Patents by Inventor Nevin Robert Molyneaux

Nevin Robert Molyneaux 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).

  • Determination of wheel sensor position using a wireless solution
    Patent number: 7010968
    Abstract: A tire monitor for use in conjunction with a remote tire monitoring system of a vehicle includes in one embodiment a dual-axis accelerometer and a control circuit. The control circuit determines position information such as the right/left position of the tire monitor on the vehicle in response to an acceleration signal from the dual axis accelerometer. The tire monitor transmits tire data and the position information to a control unit of a remote tire monitor system. The control unit determines additional position information such as front/rear position of the transmitting tire monitor by detecting signal strength of the transmission. This allows the system to automatically re-learn the position of tire monitors on the vehicle, even after tire rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Schrader Bridgeport International, Inc.
    Inventors: William David Stewart, Idir Boudaoud, Nevin Robert Molyneaux, Samuel Kane Strahan, Alan Kenneth McCall, Trevor Anthony Jordan
  • Determination of wheel sensor position using a wireless solution
    Publication number: 20030197603
    Abstract: A tire monitor for use in conjunction with a remote tire monitoring system of a vehicle includes in one embodiment a dual-axis accelerometer and a control circuit. The control circuit determines position information such as the right/left position of the tire monitor on the vehicle in response to an acceleration signal from the dual axis accelerometer. The tire monitor transmits tire data and the position information to a control unit of a remote tire monitor system. The control unit determines additional position information such as front/rear position of the transmitting tire monitor by detecting signal strength of the transmission. This allows the system to automatically re-learn the position of tire monitors on the vehicle, even after tire rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Publication date: October 23, 2003
    Inventors: William David Stewart, Idir Boudaoud, Nevin Robert Molyneaux, Samuel Kane Strahan, Alan Kenneth McCall, Trevor Anthony Jordan