Patents by Inventor Adrian Hilary Berry

Adrian Hilary Berry has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for automatically extending a tire pressure monitoring system for an automotive vehicle to include auxiliary tires
    Patent number: 6900725
    Abstract: A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) includes a speed sensor (38) generating a speed signal indicative of vehicle speed, a timer (44) generating a time signal, a warning status memory (26) having warning statuses therein. The system further includes a plurality of rolling tires in respective rolling location. The plurality of rolling tires (14a), (14b), (14c) and (14d) have respective rolling transmitters (16a), (16b), (16c) and (16d). An auxiliary tire (14f) in an auxiliary location has an auxiliary transmitter (16f) that generates an auxiliary sensor transmission signal. A controller (22) is coupled to the rolling transmitters, the spare tire transmitter and the warning status memory (26). The controller (22) receives the auxiliary sensor transmission signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Adrian Hilary Berry, Jeremy John Greenwood, Michael Corner, Philippa Laing