Tire puncture detection and alert
US10899181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60C2019/004
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus includes a grid circuit having dimensions corresponding to an inner surface of a tire, a computational device coupled to the grid circuit, and a wireless communications device coupled to the computational device. The wireless communications device is configured to transmit detection of damage to the grid circuit. A computer-implemented method includes monitoring a grid circuit positioned in a tire to detect damage to conductors of the grid circuit, detecting damage to at least one of the conductors of the grid circuit, and transmitting information about the damage to a computer of a vehicle. A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a computational device coupled to a grid circuit in a tire, information about damage to the grid circuit and outputting an indication that the tire is damaged.
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