Patents by Inventor Sean Thomas Dodd

Sean Thomas Dodd 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).

  • Vehicle tire monitoring systems and methods
    Patent number: 10657739
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving on-board diagnostic (OBD) data from an OBD port of a vehicle, receiving tire pressure data from one or more tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors, and receiving accelerometer data from one or more accelerometers. The method further includes determining, based on at least some of the OBD data and at least some of the accelerometer data, recommended tires to install on the vehicle. The method further includes determining, based on at least some of the OBD data and at least some of the tire pressure data, a recommended tire pressure for at least one tire of the vehicle. The method further includes sending information to display the recommended tires to install on the vehicle and the recommended tire pressure on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Solera Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Mader, Neal Jonathon Lowell, Raymond Charles Daley, Sean Thomas Dodd, Anthony Aquila
  • Vehicle Tire Monitoring Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20180096542
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving on-board diagnostic (OBD) data from an OBD port of a vehicle, receiving tire pressure data from one or more tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensors, and receiving accelerometer data from one or more accelerometers. The method further includes determining, based on at least some of the OBD data and at least some of the accelerometer data, recommended tires to install on the vehicle. The method further includes determining, based on at least some of the OBD data and at least some of the tire pressure data, a recommended tire pressure for at least one tire of the vehicle. The method further includes sending information to display the recommended tires to install on the vehicle and the recommended tire pressure on a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Joseph Thomas Mader, Neal Jonathon Lowell, Raymond Charles Daley, Sean Thomas Dodd, Anthony Aquila