EX-10 6 hyagmt.htm LICENSE AGREEMENT on Tire Pressure Sensor Technologies

MANUFACTURING, CO-MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT

AGREEMENT BETWEEN

Hyundai autonet cO., lTD and SmarTire Systems, Inc

THIS AGREEMENT dated the 6th of February, 2003.

BETWEEN:

SmarTire Systems, Inc. (hereafter "SmarTire"), a British Columbia, Canadian corporation, having its principal office at 13151 Vanier Place, Suite 150, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2J1, and:

Hyundai AUTONET Co., Ltd Corporation (hereafter "HACO"), a Korean corporation, having its principal office at San 136-1, Ami-ri, Bubal-eub, Ichon-si. Kyoungki-do, 467-860, Korea.

WHEREAS:

(1) SmarTire has been, for many years, engaged in the design, development, and sale of Products for monitoring tire pressure and temperature, and has acquired substantial Technical Information, know-how, experience, Patents, patent Applications, and other intellectual property relating to the Products, and;

(2) OEM manufacturers of automobiles plan to evaluate the Products for use in their automobiles, and;

(3) SmarTire desires a relationship with a Tier 1 Supplier who has knowledge relating to the manufacture, supply, quality and logistics of providing Products to the Korean OEM market and Korean after-market, and;

(4) SmarTire has selected HACO as a Tier 1 Supplier to provide its Products to the Korean OEM industry, and;

(5) HACO believes that it can introduce SmarTire's Products to OEM Customers that do not have a current relationship with SmarTire, and will help to introduce the Products and secure sales for the Products, and

(6) HACO and SmarTire plan to participate in the re-engineering of certain Products to reduce their cost and suitability for OEM and after-market customers, and

(7) SmarTire wishes to grant HACO a license to manufacture and supply the Products to Korean OEM and After-Market Customers.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual covenants contained herein, the SmarTire and HACO agree as follows:

1. DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings herein below assigned to them respectively:

After-Market Product

means tire pressure and temperature monitoring systems developed by SmarTire, or the designs for such systems, or any derivatives of the Product that incorporate changes to the initial designs to accommodate the specifications or requirements of a customer that are sold to Customers and installed in the customers vehicle after it has been purchased from an OEM. The Products referenced in this agreement include only SmarTire's designs described in Attachment 1.

Applications

means tire monitoring systems installed in passenger car vehicles by OEM Customers or After-Market Customers.

Bill of Materials

means the list of Components and materials that are required to manufacture the Product.

Components

means the parts or components of the Product that SmarTire sells to HACO.

Development Fees

means the fees charged for the development of new or modified Products for services including but not limited to engineering services, prototype fabrication, testing, production and test fixture specification, or tooling costs.

Improvements

means modifications to the Product design that results in a derivative Product that meets the specific needs of a particular OEM Customer or After-Market Customer.

OEM

means original equipment manufacturer of automobiles.

OEM Customer

means an OEM automobile manufacturer such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors, or Hyundai Motors, etc.

OEM Product

means tire pressure and temperature monitoring systems developed by SmarTire, or the designs for such systems, or any derivatives of the Product that incorporate changes to the initial designs to accommodate the specifications or requirements of an OEM Customer. The Products referenced in this agreement include only SmarTire's designs described in Attachment 1.

Part Number

means the unique number assigned to a Product, or a Product that is to be developed.

Patents

means the Patents and pending patent Applications pertaining to the Products as specified in Attachment 6 hereto and all future Patents including any foreign equivalents, continuations or divisional thereof and patent Applications relating to Improvements and reinforcements of these quoted Patents by SmarTire, as defined in Attachment 6

Product

means either OEM Product or After-Market Product

NRE

means a non-recurring engineering charge or fee that is required on a one time basis to develop or incorporate such items such as Improvements, test fixtures, or Product testing prior to manufacture and market introduction.

Specifications

means the descriptions including functional, physical, and environmental that specify the characteristics of a Product. The Specifications for Products are provided in Attachment 2.

Statement of Work

means a detailed list of tasks to be performed for a development project, and designation of the party or person who is responsible for each task.

Technical Information

means technical information, data, drawings, specifications, charts, suppliers names, tooling designs and all other material used by or in the possession of SmarTire and applicable to the design, manufacture, application and use of the PRODUCTS according to SmarTire's experience, which is proprietary to SmarTire or provided under license by SmarTire from a third party supplier.

Territory

means the country of Korea.

