ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,755,234, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hunter Engineering Co. (Bridgeton, Mo.).
"System and method for tracking vehicle tires in a service shop environment" was invented by Gregory F. Meyer (St. Louis), Alex Smith (Wentzville, Mo.) and Timothy A. Strege (Sunset Hills, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for utilizing identification data from RFID tags, engraved QR codes, or embossed serial numbers associated with individual tires or vehicles to monitor or track the physical location and/or condition of individual tires and/or a vehicle across multiple pieces of automotive service equipment within the service shop en...