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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Maclean-fogg Company, Mundelein, IL (US);
David J. Davis, Rochester, MI (US);
Kryzysztof Misztur, Streamwood, IL (US);
Christian Muehlich, Whitewater, MI (US);
Robert E. Whitney, Libertyville, IL (US);
Larry J. Wilson, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Marcus A. Zagorniak, Charlotte, NC (US);
Steven R. Fister, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mark Raves, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Luke Michael Roberts, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Ben Wilmhoff, Louisville, CO (US);
Bennett Whitney, Libertyville, IL (US);
MACLEAN-FOGG COMPANY, Mundelein, IL (US);
Abstract
A wheel fastener alarm assembly is provided having a fastener body with a first portion defining a wrenching surface and a cavity, and a second portion with a threaded portion to attach and detach from a wheel of a vehicle. A sensor array is disposed in the cavity of fastener body to detect an attribute of the fastener body and generate an output signal based on the attribute of the fastener body. An antenna connected to the sensor array to transmit the signal to a remote location. A cap is secured to the first portion of the fastener body and covers the wrenching surface and the cavity opening to define a capped fastener body.