Patents by Inventor Regis Boutroy

Regis Boutroy 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 identifying tire position on a vehicle
    Patent number: 7574293
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a tire on a vehicle using signal pulses is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of signal pulses from a transmitter associated with the tire in the time the tire completes approximately one rotation, providing at least one predetermined signal pattern associated with a unique tire position on the vehicle, and comparing the plurality of signal pulses to the predetermined signal pattern to determine the position of the tire on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Loren D. Vredevoogd, Brian S. Honeck, Thierry Pinard, Regis Boutroy
  • System and method for identifying tire position on a vehicle
    Publication number: 20050187667
    Abstract: A method of determining the position of a tire on a vehicle using signal pulses is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of signal pulses from a transmitter associated with the tire in the time the tire completes approximately one rotation, providing at least one predetermined signal pattern associated with a unique tire position on the vehicle, and comparing the plurality of signal pulses to the predetermined signal pattern to determine the position of the tire on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Loren Vredevoogd, Brian Honeck, Thierry Pinard, Regis Boutroy