ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,177, issued on March 3.
"Remote safety tire inflation apparatuses" was invented by James A. Griffin (Waskom, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Remote safety tire inflation apparatuses may be operable in a tire inflation mode to inflate a pneumatic tire to an initial tire pressure at a safe distance from the tire. The remote safety tire inflation apparatuses may be operable in a tire deflation mode to subsequently deflate the tire to a safe target tire pressure so a user of the apparatus can safely approach the tire to uncouple the apparatus from the tire."
The patent was filed on June 19, 2024, under Application No. 18/747,937.
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