Tier 1 Supplier

A vendor to the OEM automobile industry that has been approved for having adequate manufacturing, design, quality and supply chain management processes to meet the needs of the OEM Customer. OEMs normally purchase Products or Components from approved Tier 1 Suppliers.

2. GRANT OF RIGHTS

2.1 SmarTire hereby grants to HACO an exclusive license to:

2.1.1. Manufacture the Products that will be sold in the Territory utilizing Technical Information and Components, which includes at least making final assembly and test of Products.

2.1.2. Market and sell the OEM Products and/or After-Market Products in the Territory, whether supplied by SmarTire or manufactured by HACO.

2.2 SmarTire hereby grants to HACO a non-exclusive license to:

2.2.1. Market and sell the OEM Products and/or After-Market Products in all countries outside the Territory, excluding Japan, subject to SmarTire approval on a case by case basis so not to conflict with other SmarTire license agreements, whether the Products are supplied by SmarTire or manufactured by HACO.

2.2.2. The terms of this license shall be on Product by Product basis with the details of such license described in Attachment 7.

2.3 HACO agrees to:

2.3.1. Co-operate with SmarTire in the specification and re-engineering of certain Products described in Attachment 1 thru 8 to optimize the Products for re-sale in the Territory by HACO or re-sale outside of the Territory by SmarTire or its distributors.

2.3.2. Manufacture for SmarTire, certain Products containing the SmarTire or other third party brand, for SmarTire to sell to its end customers outside of the Territory.

2.4 In return for the license fees paid to SmarTire, SmarTire agrees to:

2.4.1. Make the modifications to the Products as listed in the Attachments to make the Products suitable for use in the Korean market, or:

2.4.2. Provide the relevant Technical Information to HACO to enable them to make modifications to SmarTire's Products to make them suitable for use in the Korean market.

3. TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND SERVICES

3.1 SmarTire shall furnish HACO with the necessary Technical Information required for the manufacture, and integration of SmarTire's Products to HACO systems for the Applications.

3.2 SmarTire will make available and supply HACO the available Technical Information to sell the Products.

3.3 SmarTire shall provide Improvements for HACO to reduce cost, improve manufacturability or to alter the features of the Products as required, provided that both parties are in agreement with the cost sharing in accordance with Article 5.

3.4 SmarTire reserves the right to communicate with OEM Customers directly, as may be required to facilitate the evaluation and acceptance of its Products.

4. SUPPLY OF MATERIALS, COMPONENTS

SmarTire and HACO shall jointly evaluate the Bill of Materials for the Product, and each version thereof, in accordance with the following:

4.1 SmarTire shall provide HACO with a list of Components for which it has proprietary purchase agreements or manufacturing relationships, or for which SmarTire is able to provide at a more favorable price than HACO. SmarTire shall provide these Components to HACO in accordance with Article 6.

4.2 At a minimum, SmarTire shall supply the Application Specific Integrated Sensors for the Product. These include, but are not limited to, the SP11A, SP11B and the SP305.

4.3 HACO shall be responsible for the purchase, qualification, inspect and test of all other Components that are not provided by SmarTire.

4.4 For any Product that SmarTire provides a reference design or license, but does not provide any Components, the parties shall enter into a licensing agreement as described in Attachment 7.

5. MARKETING AND PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS

HACO shall provide the marketing function for the resale of Product to OEM Customers or After-Market Customers in accordance with the following:

5.1 HACO shall provide a quotation to OEM or After-Market Customers based on their manufacturing cost and the cost of the Product Components purchased from SmarTire.

5.2 In the event that an OEM or After-Market Customer requires Improvements to the Product, or in the event that SmarTire and HACO mutually agree to provide Improvements to the product, both parties shall agree in advance of a final proposal to the Customer, the sharing of development costs in accordance with Attachment 5: Development and NRE Costs.

5.3 In the event that a new Product is considered in accordance with this agreement, the information required in Attachments 1 through 5 shall be completed for each Product and signed off by both parties.

5.4 HACO may request development services from SmarTire to provide Improvements to the Products in accordance with the following:

5.4.1 HACO shall provide SmarTire with a requirements specification for the Improvements and request a quotation from SmarTire for the Development Fees associated with the development tasks.

5.4.2 SmarTire shall respond to the quotation by providing a part number for the Product to be developed, and this Part Number shall become part of Attachment 1.

