Patents by Inventor Andrei CIMPONERIU

Andrei CIMPONERIU 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).

  • Patent number: 11787243
    Abstract: An electronic unit suitable for being positioned on an internal face of a tread of a tire with a view to measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel equipped with the tire. The electronic unit includes: a body, configured to be embedded into the thickness of the tire, in a housing provided for this purpose, and includes sensors dedicated to measuring operating parameters of the wheel, a head, arranged at one end of the body, including a circuit board for managing information output from the sensors of the body and a way of communicating with a central unit installed in the vehicle; a way for connecting the elements with which the body is equipped and the elements with which the head is equipped; and a way to supply the electronic unit with power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Boisset, Joachim Busche, Andrei Cimponeriu, Parthiv Dharamshi, Florin Mihai Cristea
  • Publication number: 20210053402
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is an electronic unit (1) suitable for being positioned on an inner surface (Fi) of a tread of a tire (P) with a view to measuring operating parameters of a vehicle wheel fitted with said tire, the electronic unit being characterized in that it comprises: a body (2) configured to be embedded within the thickness of said tire, in a housing provided for this purpose, and including sensors (4) for measuring operating parameters of the wheel; a a head (3), arranged at one end of the body and comprising a circuit board (5) for managing information from the sensors on the body and communication means (6) for communicating with a central unit on board the vehicle; connection means (8) for connecting the elements fitted to the body to the elements fitted to the head; and a means (7) for supplying the electronic unit with power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Boisset, Joachim Busche, Andrei Cimponeriu, Parthiv Dharamshi, Florin Mihai Cristea
  • Patent number: 9835432
    Abstract: A rotation angle of at least one wheel of a vehicle is determined during an operation of the vehicle. The method includes acquiring a plurality of pressure values of a tire pressure of the at least one wheel by way of a tire pressure sensor, and determining a rotation angle of the at least one wheel by determining a change of the pressure of the tire based on the acquired plurality of pressure values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbH
    Inventor: Andrei Cimponeriu
  • Patent number: 9773359
    Abstract: A method for detecting the detachment of a sensor device mounted in a wheel of a motor vehicle at an assembly distance from the center of the wheel. The method includes steps for acquiring (E1) the angular-speed value of the wheel, measuring (E2) the acceleration value of the sensor device, calculating (E3) the distance separating the sensor device from the center of the wheel using the angular-speed value and the acceleration value, and determining (E4) the detachment of the sensor device if the calculated distance is different from the assembly distance of the sensor device in the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Andrei Cimponeriu, Olivier Fudelea
  • Publication number: 20160163134
    Abstract: A method for detecting the detachment of a sensor device mounted in a wheel of a motor vehicle at an assembly distance from the center of the wheel. The method includes steps for acquiring (E1) the angular-speed value of the wheel, measuring (E2) the acceleration value of the sensor device, calculating (E3) the distance separating the sensor device from the center of the wheel using the angular-speed value and the acceleration value, and determining (E4) the detachment of the sensor device if the calculated distance is different from the assembly distance of the sensor device in the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Andrei CIMPONERIU, Olivier FUDELEA
  • Publication number: 20160059646
    Abstract: A rotation angle of at least one wheel of a vehicle is determined during an operation of the vehicle. The method includes acquiring a plurality of pressure values of a tire pressure of the at least one wheel by way of a tire pressure sensor, and determining a rotation angle of the at least one wheel by determining a change of the pressure of the tire based on the acquired plurality of pressure values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Andrei CIMPONERIU