlying a second region of the substrate is etched to create a second pattern in the hard mask. The substrate is then etched through the hard mask to form a first set of nanopillars in the first region of the substrate and a second set of nanopillars in the second region of the substrate. By varying the nanocluster deposition steps between the first and second layers of nanoclusters, the first and second sets of nanopillars will exhibit different characteristics. |
188 |
WIRELESS PROPORTIONAL FLOW INDICATION FOR A TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM |
US13760678 |
2013-02-06 |
US20130335214A1 |
2013-12-19 |
Michael James Massey; Mark J. Kranz; Mark N. Gold; James C. Steph; Herman Goins, JR. |
A flow indication system for a central tire inflation system is provided. The flow indication system provides a venturi in fluid communication with the conduit providing air to a tire. A pressure reading is taken at the inlet and throat of the venturi and the air flowing through the venturi is calculated based on the pressure differential. According to some embodiments, the pressure readings are provided to a microcontroller that uses a table and interpolation algorithms to calculate the flow of the air flowing through the venturi, such as the mass of air in a given unit of time (grams/second for example). In one embodiment, two separate pressure sensors are coupled to different ends of a narrowed orifice that causes a pressure change in the flow as flow rate increases in the throat of the sensor. This pressure change is then used to calculate a proportional flow that can then be broadcast to various parties instead of an on/off reading |
189 |
METHOD FOR ADJUSTING TIRE PRESSURE |
US13908065 |
2013-06-03 |
US20130325261A1 |
2013-12-05 |
Thomas HANSEN; Andreas KRAUSS; Sebastian WAGEMANN; Carsten FUHRMANN |
A method for adjusting the pressure in at least one first and one second tire of a vehicle from a starting value to a target value, includes that the target value is located between the starting value and a pressure of a pressure reservoir. The method includes allowing air to flow through a first line between the first tire and the reservoir and through a second line between the second tire and the reservoir, determining which tire is likely to reach the target value sooner and throttling the air flow through the line of the tire identified in the determining increasing the air flow through the line of the tire that was not identified in the step of determining. |
190 |
TIRE WITH TIRE TAG |
US13943354 |
2013-07-16 |
US20130299057A1 |
2013-11-14 |
James P. Kleckner |
A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression. |
191 |
ENERGY EXTRACTION SYSTEM |
US13797811 |
2013-03-12 |
US20130251552A1 |
2013-09-26 |
Brandon Richardson |
An energy extraction system for a rotational surface including a drive mechanism having a rotational axis and configured to rotatably couple to the rotational surface and an energy extraction mechanism coupled to the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a cam rotatable about the rotational axis and an eccentric mass coupled to the cam that offsets a center of mass of the drive mechanism from the rotational axis, the eccentric mass cooperatively formed by a first and a second section, the eccentric mass operable between a connected mode wherein the first and second sections are adjacent and a disconnected mode wherein the first and second sections are separated. The energy extraction mechanism is connected to the cam and is statically coupled to the rotating surface, wherein the energy extraction mechanism configured to extract energy from relative rotation between the energy extraction mechanism and the cam. |
192 |
DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE |
US13749838 |
2013-01-25 |
US20130144488A1 |
2013-06-06 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall R. Lynam |
A vehicular driver assistance system includes an attachment element attached at an in-cabin surface of a windshield of the vehicle. The attachment element includes a mirror mounting element and an interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mirror support. The mirror support includes a mirror mount that is configured to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly to the mirror mounting element. A structure is attached at the vehicle windshield local to the attachment element and the structure accommodates a forward facing camera and, with the structure attached at the vehicle windshield, the forward facing camera views through the vehicle windshield. The forward facing camera may include a component of at least one of (i) an automatic headlamp control system, (ii) a collision avoidance system, (iii) a windshield fogging detection system and (iv) a rain sensing system. |
193 |
ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE |
US13689801 |
2012-11-30 |
US20130141579A1 |
2013-06-06 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall R. Lynam |
An accessory mounting system for a vehicle includes an attachment element attached at an in-cabin surface of a vehicle windshield of a vehicle. The attachment element has a mirror mounting button. At least one attachment member is attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield local to the attachment element. An interior rearview minor assembly has a mirror head and a minor support. The mirror head includes a minor reflective element and a mirror casing. The minor support includes a minor mount that is configured to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly to the minor mounting button of the attachment element. A structure is configured for mounting to the attachment member and is configured to receive and be supported by the attachment member. The structure is configured to accommodate a forward facing camera having a field of view through the vehicle windshield. |
