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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2015
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dilip B. Patel, Novi, MI (US);
Christopher Henderson, Belleville, MI (US);
Eric L. Reed, Livonia, MI (US);
Dante K. Crockett, Detroit, MI (US);
Greg Swadling, Millford, MI (US);
James Edwin Blatchford, Northville, MI (US);
Stavros Dionyssopoulos, Gross Ile, MI (US);
Nimish H. Patel, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing tire pressure for a trailer. A controller may be configured to manage communications between a vehicle and a trailer. A tire pressure management system module to be mounted on the trailer may be operatively connected to the controller by a tow connector. The tire pressure management system module may be configured to receive tire pressure information from at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one tire of the trailer, and transmit messages to the controller based on the tire pressure information, wherein the controller triggers a notification when at least one of the messages indicates a tire pressure that fails to meet a criteria.