Patents by Inventor Paul R. Bowler

Paul R. Bowler 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).

  • Tire monitoring apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5335540
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a physical quantity, property or condition and for transmitting a code representing the measured physical quantity, property or condition. The method includes the steps of developing a first signal in response to a physical quantity, property or condition, sampling the first signal to produce an instantaneous first signal value, assigning a first code to the instantaneous first signal value, and transmitting the first code for reception by a receiver. The method and apparatus are explained in connection with a vehicle tire monitoring apparatus wherein plurality of tire units measure tire pressures and temperatures and transmit values representing pressure and temperature to a central receiver located in a cab portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: TTC Truck Tech Corp.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bowler, John Mackay, Shawn D. Lammers, Robert H. Fulton
  • Tire monitoring apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5231872
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a physical quantity, property or condition and for transmitting a code representing the measured physical quantity, property or condition. The method includes the steps of developing a first signal in response to a physical quantity, property or condition, sampling the first signal to produce an instantaneous first signal value, assigning a first code to the instantaneous first signal value, and transmitting the first code for reception by a receiver. The method and apparatus are explained in connection with a vehicle tire monitoring apparatus wherein plurality of tire units measure tire pressures and temperatures and transmit values representing pressure and temperature to a central receiver located in a cab portion of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: TTC/Truck Tech Corp.
    Inventors: Paul R. Bowler, John Mackay, Shawn D. Lammers, Robert H. Fulton