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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2014
Elwha Llc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alistair K. Chan, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Geoffrey F. Deane, Bellevue, WA (US);
William D. Duncan, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Philip A. Eckhoff, Kirkland, WA (US);
Bran Ferren, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
William Gates, Medina, WA (US);
W. Daniel Hillis, Encino, CA (US);
Roderick A. Hyde, Redmond, WA (US);
Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Livermore, CA (US);
Edward K. Y. Jung, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jordin T. Kare, Seattle, WA (US);
John Latham, Boulder, CO (US);
Nathan P. Myhrvold, Bellevue, WA (US);
Robert C. Petroski, Seattle, WA (US);
Clarence T. Tegreene, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David B. Tuckerman, Lafayette, CA (US);
Thomas A. Weaver, San Mateo, CA (US);
Charles Whitmer, North Bend, WA (US);
Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Bellevue, WA (US);
Victoria Y. H. Wood, Livermore, CA (US);
Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A vehicle tire pressure control system includes a road sensor configured to acquire road data regarding a road at an advanced location ahead of a current location of a vehicle; a pressure regulator configured to control the air pressure within a tire of the vehicle during operation of the vehicle; and a controller configured to control operation of the pressure regulator and vary the air pressure within the tire based on the road data.