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1. 发明授权

US07429801B2 System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy 有权
标题翻译：从旋转轮胎的机械能产生电力的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07429801B2
公开(公告)日：2008-09-30
申请号：US10969501
申请日：2004-10-20
申请人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien , Jay C. Sinnett
发明人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien , Jay C. Sinnett
IPC分类号： F02B63/04 , F03G7/08 , H02K7/18 , B60C19/00 , B60C19/08 , H01L41/00 , H02N2/00
CPC分类号： B60C23/0493 , B29D2030/0077 , B29D2030/0094 , B60C23/0411 , B60K25/08 , B60K25/10 , F03G7/08
摘要： A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices configured to generate electric charge therein upon being subjected to mechanical strains associated with flexure of tire or wheel components. The piezoelectric device may be incorporated in a variety of tire structures and in many different locations. In pneumatic tire structures, the piezoelectric device and related electronics may be embedded in crown or sidewall locations among such selected components as the exterior tread portion, first and second steel belts of a belt package, carcass, cap ply portion, inner liner, zone base, etc. The piezoelectric device with optional rubber casing may also be attached to such locations as the inner liner and tire exterior. Piezoelectric devices may also be integrated with a tire and safety support combination that is configured to operate in an extended mobility mode when the tire structure loses air pressure. Piezoelectric devices may alternatively be integrated with a non-pneumatic structurally supported tire such as one including a reinforced annular band, a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the annular band, a mounting band at the inner end of the web spokes and a tread portion disposed on the annular band.
摘要翻译：具有集成发电特征的轮胎组件包括一个或多个被配置为在经受与轮胎或车轮部件的弯曲相关联的机械应变时产生电荷的压电装置。压电装置可以结合在各种轮胎结构中并且在许多不同的位置中。在充气轮胎结构中，压电装置和相关电子器件可以嵌入在诸如外胎面部分，皮带包装，胎体，帽层部分，内衬层，区域基底中的第一和第二钢带之类的选定部件中的冠部或侧壁位置等等。具有可选橡胶外壳的压电装置也可以附接到诸如内衬和轮胎外部的位置。压电器件还可以与轮胎和安全支撑组合集成，轮胎和安全支撑组合被配置为当轮胎结构损失空气压力时以延长的移动性模式操作。压电装置可替代地与非气动结构支撑的轮胎一体化，例如包括增强的环形带，从环形带横向跨越径向向内延伸的多个腹板辐条，在腹板辐条的内端处的安装带以及设置在所述环形带上的胎面部。

2. 发明授权

US06963273B2 Thermal monitoring system for a tire 有权
标题翻译：轮胎热监测系统
公开(公告)号：US06963273B2
公开(公告)日：2005-11-08
申请号：US10681962
申请日：2003-10-09
申请人： George Phillips O'Brien , John David Adamson
发明人： George Phillips O'Brien , John David Adamson
IPC分类号： B60C23/20 , B60C23/00
CPC分类号： B60C23/20
摘要： A thermal monitoring system for use with a tire is provided. The system includes one or more thermal sensors that are carried by a vehicle. One of the thermal sensors may produce a first sensor output signal that is representative of the temperature of a first location on the tire. Additionally, a second sensor output signal may be produced that is representative of the temperature of a second location on the tire. A signal processing device is included that receives the first and second sensor output signals. The signal processing device produces a processing device output signal that is representative of a potential damage condition of the tire. This signal is produced in response to a particular temperature difference between the first and second locations as indicated by the first and second sensor output signals. An indication device receives the processing device signal and indicates to a user of the vehicle that the tire is experiencing a potential damage condition.
摘要翻译：提供了一种用于轮胎的热监测系统。该系统包括由车辆携带的一个或多个热传感器。其中一个热传感器可以产生代表轮胎上的第一位置的温度的第一传感器输出信号。另外，可以产生代表轮胎上的第二位置的温度的第二传感器输出信号。包括接收第一和第二传感器输出信号的信号处理装置。信号处理装置产生代表轮胎的潜在损坏状况的处理装置输出信号。响应于由第一和第二传感器输出信号指示的第一和第二位置之间的特定温度差产生该信号。指示装置接收处理装置信号并向车辆的使用者指示轮胎正在经历潜在的损坏状况。

