Patents Assigned to The McLaughlin Group
  • Tire monitoring via an electromagnetic path including the ground plan of a vehicle
    Patent number: 5663496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring a parameter of a vehicle tire. In one embodiment, a detector unit disposed within the tire communicates with a central receiver unit over an electromagnetic path comprising one or more conductive components of the vehicle. Other embodiments of the invention include additional communications links for receiving information from and controlling the detector unit and the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Assignee: The McLaughlin Group
    Inventors: Michael Handfield, Helene Laliberte