Schrader-bridgeport International, Inc.

Scott M Scarborough

Jeffrey A Schultz

Carl E Wacker

Mona Ann Carver

A valve assembly includes a valve body having a passageway and first and second oppositely facing valve seats that extend around the passageway. First and second valve elements are positioned in the passageway to seal against the respective valve seats, and a spring biases the first valve element to the closed position against the first valve seat. The valve seats are spaced sufficiently closely together along the passageway that the first valve element, when positioned against the first valve seat, holds the second valve element away from the second valve seat. For this reason, the spring also biases the second valve element away from the second valve seat.

Valve assembly

A tire monitor (,) for use in a remote tire monitor system (,) includes an accelerometer (,) for detecting acceleration of the tire monitor. Position information for the tire monitor is determined in response to the acceleration. In this manner, tire position information is determined automatically to allow the system to display tire characteristic data such as air pressure in conjunction with tire position.

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Altavista, VA, United States of America

Scott M Scarborough