3. 发明授权

US07096727B2 System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy 有权
标题翻译：从旋转轮胎的机械能产生电力的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07096727B2
公开(公告)日：2006-08-29
申请号：US10850860
申请日：2004-05-21
申请人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： G01M17/02
CPC分类号： B60C23/0411 , B60K25/08 , B60K25/10 , H01L2924/0002 , H02N2/18 , Y10T307/505 , H01L2924/00
摘要： A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices and power conditioning modules. Piezoelectric devices may include a plurality of piezoelectric fibers embedded in a generally unidirectional fashion within an epoxy matrix, a piezoceramic wafer provided on a substrate and substantially surrounded by a protective casing, or a piezoceramic unimorph structure adhered with a thermoplastic polyimide to respective top and bottom conductive layers. Each piezoelectric device may include multiple piezoelectric elements connected in series and/or parallel arrangements, configured with respective poling directions in opposing or in-phase arrangements and/or configured in d33 or d31 displacement modes. Piezoelectric devices are preferably mounted within a tire or wheel assembly such that electric charge is generated therein as the wheel assembly moves along a ground surface and is subsequently stored in one or more energy storage devices. Stored energy may then be used to power electronics such as a tire monitoring system that wirelessly transmits such information as tire pressure, temperature and identification variables to a remote receiver location.
摘要翻译：具有集成发电功能的轮胎组件包括一个或多个压电装置和功率调节模块。压电器件可以包括在环氧基体内以大致单向方式嵌入的多个压电纤维，设置在基底上并基本上由保护壳包围的压电陶瓷晶片，或者将热塑性聚酰亚胺粘附到相应的顶部和底部的压电陶瓷单压电晶片导电层。每个压电装置可以包括以串联和/或并联布置连接的多个压电元件，其配置为相对或同相布置的相应极化方向和/或以d33或d31位移模式配置。压电器件优选地安装在轮胎或车轮组件内，使得当车轮组件沿着地面移动并随后存储在一个或多个储能装置中时，产生电荷。然后可以使用存储的能量来为电子设备供电，例如将轮胎压力，温度和识别变量等信息无线传输到远程接收器位置的轮胎监控系统。

4. 发明授权

US06847126B2 System and method for harvesting electric power from a rotating tire's static electricity 有权
标题翻译：从旋转轮胎的静电中收集电力的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US06847126B2
公开(公告)日：2005-01-25
申请号：US10374936
申请日：2003-02-25
申请人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： B60C11/00 , B60C13/00 , B60C19/00 , B60C19/08 , B60C23/04 , G01M17/02
CPC分类号： B60C23/0493 , B29D2030/0094 , B60C11/00 , B60C13/00 , B60C19/00 , B60C19/08 , B60C23/041
摘要： A power harvesting solution concerns a generally non-conductive tire structure that is formed with at least one defined conductivity path through which static electricity accumulated in the tire structure during tire rotation can dissipate to ground. Such conductivity path is formed from a portion of conductive material that may be partially surrounded by additional insulative material to restrict the flow of electric charge to ground. An energy storage device, such as a capacitor or rechargeable battery, is coupled with the conductivity path and configured to store selected amounts of the electric charge dissipating through the conductivity path. Various diode elements may be provided in combination with the energy storage device to prevent reverse discharging of and to provide voltage protection for the energy storage device. Sufficient accumulations of such harvested energy can then power tire electronic systems, including various condition-responsive devices (i.e., sensors, etc.) a revolution counter, a radio frequency (RF) device, a rechargeable battery or a lighting device.
摘要翻译：电力收集解决方案涉及通常形成有至少一个确定的导电路径的通用非导电轮胎结构，在轮胎旋转期间，轮胎结构中积聚的静电可以通过该导电路径耗散到地面。这种导电路径由导电材料的一部分形成，该导电材料可被额外的绝缘材料部分地包围，以限制电荷流向地面。诸如电容器或可再充电电池的能量存储装置与导电路径耦合并且被配置为存储通过导电路径耗散的选定量的电荷。可以与能量存储装置组合提供各种二极管元件，以防止对能量存储装置的反向放电并提供电压保护。这样收集的能量的足够的积累可以为轮胎电子系统（包括各种条件响应装置（即，传感器等））转数计数器，射频（RF）装置，可充电电池或照明装置）供电。

