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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2006
Bryn James Dixon, Bletchley, GB;
Victor Alexandrovich Kalinin, Headington, GB;
John Peter Beckley, Bicester, GB;
Bryn James Dixon, Bletchley, GB;
Victor Alexandrovich Kalinin, Headington, GB;
John Peter Beckley, Bicester, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a wheel particularly, but not exclusively, to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a tire rotating on a vehicle wheel. Apparatus is provided comprising a plurality of antennas () for transmitting an interrogation signal to a sensor (), the sensor being mounted to a wheel to be assessed and being adapted to detect the condition of the wheel; wherein the antennas are arranged in a line along a path to be followed by a wheel to be assessed.