Granted Patent B2

US 12,734,848 · App. 18/538,645 · Granted Sep 15, 2026

Inventors: Brandon Richardson (Burlingame, CA); Bryan Duggan (Burlingame, CA); Thomas de Swiet (Burlingame, CA); Aaron Latzke (Burlingame, CA); Kevin Ciocia (Burlingame, CA); Kris Dobelstein (Burlingame, CA)

Assignee: Aperia Technologies, Inc.

B60C23/002

Abstract

Claims (22)

1 . A system, comprising:

a local system configured to mount to a vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of tire inflation systems, each configured to statically mount to a respective wheel of the vehicle, wherein each of the plurality of tire inflation systems comprises:

a pump configured to fluidly connect to a tire of the respective wheel;

a set of sensors configured to sample tire measurements; and

a processing system comprising a first set of processors configured to control operation of the pump based on a tire pressure setpoint; and

a set of vehicle sensors configured to sample a set of vehicle parameters comprising a real-time location of the vehicle; and

a remote computing system comprising a second set of processors, remote from the vehicle and configured to:

determine a set of environmental parameters based on the real-time location of the vehicle;

during operation of the vehicle, determine a new tire pressure setpoint based on the set of environmental parameters; and

transmit the new tire pressure setpoint to the plurality of tire inflation systems during operation of the vehicle, wherein the pump is dynamically controlled to satisfy the new tire pressure setpoint during operation of the vehicle.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the new tire pressure setpoint is not determined based on real-time tire pressure measurements.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the remote computing system is further configured to determine a set of user notifications based on analyses of the tire measurements, wherein the analyses comprise at least one of: tire tread depth, tire health, predictive maintenance, tire specification, leak detection, or tire performance assessment.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of vehicle parameters comprises at least one of: vehicle location, vehicle load, environmental parameter values, tire age, tire model, or vehicle speed.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the new tire pressure setpoint is determined using a model specific to a fleet of vehicles comprising the vehicle, wherein the model is learned based on historic vehicle performance associated with historic vehicle data from the fleet.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein learning the model comprises: determining a set of target tire pressure setpoints associated with the historic vehicle performance; and training the model to predict the set of target tire pressure setpoints based on the historic vehicle data associated with the historic vehicle performance.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the local system further comprises a gateway communicatively connected to the remote computing system and each of the plurality of tire inflation systems, wherein the gateway comprises the set of vehicle sensors.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the gateway connects to each of the plurality of tire inflation systems by detecting the respective tire inflation system during a vehicle drive session.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the gateway connects to each of the plurality of tire inflation systems based on a strength of signals broadcast by the respective tire inflation system.

10 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the gateway comprises a first set of communication credentials used for communicating with the remote computing system and a second set of communication credentials used for communicating with the plurality of tire inflation systems.

11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tire inflation systems further comprises a respective housing configured to statically mount to the respective wheel of the vehicle, wherein the pump and the processing system of each tire inflation system are arranged within the respective housing.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of tire inflation systems comprises a wheel-end tire inflation system statically mounted to the respective wheel of the vehicle.

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