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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Tom Tang, Novi, MI (US);
John Nantz, Brighton, MI (US);
Riad Ghabra, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Thomas Lemense, Farmington, MI (US);
Ronald King, Brownstown, MI (US);
Jan Supronowicz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Tom Tang, Novi, MI (US);
John Nantz, Brighton, MI (US);
Riad Ghabra, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Thomas LeMense, Farmington, MI (US);
Ronald King, Brownstown, MI (US);
Jan Supronowicz, Dearborn, MI (US);
Lear Corporation, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
A universal monitor to be mounted in a tire of a vehicle, the monitor for use in a remote tire pressure monitoring system for the vehicle. The monitor includes a sensor for sensing tire pressure, and a storage device for storing a plurality of codes, each code comprising at least a data format. The monitor also includes a transmitter in communication with the sensor and the storage device, the transmitter for transmitting a wireless signal including data representing the sensed tire pressure. The wireless signal is transmitted by the transmitter according to at least one of the stored plurality of codes.