Patent ID: 7250852
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: B60C

Abstract:
1. A device for interrogating a data sensor positioned within each tire of a vehicle comprising: a) A handheld wand remotely located from each said data sensor; b) Said wand comprising a remote housing and a handle housing, said handle housing containing a processor and having a keypad and a display for displaying a data signal received from a sensor, said remote housing containing a transceiver for sending an initiating signal to activate said sensor and receive data signal sent by said sensor, and an extension tube connecting said remote housing to said handle housing, whereby said keypad provides instructions to said transceiver in said remote housing, and whereby said extension tube allows a user to plaice said remote housing adjacent said sensor within said tire; c) Said keypad having an input button connected to said processor for activation of said transceiver to send said initiating signal to said sensor; d) Said display connected to said processor for displaying data thereon; wherein said sensor generates, in response to said initiating signal, the data signal having data corresponding to at least one of a sensed and a stored data value, said data signal received by said wand for display on said display; e) Each said sensor being programmed with a unique ID number for a particular tire and positional data corresponding to a position of said tire on the vehicle; f) Said processor having a record of the tire in which each sensor is located; and g) Said keypad having a plurality of input buttons for re-associating the unique ID number with correct positional data in each said sensor when said tire rotated into a new position on said vehicle and a button for each wheel on the vehicle for displaying data obtained for a particular tire, whereby the processor is reprogrammed when said remote housing is placed adjacent a wheel which has been moved to a different location on said vehicle and an additional button on said keypad corresponding to a different position is pressed.