Inflation system
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1. A system for inflating an article, comprising:
- (a) an inflating pump adapted to supply a stream of compressed fluid through a nozzle connected thereto;
(b) an inflation port adapted to connect said article and said nozzle in order to inflate said article, said nozzle being separable from said article;
(c) a microchip associated with said article, said microchip having a desired inflation pressure setting located thereon, such that the desired inflation pressure setting is obtained from the article; and
(d) means for wirelessly reading said desired inflation pressure setting from said microchip and inflating said article according to said desired inflation pressure setting.
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Abstract
An inflation system is disclosed for automobile tires, bicycle tires, and other inflatable articles, wherein the inflating pump reads information from a microchip associated with the valve stem in the inflatable article, in order to inflate the tire or other inflatable article to the correct pressure. In one embodiment, the microchip contains one pressure level which the inflating pump reads and fills the inflatable article to. In another embodiment, the microchip contains several different pressure levels—based on different conditions—which the inflating pump reads, and the pump fills the inflatable article to the particular pressure level selected by the user.
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1. A system for inflating an article, comprising:
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(a) an inflating pump adapted to supply a stream of compressed fluid through a nozzle connected thereto; (b) an inflation port adapted to connect said article and said nozzle in order to inflate said article, said nozzle being separable from said article; (c) a microchip associated with said article, said microchip having a desired inflation pressure setting located thereon, such that the desired inflation pressure setting is obtained from the article; and (d) means for wirelessly reading said desired inflation pressure setting from said microchip and inflating said article according to said desired inflation pressure setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An inflation port for inflating an article, comprising:
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(a) a main body having a through-opening with a first end and a second end, said first end adapted to connect with an inflating pump having a nozzle and said second end adapted to connect with said article, said nozzle being separable from said article, and (b) a microchip attached to said main body, said microchip having desired inflation pressure setting located thereon, such that the desired inflation pressure setting is obtained from the article. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of inflating an article, comprising the steps of:
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(a) accessing an inflating pump, said inflating pump supplying a stream of compressed fluid; (b) placing a nozzle of said inflating pump onto an inflation port that connects said nozzle and said article, said nozzle being separable from said article; (c) determining a desired inflation pressure by wirelessly reading a desired inflation pressure setting on a microchip associated with said article, such that the desired inflation pressure setting is obtained from the article; and (d) inflating said article with said stream of compressed fluid to said desired inflation pressure setting obtained from said microchip. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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