5. 发明授权

US06725713B2 System for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy using reinforced piezoelectric materials 有权
标题翻译：使用增强压电材料从旋转轮胎的机械能产生电力的系统
公开(公告)号：US06725713B2
公开(公告)日：2004-04-27
申请号：US10345040
申请日：2003-01-15
申请人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： John David Adamson , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： G01M1702
CPC分类号： B60C23/0493 , B60C23/0411 , B60K25/08 , B60K25/10 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/00
摘要： A system for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy concerns a power generation device with a piezoelectric structure and an energy storage device. The piezoelectric structure preferably comprises a plurality of piezoelectric fibers embedded in a generally unidirectional fashion within an epoxy matrix. The piezoelectric structure may be mounted on a support substrate that helps distribute mechanical strain to which the piezoelectric fibers are subjected in a substantially uniform fashion. The piezoelectric structure is preferably mounted within a tire structure such that electric charge is generated therein as the wheel assembly moves along a ground surface. Electrode layers within the piezoelectric structure are coupled to a power conditioning module that rectifies the resultant electric current from the piezoelectric structure and stores it in an energy storage device, preferably an electrolytic capacitor. A rechargeable battery may also be provided for storing additional charge generated within the piezoelectric structure. A regulated voltage source is provided from the energy stored in the power generation device and can be used to power various electronics systems integrated within a tire or wheel assembly. An example of an integrated tire electronics system for use with the disclosed power generation device corresponds to a tire monitoring system that wirelessly transmits such information as tire pressure, temperature and identification variables to a remote receiver location.
摘要翻译：用于从轮胎的机械能产生电力的系统涉及具有压电结构和能量存储装置的发电装置。压电结构优选地包括在环氧基质内以大致单向方式嵌入的多个压电纤维。压电结构可以安装在支撑基板上，其有助于以基本均匀的方式分布压电纤维受到的机械应变。压电结构优选地安装在轮胎结构内，使得当车轮组件沿着地面移动时产生电荷。压电结构内的电极层耦合到功率调节模块，该功率调节模块对来自压电结构的合成电流进行整流，并将其存储在能量存储装置中，优选电解电容器中。还可以提供可充电电池用于存储在压电结构内产生的附加电荷。调节电压源由存储在发电装置中的能量提供，并且可用于对集成在轮胎或车轮组件内的各种电子系统供电。与公开的发电设备一起使用的集成轮胎电子系统的示例对应于轮胎监视系统，其将诸如轮胎压力，温度和识别变量的信息无线传送到远程接收器位置。

6. 发明申请

US20100198058A1 System and method for tagging and detecting surgical implements 有权
公开(公告)号：US20100198058A1
公开(公告)日：2010-08-05
申请号：US12798391
申请日：2010-04-02
申请人： Randall John Benson , George Phillips O'Brien , Zinovy Yefimovich Royzen , Thomas Samuel Siegel
发明人： Randall John Benson , George Phillips O'Brien , Zinovy Yefimovich Royzen , Thomas Samuel Siegel
IPC分类号： A61B5/05
CPC分类号： A61B5/06 , A61B90/90 , A61B90/98 , A61B2562/08
摘要： A system and method for detecting a surgical implement retained within a surgically exposed human body cavity, includes a tag adapted to be attached to a surgical implement insertable within a human body cavity, including a means for receiving an electromagnetic signal and converting it into electric signal; and a means to impress said electric signal on the internal human (or an animal) body where said medical product is used; and means to transmit said electromagnetic signal; and a detecting means including reception means for receiving the electric signal from the body and a detector means connected to the reception means for detecting the electric signal. The envelope of the induced RF wave is demodulated, thus allowing the voltage at the output to vary at a significantly lower frequency. In the event such pulses are sensed, a sensory alert is actuated.