5.4.3 SmarTire and HACO shall develop a Statement of Work for each development project that is mutually agreed to.

5.4.4 SmarTire shall produce a Bill of Materials for the Product to be developed and provide HACO a price quotation for the Components.

5.4.5 When, and if, an agreement is reached between SmarTire and HACO to proceed with the development, such Development Fees and the associated development schedule shall be added to Attachment 5, and signed by both parties.

6. FEES, PAYMENT AND COMMITMENT

6.1 All prices for Products or Components supplied by SmarTire are FOB 13151 Vanier Place, Suite 150, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

6.2 The prices for SmarTire Products and Components shall contain all royalties associated with the sale of one unit of the Product.

6.3 The minimum purchase commitment from HACO shall be 25,000 systems of any particular Product or Component provided by SmarTire .

6.4 In the event that a license has been granted for which SmarTire does not provide any Components or finished Product, the royalty rate or license fee for these Products shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, signed by both parties, and shall become part of this agreement as Attachment 7.

6.5 All prices in this Agreement are in US dollars (USD) and are due 30 days from the date of invoice from SmarTire. Payments shall be remitted by bank transfer to the credit of SmarTire at such banking institution as SmarTire may designate from time to time in writing.

6.6 All Development Fees are due 30 days from the date of SmarTire's invoice to HACO. Development Fees shall be paid in accordance to milestones identified in Attachment 5 that are established at the commencement of the agreement.

6.7 The amounts due to SmarTire by virtue of this Agreement are net of all taxes levied in countries other than Canada. Any other taxes on the amounts due are to be borne by HACO.

7. CONFIDENTIALITY

7.1 All drawings, designs, specifications and all other Technical Information made available or supplied by SmarTire to HACO shall be for HACO's own use in connection with the manufacture, application, use and sale of the Products. HACO shall also take reasonable care to insure that the Technical Information in written, printed, oral or other form received from SmarTire shall be kept in confidence and shall not be disclosed to a third party or parties during the term hereof and during a period of three (3) years thereafter, with the exception that HACO may supply Technical Information received from SmarTire to its subcontractor(s) and Customers to the extent necessary for such subcontractor(s) to manufacture parts for the Products, and for such Customers to serve the Products, provided that HACO shall have such subcontractor(s) and Customers agreed in writing to hold the Technical Information in confidence and never use the same for other purposes.

7.2 SmarTire and HACO mutually agree, on behalf of itself and their respective employees, to keep information disclosed through the performance of this Agreement secret and confidential, not to disclose it to others and not to use it for any purpose other than the performance of this Agreement during the term hereof and during a period of three (3) years after, provided that the information is:

a) if transmitted in writing, clearly marked at the time of the disclosure as being "Confidential" or "Proprietary", or

b) if transmitted orally, identified at that time as being confidential and reduced to writing, marked "Confidential" or "Proprietary", and transmitted to SmarTire within 30 days after the oral transmission,

7.3 The obligation of the parties hereto under Paragraph 7.1 and Paragraph 7.2 of this Article shall not apply to any information which:

7.3.1 was in the receiving party 's possession at the time of receipt thereof

7.3.2 is in or comes into the public domain through no fault of the receiving party,

7.3.3 is acquired by the receiving party from a third party with good legal title thereto, and free of restriction on disclosure.

8. WARRANTY

8.1 SmarTire warrants that its Products or Components if supplied as a tested functional unit shall have the following warranty:

8.1.1 SmarTire warrants that the Products or Components sold to HACO and used in approved applications will conform to the Specifications and will be free of defects in design, material and workmanship. The term of SmarTire's warranty to HACO shall be for two (2) years from the date of installation of the Product, or if that date is unknown from the date of receipt of the Product by HACO.

8.1.2 For any Products, which under conditions of normal use and service fail to conform to the warranty set forth in Section 8.1 above within the warranty period, HACO shall be entitled to replacement Products or credit for the price of the Products that fail to conform.

8.1.3 The warranty provision stated in section 8.1.2 shall apply only if the defective parts are returned to SmarTire, and the parts have not been physically damaged.

8.1.4 SmarTire shall be notified immediately if the failure rate of the Components exceeds .01%.

9. PRODUCT LIABILITY

9.1 If a defect shall appear in the design of the Products or Components SmarTire sold to HACO, SmarTire shall correct such defect and shall provide HACO with a corrected design without undue delay and without charge to HACO. Moreover, SmarTire shall share 25% of the product liability claims with HACO arising from such design defects. However, SmarTire shall not be responsible and liable under this Section, if

9.1.1 the design defect resulted from incorrect information given to SmarTire by HACO

9.1.2 the defect resided in the improper use by HACO of a design which was not defective in its intended application, or

9.1.3 the design defect was actually known by, or should have been obvious to HACO.

