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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas John LeMense, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Inc., Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 2/300 ;
Abstract
An arrangement ( ) and method for identifying a vehicle tire ( ) to a vehicle-based tire condition unit ( ) that utilizes the tire identification. An ECU ( ) and an indication and control panel ( ) of the vehicle-based tire condition unit ( ) cooperate to prompt a person to spin the tire ( ). A signal that is indicative of the tire being spun is provided to the vehicle-based tire condition unit ( ). In one embodiment, the signal is provided by a wheel speed sensor ( ). In another embodiment, the signal is provided by a sensor transponder ( ) at the tire ( ).