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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:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Neil G. Murray, Jr., Wixom, MI (US);
Yoshihiko Shimokawa, Howell, MI (US);
Inventors:
Neil G. Murray, Jr., Wixom, MI (US);
Yoshihiko Shimokawa, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
TRW Automotive U.S. LLC, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tire pressure monitoring apparatus includes a valve assembly mountable in a vehicle wheel and a housing securable to the end of the valve assembly. A pressure sensor assembly is securable in the housing for monitoring tire pressure and providing an electrical signal indicative thereof. The pressure sensor assembly includes a flexible circuit board, and a battery held within a fold of the flexible circuit board, wherein the flexible circuit board is overmolded.