公开(公告)号：US20050200464A1

公开(公告)日：2005-09-15

申请号：US11122476

申请日：2005-05-05

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Ronald Brombach ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Thomas Miller

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Ronald Brombach ,  Thomas McQuade ,  Thomas Miller

IPC分类号： B60C23/04 ,  B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of transmitter identification signals. A controller (22) is coupled to a counter that counts ignition cycle transitions. The controller enters a learn mode in response to the count and the brake condition signal. The system may also include a display for signaling the vehicle operator to perform a desired action. The controller generates a plurality of display signals on the display indicative of the respective plurality of tire locations and activates a timer when the plurality of transmitter identification signals are received before a predetermined time is counted by the timer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆（10）的轮胎压力监测系统（12）在相应的滚动位置具有多个轮胎（14a-d），该轮胎具有产生相应多个发射器识别信号的相应多个轮胎发射器（16a-d）。 控制器（22）耦合到计数点火循环转换的计数器。 控制器响应计数和制动条件信号进入学习模式。 该系统还可以包括用于发信号通知车辆操作者执行期望动作的显示器。 控制器在显示器上产生指示相应的多个轮胎位置的多个显示信号，并且当在定时器计数预定时间之前接收到多个发射机识别信号时激活定时器。

公开(公告)号：US06982636B1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-03

申请号：US10064688

申请日：2002-08-07

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Dilip B. Patel ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Dilip B. Patel ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： A pressure monitoring system (12) for a tire (14a) of an automotive vehicle includes a first pressure sensor (94) coupled to the wheel, a pressure transmitter (90) coupled to the pressure sensor (94) whereby the transmitter generates a pressure signal. A controller (22) is coupled to the pressure transmitter. The controller (22) receives the pressure signal and in a first stage, compares the pressure signal to a pressure threshold to obtain a sensor status. In a second stage, the controller (22) qualifies the sensor status signal by generating a warning status in response to the sensor status.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车的轮胎（14a）的压力监测系统（12）包括耦合到车轮的第一压力传感器（94），耦合到压力传感器（94）的压力变送器（90），由此变送器产生 压力信号。 控制器（22）耦合到压力变送器。 控制器（22）接收压力信号，并且在第一阶段中，将压力信号与压力阈值进行比较以获得传感器状态。 在第二阶段中，控制器（22）通过响应于传感器状态产生警告状态来限定传感器状态信号。

公开(公告)号：US06952160B1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-04

申请号：US10064690

申请日：2002-08-07

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

IPC分类号： B60C23/04 ,  B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408

摘要： A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a-d) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16a-d) that generate a respective plurality of transmitter identification signals. A controller (22) is coupled to a counter that counts ignition cycle transitions. The controller enters a learn mode in response to the count and the brake condition signal. The system may also include a display for signaling the vehicle operator to perform a desired action. The controller generates a plurality of display signals on the display indicative of the respective plurality of tire locations and activates a timer when the plurality of transmitter identification signals are received before a predetermined time is counted by the timer.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆（10）的轮胎压力监测系统（12）在相应的滚动位置具有多个轮胎（14a-d），该轮胎具有产生相应多个发射器识别信号的相应多个轮胎发射器（16a-d）。 控制器（22）耦合到计数点火循环转换的计数器。 控制器响应计数和制动条件信号进入学习模式。 该系统还可以包括用于发信号通知车辆操作者执行期望动作的显示器。 控制器在显示器上产生指示相应的多个轮胎位置的多个显示信号，并且在由定时器计数预定时间之前接收到多个发射器识别信号时激活定时器。

公开(公告)号：US06985076B1

公开(公告)日：2006-01-10

申请号：US10064694

申请日：2002-08-07

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Frederick James Porter ,  Leena Shah ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Thomas Lee Miller

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0416 ,  B60C23/0401

摘要： A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14a, b, c and d) in respective rolling locations and a spare tire (14e) generating a spare tire identification. A controller (22) starts the timer (44) and sets a tire status to a rolling status, a pending rolling status, a spare status or a pending spare status in response to the timer and the vehicle speed. The controller (22) stores the status and the spare tire identification in the memory.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆（10）的轮胎压力监测系统（12）在各滚动位置具有多个轮胎（14a，b，c和d）以及产生备用轮胎识别的备胎（14e）。 响应于定时器和车速，控制器（22）启动定时器（44）并将轮胎状态设置为滚动状态，等待滚动状态，备用状态或未决备用状态。 控制器（22）将状态和备胎识别存储在存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US08847770B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-30

