Patents by Inventor Michael E. Luppold

Michael E. Luppold 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 pressure control system
    Patent number: 8234919
    Abstract: A tire pressure control system includes a tire valve and wheel electronics including a pressure measuring device and a transmission device in a housing, wherein the housing has two base elements on a bottom for attaching the same to a rim well of a wheel, and a contact surface seated on a valve spud of the tire valve in the mounted state. The surface has an elongated hole through which the tire valve projects in the mounted state. The invention provides that the contact surface can be linearly displaced in the direction of the elongated hole on the valve spud during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: BorgWarner BERU Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Sven Arnoldo, Uli Maier, Michael E. Luppold
  • TIRE PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110036159
    Abstract: A tire pressure control system includes a tire valve and wheel electronics including a pressure measuring device and a transmission device in a housing, wherein the housing has two base elements on a bottom for attaching the same to a rim well of a wheel, and a contact surface seated on a valve spud of the tire valve in the mounted state. The surface has an elongated hole through which the tire valve projects in the mounted state. The invention provides that the contact surface can be linearly displaced in the direction of the elongated hole on the valve spud during installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Sven Arnoldo, Uli Maier, Michael E. Luppold