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Is a tire inflator patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a tire inflator have been patented many times, but "a tire inflator" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 467 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “tire inflat” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 401 best keyword matches we examined, 133 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: DANA HEAVY VEHICLE SYS GROUP (27), DENSO CORP (22), ARVINMERITOR TECHNOLOGY LLC (22), EQUALAIRE SYSTEMS INC (17).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B60C (349), B60S (56), Y10T (38), F04B (32).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a tire inflator
- Method for pressure measurement during tire inflation, automatic inflation method, and tire inflation pump US-12447932-B2 2025 · NINGBO CARSTEL MFG CO LTD
In order to solve the problem of discrepancies between inflation pressure and actual tire pressure during the tire inflation process, the present invention discloses a correction method and an inflator that implements this method.…
View on Google Patents - Tire inflator for vehicles US-12092308-B2 2024 · HUANG TAO
A tire inflator includes an inner housing, a lighting assembly, an outer housing, and an air pump; the inner housing includes a chamber; the air pump is disposed in the chamber; the air pump includes an air outlet end embedded in …
View on Google Patents - Portable tire inflator US-2023358225-A1 2023 · MISHAN E & SONS INC
In some implementations, the inflator may include a compressor coupled to an air hose having an air fitting at a distal end thereof. In addition, the inflator may include a controller configured to control the operation of the com…
View on Google Patents - Self contained tire inflator US-11254171-B1 2022 · DEL OLMO RICHARD WILLIAM
An inflator disposed within a tubeless tire for inflating the tubeless tire. A rechargeable electric storage disposed within a tubeless for providing electricity. An electric air compressor is mounted on an inside surface of the r…
View on Google Patents - Tire inflator with inflation timer US-11427165-B2 2022 · HOPKINS MFG CORPORATION
A portable inflation device having a pump, a control device, a user interface, and an inflation indicator. The pump includes an elongated hose with an inflation nozzle. The control device controls operation of the pump and is conf…
View on Google Patents - Tire Inflator US-2020039303-A1 2020 · THORNTON KEITH
Systems and methods for inflating a tire are described herein. The systems and methods use a centrifugal force acting on a piston or the inertia of the piston to compress air to inflate the tire. Compressed air is ported into the …
View on Google Patents - Tire inflator heads and bicycle pump incorporating same US-2018281754-A1 2018 · STAPLES JONATHAN
An inflator head and a bicycle pump incorporating the inflator head are provided. The inflator head is operable with the pump for manually inflating a tire and is removable from the pump for inflating the tire using a compressed g…
View on Google Patents - Automatic truck assembly tire inflator system with dual pump US-9815341-B2 2017 · MAGNA CLOSURES INC
A tire inflation apparatuses is provided for maintaining a predetermined inflation pressure of a pair of tires mounted a dual wheel unit of a vehicle. The apparatus includes a first and a second pump unit that are connected to a h…
View on Google Patents - Tire inflator of a vehicle US-9365191-B2 2016 · HYUNDAI MOBIS CO LTD
An inflator 300 for pumping compressed air supplied from a compressor 200 provided in a motor vehicle into a tire mounted to the motor vehicle, the inflator may include: an inflator port L 6 to which compressed air supplied f…
View on Google Patents - Portable tire inflator and reflective device US-8925594-B2 2015 · OHM PATRICK L
The present disclosure describes a structure for a portable tire inflator that includes a triangular housing comprising a triangular face, a triangular back, two sides extending between the triangular face and the triangular back …
View on Google Patents - Rechargeable tire inflator with adaptable hose holder US-8887769-B1 2014 · OHM PATRICK L
The present disclosure describes a structure for a wall-mountable tire inflator that includes a housing having a variable pressure pump motor and rechargeable battery therein, a face, a backside opposite the face, four sides exten…
View on Google Patents - Automatic Tire Inflator System US-2014271261-A1 2014 · BOELRYK BARTHOLOMEW J
A tire inflation system is provided for maintaining a predetermined inflation pressure of a tire mounted on a wheel of a vehicle. The system includes a base having a mounting structure for engaging a complementary mounting structu…
View on Google Patents - Modular tire inflator US-8757218-B2 2014 · HOENKE MARK S
A tire inflation system comprising a tire inflation apparatus having an inflation head, a pressurized gas source, and a controller, with the inflation head being positioned at a tire and wheel assembly inflation location at which …
View on Google Patents - Tire Inflator Tool US-2012138189-A1 2012 · LUNN SHAWN PAUL
The Tire Inflator Tool (T.I.T.) is used to inflate air filled tires or devices to a constant and precise PSI automatically. The device is preset to a certain pressure such as 35 psi used almost exclusively in automobile tires and …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a tire inflator been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Vehicle accessories and travel gear differ in how they attach, fold, lock or secure items.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.