Patents by Inventor Matthew W. Muddiman

Matthew W. Muddiman 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).

  • Electrical energy generation within a vehicle tire
    Patent number: 9935563
    Abstract: An apparatus for installation within a tire for a vehicle includes a flexible arm and a power generating element coupled to the flexible arm for generating electrical energy. One end of the flexible arm is coupled to a rim of the tire. The opposing end of the flexible arm is configured to be in contact with the inside tread surface of the tire. The flexible arm is capable of deformation in response to a variability of distance between the rim and the inside tread surface during rolling movement of the tire, and the power generating element generates the electrical energy in response to deformation of the flexible arm. The apparatus may be combined with a tire pressure sensor module as a system so as to provide electrical energy for powering the tire pressure sensor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: NXP USA, Inc.
    Inventors: John J. Tatarchuk, Matthew W. Muddiman
  • ELECTRICAL ENERGY GENERATION WITHIN A VEHICLE TIRE
    Publication number: 20170040911
    Abstract: An apparatus for installation within a tire for a vehicle includes a flexible arm and a power generating element coupled to the flexible arm for generating electrical energy. One end of the flexible arm is coupled to a rim of the tire. The opposing end of the flexible arm is configured to be in contact with the inside tread surface of the tire. The flexible arm is capable of deformation in response to a variability of distance between the rim and the inside tread surface during rolling movement of the tire, and the power generating element generates the electrical energy in response to deformation of the flexible arm. The apparatus may be combined with a tire pressure sensor module as a system so as to provide electrical energy for powering the tire pressure sensor module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: JOHN J. TATARCHUK, MATTHEW W. MUDDIMAN
  • Vehicle security system
    Publication number: 20040008103
    Abstract: A security system including a vehicle based security manager processor and a communications module linked to the security manager processor. The communications module is capable of communicating to a remote call center by way of an internet communication link. If certain security protocols are breached, the call center communicates a shutdown command to the vehicle by way of the internet communications link and the vehicle initiates a shutdown procedure for incapacitating the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Kady, Matthew W. Muddiman, Blake E. Rollins