申请号：US12536265

申请日：2009-08-05

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  B60K28/06 ,  G08B29/00 ,  G08B19/00 ,  B60R25/10 ,  G08B1/08 ,  B60K28/00 ,  G01M17/00 ,  B60R22/00

CPC分类号： B60K28/063 ,  B60W2540/24 ,  B60W2540/28

摘要： In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an alcohol monitor in a vehicle based on a driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The apparatus comprises an electronic device that is positioned within the vehicle. The electronic device is configured to receive a driver status signal indicating that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to receive an alcohol content measurement from an alcohol monitoring device (AMD) indicative of blood alcohol content for the secondary driver. The electronic device is further configured to compare the alcohol content measurement to a predetermined alcohol content.

摘要翻译： 在至少一个实施例中，提供了一种用于基于作为主驱动器和次驱动器之一的驱动器在车辆中执行酒精监视器的装置。 该装置包括位于车辆内的电子装置。 电子设备被配置为接收指示车辆的驾驶员是辅助驾驶员的驾驶员状态信号。 电子设备还被配置为从指示次级驾驶员的血液酒精含量的酒精监测设备（AMD）接收酒精含量测量值。 电子设备还被配置为将酒精含量测量值与预定的醇含量进行比较。

公开(公告)号：US20130154792A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-20

申请号：US13325241

申请日：2011-12-14

申请人： Eric L. Reed ,  Brian Bennie

发明人： Eric L. Reed ,  Brian Bennie

IPC分类号： G05B23/02

CPC分类号： E05F15/43 ,  E05F2015/433 ,  E05Y2400/32 ,  E05Y2800/10 ,  E05Y2900/531

摘要： A system for controlling movement of a motor vehicle door includes at least one sensor that detects a distance from the vehicle to an object near the vehicle. The sensor is also configured to provide input to an automatic parallel parking system of the vehicle. The system may include at least one ultrasonic sensor on each side of the vehicle to detect the distances to objects on opposite sides of a vehicle. The system utilizes a plurality of detected distances and vehicle positions or velocities to determine a location of the detected object relative to the vehicle. The system selectively actuates the door brake to prevent the vehicle door from contacting the detected object as the door is opened.

摘要翻译： 用于控制机动车门的移动的系统包括至少一个传感器，其检测从车辆到车辆附近的物体的距离。 传感器还被配置为向车辆的自动并行停车系统提供输入。 该系统可以包括在车辆的每一侧上的至少一个超声波传感器，以检测到车辆相对侧上的物体的距离。 系统利用多个检测距离和车辆位置或速度来确定检测到的物体相对于车辆的位置。 当门打开时，系统选择性地致动门制动器以防止车门接触检测到的物体。

公开(公告)号：US07920058B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-05

申请号：US12265093

申请日：2008-11-05

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Thomas Lee Miller ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Ibrahim Issa ,  Karl Wojcik

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Thomas Lee Miller ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Ibrahim Issa ,  Karl Wojcik

IPC分类号： B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/009

摘要： A system and method that, upon connection of a trailer to a tow vehicle, a trailer brake controller informs a tire pressure monitoring system to begin monitoring information at the TPMS and at the same time, activates the initiators, i.e., the electromagnets. Sensors respond to the electromagnetic field that is generated by electric brake magnets. As a result, the sensors transmit RF signals that are received by the tire pressure monitoring system. Transmissions from the sensors are decoded in a controller and processed as necessary for tire pressure monitoring automatically calibrated to the tire pressure monitoring system and the system can request the pressure data from the sensors by way of the low frequency field generated by the electric brakes.

