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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2004
Applicant:
Eric Alan Moughler, Metamora, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric Alan Moughler, Metamora, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of managing at least one vehicle includes sensing a tire operating characteristic of the at least one vehicle, sensing a vehicle operating characteristic of the at least one vehicle, and providing an output. The output is indicative of an expected tire life, and is based on the tire operating characteristic and the vehicle operating characteristic of the at least one vehicle.