Patent ID: 11938901
Assignee: CATRACK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A device for monitoring a vehicle component, comprising:
a housing having an exterior surface and defining an interior cavity;
an electronic component disposed within the interior cavity, wherein the electronic component comprises a computing device, and wherein the electronic component is communicatively coupled with a wireless transceiver and a GPS locator; and
a plurality of spacers extending from the exterior surface and configured to be adjacent to the vehicle component;
wherein the plurality of spacers defines a channel configured to promote airflow between the device and the vehicle component thereby minimizing heat transfer between the device and the vehicle component;
wherein the battery is configured to energize the computing device, the wireless transceiver, and the GPS locator when the device is isolated from an external power source; and
wherein, when the electronic component is isolated from the external power source, the electronic component is configured to (i) cause the wireless transceiver to generate an alert signal and (ii) cause the GPS locator to generate a location signal.