Patents by Inventor Roger Alan Jendrusina

Roger Alan Jendrusina 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).

  • Patent number: 5721374
    Abstract: Relative speeds of wheels are measured in different speed ranges when tires are properly inflated to learn offsets due to parameters not related to pressure. The offsets are used during leak monitoring to detect a wheel speed pattern which is abnormal due to pressure drops. During learning periods, monitoring for large pressure drops only is permitted using preliminary offset values. When learning is complete in a given speed range high sensitivity monitoring is invoked. Special sensitivity of large pressure drops shortly after vehicle start up allows a brief period of flat detection. A plurality of leak events for a given wheel are accumulated to signal a warning, with large pressure drops accumulating faster than small drops for progressive sensitivity and greater robustness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: James Werstler Siekkinen, Roger Alan Jendrusina