摘要翻译： 一种系统和方法，在将拖车连接到牵引车辆时，拖车制动控制器通知轮胎压力监控系统开始在TPMS处监控信息，同时激活起动器即电磁铁。 传感器响应电动制动磁铁产生的电磁场。 结果，传感器发射由轮胎压力监测系统接收的RF信号。 传感器的传输在控制器中进行解码，并根据需要进行处理，对轮胎压力监测进行自动校准，轮胎压力监测系统可以通过电动刹车产生的低频场来请求传感器的压力数据。

公开(公告)号：US09963033B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US14237533

申请日：2012-08-09

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Brian Bennie ,  Mark Edward Porter ,  Brigitte Frances Mora Richardson

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Brian Bennie ,  Mark Edward Porter ,  Brigitte Frances Mora Richardson

IPC分类号： B60K28/06 ,  B60K28/02 ,  B60W40/08 ,  G10L15/00

CPC分类号： B60K28/06 ,  B60W40/08 ,  B60W2040/0818 ,  B60W2420/54 ,  G10L15/00

摘要： An apparatus for detecting an impairment state of a driver in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus comprises a vehicle interface device configured to receive a first audible signal from a driver indicative of at least one word while the driver is in a non-impaired state and to determine a first total time to recite the at least the word based on the first audible signal. The vehicle interface device is further configured to command the driver to recite the at least one word to determine the impairment state of the driver and to receive a second audible signal from the driver indicative of the at least one word. The vehicle interface device is further configured to determine a second total time to recite the at least one word based on the second audible signal and to compare the first total time to the second total time.

公开(公告)号：US09452735B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US13024460

申请日：2011-02-10

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Eric L. Reed ,  Lisa Therese Boran

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Eric L. Reed ,  Lisa Therese Boran

IPC分类号： G06F19/00 ,  B60R25/20 ,  B60W50/12

CPC分类号： B60R25/241 ,  B60R25/20 ,  B60W50/085 ,  B60W50/12 ,  B60W50/14 ,  B60W2530/18 ,  B60W2540/28 ,  B60W2720/10

摘要： A device for controlling a restricted mode of a vehicle is provided. The device includes a controller that is configured to receive an input indicative of a request to change a vehicle state from a fully operational mode to a restricted mode and to transmit a first control signal indicative of a request to limit at least one of vehicle speed and vehicle acceleration. The controller is further configured to monitor a distance traveled by a driver when the vehicle is in the restricted mode and to compare the distance traveled to a predetermined distance limit. The controller is further configured to transmit a second control signal to remove the request to limit the at least one of the vehicle speed and the vehicle acceleration in response to determining that the distance traveled exceeds the predetermined distance limit.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于控制车辆限制模式的装置。 该设备包括控制器，其被配置为接收指示将车辆状态从完全操作模式改变为限制模式的请求的输入，并且发送指示请求的第一控制信号以限制车速和 车辆加速。 控制器还被配置为当车辆处于限制模式时监视驾驶员行驶的距离并且将行进的距离与预定距离限制进行比较。 控制器还被配置为响应于确定行驶距离超过预定距离限制，发送第二控制信号以去除限制车辆速度和车辆加速度中的至少一个的请求。

公开(公告)号：US09007196B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-14

申请号：US13325241

申请日：2011-12-14

申请人： Eric L. Reed ,  Brian Bennie

发明人： Eric L. Reed ,  Brian Bennie

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： E05F15/43 ,  E05F2015/433 ,  E05Y2400/32 ,  E05Y2800/10 ,  E05Y2900/531

摘要： A system for controlling movement of a motor vehicle door includes at least one sensor that detects a distance from the vehicle to an object near the vehicle. The sensor is also configured to provide input to an automatic parallel parking system of the vehicle. The system may include at least one ultrasonic sensor on each side of the vehicle to detect the distances to objects on opposite sides of a vehicle. The system utilizes a plurality of detected distances and vehicle positions or velocities to determine a location of the detected object relative to the vehicle. The system selectively actuates the door brake to prevent the vehicle door from contacting the detected object as the door is opened.

摘要翻译： 用于控制机动车门的移动的系统包括至少一个传感器，其检测从车辆到车辆附近的物体的距离。 传感器还被配置为向车辆的自动并行停车系统提供输入。 该系统可以包括在车辆的每一侧上的至少一个超声波传感器，以检测到车辆相对侧上的物体的距离。 系统利用多个检测距离和车辆位置或速度来确定检测到的物体相对于车辆的位置。 当门打开时，系统选择性地致动门制动器以防止车门接触检测到的物体。