Portable tire contact sensors

US11852561B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Tekscan, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Robert M. Podoloff · Framingham, US
• Camilo Aladro · Newton, US
• Michael Harty · Winthrop, US
• Christopher George · Moscow, US
• Arnon Ofaim · Watertown, US
• Gary Loomis · Leominster, US
• Gabor Papp · Lexington, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 29, 2022
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 29, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01M17/02
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a thin, light, and portable system for measuring one or more parameters of a contact patch between a tire and a surface. The system may be configured with an array of sensors capable of being removable fixed to the surface. The array of sensors may measure the one or more parameters of the contact patch between the tire and the surface. Moreover, the system may include a scanner configured to interpret the measurements from the array of sensors as data and store the data.