7. 发明授权

US07186308B2 System and method for providing tire electronics mounting patches 有权
标题翻译：提供轮胎电子安装贴片的系统和方法
公开(公告)号：US07186308B2
公开(公告)日：2007-03-06
申请号：US10681931
申请日：2003-10-09
申请人： Arthur Richard Metcalf , Jay Clifford Sinnett , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： Arthur Richard Metcalf , Jay Clifford Sinnett , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： B29D30/06 , B29C65/48 , B60C23/00
CPC分类号： H01Q1/2241 , B60C23/0493 , H01Q1/22
摘要： A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly in the inner liner or a pneumatic tire includes the steps of providing a power source, embedding the power source into a quantity of uncured rubber, and curing the uncured rubber by applying sufficient heat and pressure to the uncured rubber such that the power source is secured in the rubber. The provided power source may correspond to one or more batteries. Additional components that may be incorporated with the mounting assembly may include at least one conductive element, which may also be embedded into the quantity of uncured rubber. An antenna may be configured with undulations to allow longitudinal stretching of the antenna and then also embedded into the quantity of uncured rubber. A preferably non-conductive adhesive layer may be applied to selected portion of the power source, conductive element, and/or the antenna before the step of embedding in the uncured rubber.
摘要翻译：一种制造用于将电子组件安装在内衬或充气轮胎中的安装贴片的方法包括以下步骤：提供动力源，将动力源嵌入一定数量的未硫化橡胶中，并通过施加足够的热量固化未固化的橡胶，未硫化橡胶的压力使得电源固定在橡胶中。所提供的电源可以对应于一个或多个电池。可以与安装组件结合的附加部件可以包括至少一个导电元件，其也可以嵌入到未硫化橡胶的量中。天线可以被配置为具有起伏以允许天线的纵向拉伸，然后也嵌入到未固化橡胶的量中。在嵌入未固化的橡胶中的步骤之前，可以将优选的非导电粘合剂层施加到电源，导电元件和/或天线的选定部分。

8. 发明授权

US07116213B2 Acoustic wave device with modulation functionality 失效
标题翻译：具有调制功能的声波装置
公开(公告)号：US07116213B2
公开(公告)日：2006-10-03
申请号：US10718924
申请日：2003-11-21
申请人： Jack Thiesen , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： Jack Thiesen , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： H04Q1/00
CPC分类号： G06K19/0716 , G06K19/0675 , G06K19/0723 , G06K19/07764
摘要： An electronics assembly for integration with a tire structure or in another environment includes a condition-responsive device, an RF source, an antenna, and at least one controllable switching element. The condition-responsive device may comprise at least one acoustic wave resonator that is configured for monitoring such parameters as pressure and temperature within a tire or associated wheel assembly environment. The frequency and bandwidth of the RF source is preferably inclusive of the respective resonant frequency bands for each acoustic wave resonator. An antenna may also be connected to the condition-responsive device for facilitating the transmission of electric signals generated therein. In some embodiments, a switching element is coupled between the condition-responsive device and the RF source. Selective control of such switching element results in the modulation of data on the RF carrier, causing the condition-responsive device to transmit both sensed condition information as well as some other predefined digital data signal. Another controllable switching element may be provided in parallel with the condition-responsive device to selectively cloak the device for predetermined amounts of time, thus offering an anti-collision solution for multiple transmitting condition-responsive devices. The switching elements and corresponding control elements may respectively correspond to such devices as a field-effect transistor with a programmable microcontroller input or as an RFID transponder.
摘要翻译：一种用于与轮胎结构或其他环境集成的电子组件包括条件响应装置，RF源，天线和至少一个可控开关元件。条件响应装置可以包括至少一个声波谐振器，其被配置用于监测轮胎或相关联的轮组件环境内的诸如压力和温度的参数。 RF源的频率和带宽优选地包括每个声波谐振器的相应谐振频带。天线也可以连接到条件响应装置，以便于其中产生的电信号的传输。在一些实施例中，开关元件耦合在条件响应装置和RF源之间。这种开关元件的选择性控制导致对RF载波上的数据的调制，使得状态响应装置传输感测到的条件信息以及一些其它预定数字数据信号。可以与条件响应装置并行提供另一个可控开关元件，以选择性地将设备装箱预定的时间量，从而为多个发送状态响应装置提供防冲突解决方案。开关元件和相应的控制元件可以分别对应于诸如具有可编程微控制器输入的场效应晶体管或作为RFID应答器的这样的器件。

