This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 EPO patent. Top assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland Gmbh. Active years: 2019.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2019
Title: Terrance Smouter and Drone-Based Tire Monitoring
Introduction
Terrance Smouter is an inventor based in Indian Land, South Carolina, whose patent work includes a method for monitoring vehicle tires with a tire pressure control system. His invention applies drone technology to collect tire-pressure data from parked vehicles and trailers.
Latest Patents
Smouter is associated with 1 patent: “Method for Monitoring Vehicle Tires with a Tire Pressure Control System.” The method uses a drone equipped with a receiver to acquire radio-based tire data. The drone launches from a base station, follows a predefined route above parked vehicles or trailers, and accounts for the transmitter range of their tire pressure control systems. After collecting data from one or more systems, it returns to the base station, where a central receiver and control unit evaluates the information.
Career Highlights
Smouter is associated with Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbH. His patented method illustrates how drones can support tire monitoring across multiple parked vehicles or trailers.
Collaborations
The provided information identifies Andreas Scher and Karim Fraiss as Smouter’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on its development.
Conclusion
Terrance Smouter’s patent describes a drone-based approach to gathering tire-pressure data efficiently across parked vehicles and trailers.
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