9.2 The maximum liability of SmarTire for claims under Section 8.2. shall be one hundred thousand U.S. dollars ($100,000 USD) per recall campaign with the maximum cumulative liability not to exceed three hundred thousand U.S. dollars ($300,000 USD).

All other provision of this Agreement notwithstanding, SmarTire shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages, including, without limitation, loss of business or profits, suffered by HACO as a result of the use of any SmarTire technology disclosed hereunder or SmarTire's performance under this Agreement.

10. NON-COMPETE

HACO agrees that it shall not:

10.1 Utilize the Technical Information provided by SmarTire, or knowledge acquired as part of this agreement to develop a product that competes directly with SmarTire's Product for the duration of this agreement or a period of two (2) years after its termination.

10.2 Provide any of the Technical Information to a third party that would enable them to provide a product that is competitive with SmarTire's Product.

10.3 Enter into discussions with SmarTire's vendors of proprietary Components without the expressed written permission of SmarTire.

11. PATENTS, INFRINGEMENT

All Patents relating to the Products are listed in Attachment 6: Patents.

11.1 SmarTire represents that HACO's operations under this Agreement or the use of any PATENTS and TECHNICAL INFORMATION by HACO will not infringe any third party's patent(s).

11.2 In the event of receipt of a warning letter and/or institution of any suit against HACO during the term of this Agreement alleging infringement of any patent of a third party, two cases will be considered:

11.2.1 If the infringement is related to a particular embodiment chosen by HACO for manufacturing reasons, but not absolutely necessary for the realization of the PRODUCTS, the steps to be taken to defend or avoid such suit, including the possibility to make suitable changes or modifications, will be the sole responsibility of HACO.

11.2.1 If the infringement is related to a particular embodiment that is necessary for the realization of the PRODUCTS, the steps to be taken to defend or avoid such suit, including the possibility to make suitable changes or modifications, will be the sole responsibility of SmarTire.

SmarTire agrees to sue, or negotiate a license, with any infringer of PATENTS who comes to its notice if and only if said infringer is a competitor of HACO or SmarTire.

12. IMPROVEMENTS

12.1 SmarTire agrees that Improvements to the Products, protected by Patents or not, obtained by it during the term of this Agreement shall automatically become a part of the Technical Information and the Patents under which HACO is licensed by this Agreement, and that HACO shall be at liberty to utilize such Improvements in the design, manufacture, application, use and sale of the Products, free of any further royalties, charges or payments whatsoever, subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. SmarTire shall inform HACO of such Improvements, and also shall send to HACO the detailed technical data and/or copies of Patent Applications.

12.2 HACO agrees that Improvements to the Products, protected by Patents or not, obtained by it during the term of this Agreement shall be disclosed promptly to SmarTire, and that SmarTire shall have the non-exclusive, royalty free right to use such developments anywhere in the world.

12.3 In the event that HACO desires patent protection for Improvements made by SmarTire or HACO in more countries than indicated in Attachment 6 for the initial Patents, it can request that SmarTire applies for such protection at the expense of HACO, provided this request is made during the year of priority, such request shall not be denied unless there is a compelling business reason for doing so.

13. TERM

13.1 This Agreement shall become effective on the date of this agreement renewing yearly automatically, unless terminated in accordance with the provisions stated herein.

14. TERMINATION

14.1 This agreement may be terminated:

14.1.1 If either party shall at any time commit any breach of any covenant, warranty, or agreement herein contained, and shall fail to remedy any such breach within sixty (60) days after written notice thereof by the other party, such other party may, at its option and in addition to any other remedies that it may be entitled to, terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to such effect.

14.1.2 If either party hereto shall be dissolved, liquidated, declared bankrupt or become insolvent or has commenced proceedings relating to bankruptcy or creditor composition, either voluntarily or otherwise, or because of adverse change in its structure or its financial situation shall become unable to continue fully or effectively perform its obligations hereunder, the other party shall have the right to terminate forthwith this Agreement by giving a written notice stating the cause of such termination.

14.1.3 If any Administrative Authority or Court having jurisdiction over either of the parties hereto shall enjoin performance of this Agreement and declare it unlawful, then this Agreement shall be terminated forthwith by right and without formalities. If one or several clauses of the present Agreement shall be declared unlawful, the parties hereto agree to meet without delay to review the consequences of such validity on the performance of this Agreement.