9. 发明授权

US08287675B2 Tire manufacturing method for improving the uniformity of a tire 有权
标题翻译：轮胎制造方法，用于改善轮胎的均匀性
公开(公告)号：US08287675B2
公开(公告)日：2012-10-16
申请号：US13014493
申请日：2011-01-26
申请人： William David Mawby , George Phillips O'Brien , Eugene Marshall Persyn , James Michael Traylor
发明人： William David Mawby , George Phillips O'Brien , Eugene Marshall Persyn , James Michael Traylor
IPC分类号： B29D30/30 , G01M17/02
CPC分类号： G01M1/30 , B29D30/0662 , B29D2030/0665
摘要： A tire manufacturing method includes a method for optimizing the uniformity of a tire by reducing the after cure radial force variation. The after cure radial force variation vector is modeled as a vector sum of each of the vectors representing contributions arising from the tire building steps—the “tire room effect vector” and a vector representing contributions arising from the vulcanization and uniformity measurement steps—the “curing room effect vector.” In further detail, both the tire room and curing room effect vectors can be further decomposed into sub-vectors representing each radial force variation contribution for which a measurable indicator is available. For a series of tires, the method obtains such measurements as the before cure radial runout (RRO) at one or more stages of the building sequence, measurements of loading angles on the tire building equipment, and measurements made during vulcanization process.
摘要翻译：轮胎制造方法包括通过减小固化后的径向力变化来优化轮胎的均匀性的方法。后固化径向力变化矢量被建模为表示轮胎建造步骤产生的贡献的每个矢量的矢量和 - 轮胎室效应矢量和表示由硫化和均匀性测量步骤产生的贡献的矢量 - 固化室效应向量。更详细地，轮胎室和固化室效应矢量可以进一步分解成表示可测量的指示符可用的每个径向力变化贡献的子向量。对于一系列轮胎，该方法在建筑物顺序的一个或多个阶段获得诸如前固化径向跳动（RRO）的测量，轮胎建筑设备上的负载角度的测量以及硫化过程中的测量。

10. 发明授权

US07082819B2 Doppler radar for detecting tire abnormalities 有权
标题翻译：用于检测轮胎异常的多普勒雷达
公开(公告)号：US07082819B2
公开(公告)日：2006-08-01
申请号：US10731198
申请日：2003-12-09
申请人： Jack Thiesen , George Phillips O'Brien
发明人： Jack Thiesen , George Phillips O'Brien
IPC分类号： B60C23/02
CPC分类号： G01S13/88 , B60C11/24 , B60C19/00 , G01M17/027
摘要： The present subject matter generally concerns the detection of tire related anomalies in a pneumatic tire using Doppler Micro-Power Impulse Radar technology together with radar signal analyzation methodologies. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for the detection of anomalies in pneumatic tires including tread separation, tread wear, uneven tread wear, tire balance and foreign body detection. The signal analysis used differentiates various of the detectable anomalies by analyzing the radar signals based on ranges of harmonics.
摘要翻译：本发明一般涉及使用多普勒微功率脉冲雷达技术与雷达信号分析方法检测充气轮胎中的轮胎相关异常。更具体地，本公开涉及用于检测充气轮胎中的异常的方法和装置，包括胎面分离，胎面磨损，不均匀胎面磨损，轮胎平衡和异物检测。所使用的信号分析通过基于谐波范围分析雷达信号来区分各种可检测异常。

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