US Patent Issued to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin on Feb. 17 for "Slow leak detection system for vehicle tires" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,206, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Slow leak detection system for vehicle tires" was invented by Chase Siuta (Greenville, S.C.) and Antoine Godmond (Chamalieres, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for detecting leaks of tires of a vehicle is provided that includes sensors that measure pressure and temperature of the tires. The system has a processor that obtains the data from the sensors and detects a leak of one of the tires by using a natural leak model and/or a damage comparison model. The natural leak model uses temperature measurements o...