14.2 In the event that this agreement is terminated:

14.2.1 All confidential information or other confidential materials received by either party from the other party under this Agreement shall be returned to the other party within sixty (60) days following the termination date.

14.2.2 Termination of this Agreement shall not relieve or discharge either party from the liability for the payment of any sums then due under the provisions of this Agreement.

14.2.3 In case of termination of this Agreement pursuant to one of the previous articles, HACO shall provide SmarTire with an order for the Components required to fulfill its obligations, and SmarTire shall deliver these Components to HACO.

14.2.4 Articles 8 and 9 shall remain in effect for a period of two years.

15. LIABILITY EXEMPTIONS

The obligation of the parties hereto shall be subject to all laws and regulations, both present and future, of any government having jurisdiction over one of the parties hereto and to war, acts of God, acts of public enemies, strikes or other labor disturbances, fires, floods and any other causes beyond the control of the parties, and the parties hereto shall be excused from any failure to perform any obligation hereunder to the extent such failure is caused by any such law, regulation or contingency.

16. ASSIGNMENT

Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights granted hereunder may be assigned, in whole or in part, by HACO or SmarTire without the written consent of the other party.

17. NOTICES

All notices and reports required under this Agreement shall be in writing, in the English language, and shall for all purposes be deemed to be fully received if dispatched by registered and postage pre-paid air letter to the respective parties at the addresses hereinabove set forth, or at such other address or addresses as either party may later specify by written notice to the other.

18. GOVERNING LAW AND ARBITRATION

18.1 The validity and construction of this Agreement and the performance of the parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted by the laws of British Columbia, Canada.

18.2 All disputes, controversies or differences arising between the parties hereto in connection with this Agreement or a breach thereof that cannot be solved by the mutual endeavors, shall be finally settled by arbitration pursuant to the Rules of Conciliation and Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce of GENEVA. Such arbitration shall take place in the country of the party to whom the demand for arbitration is addressed. The award shall be final and binding upon the parties hereto.

19. SIGNING AUTHORITY

Any changes to the pricing or Product information in Attachments 1 through 5 shall be signed by:

HACO:

Title: Executive Manager, Powertrain Team

Name: D.P. Chun

Fax: 31-639-6753

 

SmarTire:

Title: Product Manager, OEM Cars

Name: Erwin Bartz

Fax: 604-276-2353

20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, LANGUAGE

20.1 The Attachments referred to in this Agreement shall be considered as integral part of this Agreement.

20.2 This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto and supersedes and cancels all previous agreements, negotiations, commitments and writings in respect to the subject matter hereof. Any modification or amendment to this Agreement shall be valid and effective only if reduced to writing and signed by a duly authorized officer or representative of each of the parties hereto as provided in Article 19.

20.3 This Agreement shall be executed in duplicate original in the English language only, which shall govern its interpretations and construction in all respects. No translation of this Agreement into any other language, if any, shall have any legal force or effect whatsoever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in duplicate by their duly authorized officer or representative on the date last above written.

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Al Kozak By: /s/Y.S. Park

Al Kozak Park, Yong-Seong

Printed Name Printed Name

COO Vice President

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

Attachment 1: Products

SmarTire Part Number

Description

Notes

200.0126

Transmitter, HT1 HACO, 447 Mhz PLL FSK, ladybug with LF receiver

 

200.0085

Receiver, with integrated full feature display447 Mhz FSK, HACO

This product shall operate utilizing 447 Mhz FSK and shall be licensed to HACO for re-sale in Korea.

 

 

 

 

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Erwin Bartz By: /s/D.P. Chun

Erwin Bartz D.P. Chun

Printed Name Printed Name

Director Technical Operations Executive Manager

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

Attachment 2: Product Specification

1. Product: Transmitter, HT1 HACO 447 Mhz PLL FSK ladybug with LF (200.0126)

Product Specification: Refer to 200.0126.PS

2. Product: Receiver with integrated FFD, 447 Mhz FSK, HACO (200.0085)

Product Specification: Refer to 200.0085.PS

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Erwin Bartz By: /s/D.P. Chun

Erwin Bartz D.P. Chun

Printed Name Printed Name

Director Technical Operations Executive Manager

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

 

 

Attachment 3: Bill of Materials

1.Product 1: (Part Number 200.0126)

