Patents by Inventor Nimish H. PATEL

Nimish H. PATEL 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TIRE PRESSURE FOR A TRAILER
    Publication number: 20180257440
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing tire pressure for a trailer. A controller may be configured to manage communications between a vehicle and a trailer. A tire pressure management system module to be mounted on the trailer may be operatively connected to the controller by a tow connector. The tire pressure management system module may be configured to receive tire pressure information from at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one tire of the trailer, and transmit messages to the controller based on the tire pressure information, wherein the controller triggers a notification when at least one of the messages indicates a tire pressure that fails to meet a criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dilip B. PATEL, Christopher HENDERSON, Eric L. REED, Dante K. CROCKETT, Greg SWADLING, James Edwin BLATCHFORD, Stavros DIONYSSOPOULOS, Nimish H. PATEL
  • System and method for managing tire pressure for a trailer
    Patent number: 9902217
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing tire pressure for a trailer. A controller may be configured to manage communications between a vehicle and a trailer. A tire pressure management system module to be mounted on the trailer may be operatively connected to the controller by a tow connector. The tire pressure management system module may be configured to receive tire pressure information from at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one tire of the trailer, and transmit messages to the controller based on the tire pressure information, wherein the controller triggers a notification when at least one of the messages indicates a tire pressure that fails to meet a criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dilip B. Patel, Christopher Henderson, Eric L. Reed, Dante K. Crockett, Greg Swadling, James Edwin Blatchford, Stavros Dionyssopoulos, Nimish H. Patel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING TIRE PRESSURE FOR A TRAILER
    Publication number: 20170028796
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for managing tire pressure for a trailer. A controller may be configured to manage communications between a vehicle and a trailer. A tire pressure management system module to be mounted on the trailer may be operatively connected to the controller by a tow connector. The tire pressure management system module may be configured to receive tire pressure information from at least one sensor operatively associated with at least one tire of the trailer, and transmit messages to the controller based on the tire pressure information, wherein the controller triggers a notification when at least one of the messages indicates a tire pressure that fails to meet a criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dilip B. PATEL, Christopher HENDERSON, Eric L. REED, Dante K. CROCKETT, Greg SWADLING, James Edwin BLATCHFORD, Stavros DIONYSSOPOULOS, Nimish H. PATEL