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Remote interrogation of a vehicle wheel

  • US 7,679,501 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2006
  • Issued: 03/16/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for assessing a condition of a wheel/tire assembly, the apparatus comprising a plurality of antennas arranged in a line along a path and in a direction to be followed by a wheel/tire assembly to be assessed for transmitting an interrogation signal to and receiving a response signal from a sensor while the wheel is moving past the antennas, the sensor being mounted to the wheel/tire assembly to be assessed and being adapted to detect the condition of the wheel/tire assembly, wherein the length of the line of antennas is at least equal to an outer circumference of the wheel/tire assembly to be interrogated.

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