Abstract: A system for monitoring various engineering conditions of a vehicle tire/wheel assembly such as temperature, pressure, tire rotation and other operating conditions of the tire and wheel. A tag with radio frequency read/write capability is located on the tire and includes data storage of tire identification and tire specific information. A tag with radio frequency read/write capability is located on the wheel and includes data storage of wheel identification and wheel specific information. Either tag may act as permanent storage devices including the information of both tags when queried by transmitted radio frequency waves.

Abstract: A system for monitoring various engineering conditions of a vehicle tire/wheel assembly such as temperature, pressure, tire rotation and other operating conditions of the tire and wheel. A tag with radio frequency read/write capability is located on the tire and includes data storage of tire identification and tire specific information. A tag with radio frequency read/write capability is located on the wheel and includes data storage of wheel identification and wheel specific information. Either tag may act as permanent storage devices including the information of both tags when queried by transmitted radio frequency waves.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a carton and a blank and a method for forming the carton for packaging ice cream or the like. The carton blank comprises front, bottom, rear and cover panels. A closure flap is hingedly connected to a top edge of the cover panel that opposes the rear panel. An end flap extends from each end edge of the cover panel, rear panel, bottom panel and front panel. A single tear strip is formed in the closure flap. Also, a single tear strip is formed in the end flap extending from the front panel. Upon removal of the tear strips, the carton can completely unfold and the contents therein can be readily accessed in brick form from all sides.

Abstract: An integral tire and rim assembly includes a flanged annulus having an uninterrupted, substantially constant diameter outer surface, a centrally disposed spider and a tire having inextensible beads of a diameter smaller than the diameter of the rim flanges. A method for fabricating the integral tire and rim comprises the steps of forming an annulus having a substantially uniform diameter and a first generally radially extending flange, forming a spider, securing the spider within the flange, mounting a tire on the rim and forming a second generally radially extending flange in the annulus, thereby securing the tire on the rim between the two flanges.