Patent ID: 7367496
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B60C,F16D

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting wear through use of information-transmitting devices, comprising: providing at least one information-transmitting wireless device for each of one or more wear positions of an item, wherein each of the devices is adapted for transmitting information to a reader, such that each of the devices can transmit information usable for detecting wear of the item as the item wears; and providing at least one information-transmitting wireless device for each of one or more wear positions of a second item, wherein each of the devices provided for the second item is adapted for transmitting information to the reader, such that each of the devices provided for the second item can transmit information usable for detecting wear of the second item as the second item wears, wherein the information transmitted by the devices provided for the item and the information transmitted by the devices provided for the second item is usable for detecting whether the item and the second item are wearing in concert at an expected rate.