Patents by Inventor Terence Wei

Terence Wei 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).

  • RFID wear sensing for tire applications
    Patent number: 10513153
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip disposed below the circumferential tread. The RFID chip includes a chip casing and a local antenna. The tire further includes an RFID antenna disposed radially between the RFID chip and a radially outer surface of the circumferential tread. The RFID antenna is operably connected to the local antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Terence Wei, Paul Wilson
  • Method of modeling tire performance
    Patent number: 10377194
    Abstract: A method of modeling a tire includes providing a tire having a first tire design, rotating the tire under a vertical load, and measuring a plurality of forces at a plurality of selected conditions. The method further includes using a computer to plot the plurality of forces against the plurality of conditions, using the computer to plot a plurality of moments against the plurality of conditions, and using the computer to fit a first force curve to the plurality of plotted forces at the plurality of conditions, such that the first force curve is asymmetric. The method also includes using the computer to fit a first moment curve to the plurality of plotted moments at the plurality of conditions, evaluating the first force curve and the first moment curve, and making a second tire design based on the evaluation of the first force curve and the first moment curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Terence Wei, Hans Dorfi, Takeshi Ishida
  • RFID WEAR SENSING FOR TIRE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20180194175
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread and a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip disposed below the circumferential tread. The RFID chip includes a chip casing and a local antenna. The tire further includes an RFID antenna disposed radially between the RFID chip and a radially outer surface of the circumferential tread. The RFID antenna is operably connected to the local antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Terence WEI, Paul WILSON
  • Method Of Modeling Tire Performance
    Publication number: 20170217265
    Abstract: A method of modeling a tire includes providing a tire having a first tire design, rotating the tire under a vertical load, and measuring a plurality of forces at a plurality of selected conditions. The method further includes using a computer to plot the plurality of forces against the plurality of conditions, using the computer to plot a plurality of moments against the plurality of conditions, and using the computer to fit a first force curve to the plurality of plotted forces at the plurality of conditions, such that the first force curve is asymmetric. The method also includes using the computer to fit a first moment curve to the plurality of plotted moments at the plurality of conditions, evaluating the first force curve and the first moment curve, and making a second tire design based on the evaluation of the first force curve and the first moment curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Terence Wei, Hans Dorfi, Takeshi Ishida