194 |
Purge valve for mounted assembly |
US12663489 |
2008-06-03 |
US08387671B2 |
2013-03-05 |
Pierre Durif |
A purge valve for a mounted assembly for a vehicle consisting of a wheel comprising a rim and of a tire, the valve comprising a body associated with the rim and a piston able to move with respect to the body between a closed position and a purge position and the valve being normally closed. The opening of the valve is obtained by the moving of the piston into the space radially external to the rim, the opening being obtained by action of a control force on the piston, exerted from the space radially internal to the rim, and provided by compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston and the compressed air led from the space radially internal to the rim to the radially interior surface of the piston being at a pressure lower than or equal to that of the mounted assembly. |
195 |
Agricultural working machine |
US12174008 |
2008-07-16 |
US08321093B2 |
2012-11-27 |
Manfred Pollklas; Daniel Immer |
The present invention relates to an agricultural working machine (2), in particular a forage harvester (1) with a device for adjusting the ground speed v, with which the maximum ground speed v of the agricultural working machine (2) is determined as a function of the tire pressure of at least one tire (14). |
196 |
Method for mounting a tag in a tire sidewall |
US11751371 |
2007-05-21 |
US08142600B2 |
2012-03-27 |
James P. Kleckner |
A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one of the reinforcing cords that is disposed in the reinforcing belt. In another embodiment, the tag is disposed at the splice of the reinforcing belt. An alternative version of the tire has the tag carried in a depression formed in the outer surface of the tire sidewall. The tag may be encapsulated with an encapsulation material that is also disposed in the depression. |
197 |
INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR SYSTEM |
US13039962 |
2011-03-03 |
US20110164135A1 |
2011-07-07 |
Kenneth Schofield; Niall R. Lynam |
An interior rearview mirror system includes a mirror mounting button and a plurality of attachment members adhesively attached at the in-cabin surface of the vehicle windshield. An interior rearview mirror assembly has a mirror head and a mirror support, and a structure is configured for mounting to the attachment members attached at the vehicle windshield. The mirror head includes a mirror reflective element and a mirror casing, and the mirror support includes a mirror mount that is configured to mount the interior rearview mirror assembly to the mirror mounting button. The structure is configured to receive and be supported by the plurality of attachment members at the vehicle windshield, and, with the structure receiving and being supported by the attachment members, (a) the structure at least partially surrounds the mirror mounting button and (b) the structure accommodates a forward facing camera having a field of view through the vehicle windshield. |
198 |
Electronic control system for vehicle and control method thereof |
US11716391 |
2007-03-09 |
US07739010B2 |
2010-06-15 |
Bon Gyeong Koo |
The present invention relates to an electronic control system for a vehicle and a control method thereof, wherein communication is made between a main controller and at least one local controller to control a brake apparatus and a suspension apparatus in consideration of information of the controllers, thereby further improving and activating unique features of the respective controllers as well as simplifying the system. An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic control system for a vehicle having a main controller for receiving vehicle information and creating and outputting a brake control signal and a suspension control signal for a vehicle; at least one local controller for controlling a damper of each wheel according to the suspension control signal outputted from the main controller; and an interface unit for performing data communication between the main controller and the local controller. |
199 |
Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle |
US11700363 |
2007-01-31 |
US07583184B2 |
2009-09-01 |
Kenneth Schofield; Frank O'Brien; Robert L. Bingle; Niall R. Lynam |
A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that the presence of the video screen is substantially unobservable to a driver of the vehicle until the video screen is actuated to emit light that passes through the electrochromic reflective element to be viewed by the driver of the vehicle. Control circuitry receives a signal indicative of selection of a reverse gear of the vehicle by the driver and actuates the video screen in order to display video images captured by a video imaging device disposed to the rear of the vehicle and having a field of view rearward of and external to the vehicle. |
200 |
TIRE PRESSURE ADJUSTING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME |
US12115285 |
2008-05-05 |
US20090151441A1 |
2009-06-18 |
Sungik Yim; Hoon Kim |
A tire pressure adjusting system of a vehicle includes: a sensor mounted in a tire, to measure pressure and/or temperature of air in the tire, and to send a signal corresponding to the pressure and/or temperature; a magnetic field generator mounted on the vehicle body near the tire, to receive the signal from the sensor, and to generate a magnetic field; a current generator mounted in the tire, to generate electricity by using the magnetic field; and an electric heating member mounted in the tire, to generate heat by using the electricity supplied from the current generator, thereby heating the air in the tire. A method of controlling tire pressure includes determining whether the pressure is too low; and, if the pressure is too low, heating air in the tire until the pressure is not too low. |