Bill of Material:

Item

Qty

Part

Type

****

****

2. Product 2: (Part Number 200.0085)

Bill of Material:

RECEIVER BASE - 200.0085

 

 

200.0085 RECEIVER -BASE-R-1

 

 

 

Lv Component Seq Description

 

Quantity

Manufacturer Part Number

 ****

 

****

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Erwin Bartz By: /s/D.P. Chun

Erwin Bartz D.P. Chun

Printed Name Printed Name

Director Technical Operations Executive Manager

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

 

 

Attachment 4: Pricing of Components Provided by SmarTire

1.Product 1: (200.0126) ladybug transmitter

Price:

Qty

Component

25K - 99K

100K - 499K

500K - 999K

1000K - 2999K

1

****

 

 

 

 

1

****

 

 

 

 

1

****

 

 

 

 

1

****

 

 

 

 

1

****

 

 

 

 

 

Total

****

****

****

****

2. Product 2: (200.0085) 447 Mhz FSK receiver with Integrated FFD

Price: ****

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Erwin Bartz By: /s/D.P. Chun

Erwin Bartz D.P. Chun

Printed Name Printed Name

Director Technical Operations Executive Manager

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

 

Attachment 5: Development Costs, Development Schedule, Statement of Work, and Payment Milestones

1.Product : (200.0126) ladybug transmitter

License Fee: $125,000 USD / per Attachment 8, Statement of Work (DV SmarTire, PV HACO)

Development Schedule: To be agreed upon

Statement of Work: Reference: Attachment 8, Statement of Work

Payment Milestones: 40% upon signing Development Agreement, 30% at completion of DV testing (SmarTire), 30% on Product Launch at HACO

2. Product : (200.0085) 447 Mhz FSK receiver

License Fee: $100,000 USD

Development Schedule: To be agreed upon

Statement of Work: Reference: Attachment 8, Statement of Work

Payment Milestones: 40% upon signing Development Agreement, 30% at completion of DV testing (HACO), 30% on Product Launch at HACO

4. Product: Chipcon CC 1070 - UHF transmitter IC

Development Fee: $75,000 USD

Development Schedule: To be determined

Payment Milestones: 100% on signing of this Development Agreement

SmarTire HACO

By: /s/ Erwin Bartz By: /s/D.P. Chun

Erwin Bartz D.P. Chun

Printed Name Printed Name

Director Technical Operations Executive Manager

Title Title

February 6, 2003 February 6, 2003

Date Date

Attachment 6: Patents

SmarTire Patent

Filing/Issue Date

Title

Jurisdiction

5,231,872

August 3, 1993

Tire Monitoring and Apparatus and Method

US

5,285,189

February 8, 1994

Abnormal Tire Condition Warning System

US

5,559,484

September 4, 1996

Data Logging Tire Monitor with condition Predictive Capabilities and Integrity Checking

US

5,945,908

August 7, 1996

Data Logging Tire Monitor with condition Predictive Capabilities and Integrity Checking

US

6,055,855

May 2, 2000

Tire Pressure Sensor Wheel Attachment Apparatus

US

6,232,875

May 15, 2001

Apparatus and Method for Controlling a Tire Condition Module of a Vehicle Tire

US

6,292,096

December 15, 1999

Apparatus and Method for Transmitting Data in a Tire Condition Sensing System

US

2001/0030601 A1

October 18, 2001

Tire Condition Sensor Unit Mounting Arrangement

US pending

01/068,903

February 11, 2002

Apparatus and Method for Mounting a Tire Condition Sensor Capsule to a Wheel Rim

US pending

Attachment 7: Royalties

1. Product: (200.01216) Ladybug transmitter

Royalty: Included in Smartire proprietary Components costs.

2. Product: (200.0085) 447 Mhz FSK receiver with Integrated FFD

Royalty and License Fees: Included in Smartire NRE charges for 200.0085.

Terms of license:

1. SmarTire shall provide HACO with the appropriate engineering drawings, descriptions, test specifications, to enable HACO to build and supply a receiver with full function display to the Korean market.

2. The license fee shall be a one-time charge with no further royalties or payment due to SmarTire.

/s/ Erwin Bartz

Erwin Bartz

Director Technical Operations

February 6, 2003

Attachment 8: Statement of Work

ITEM

JOB

SmarTire

HACO

Note

Remote

H/W

R

S

 

Sensing

- RF Transmitter Design Using PLL & VCO @ 447 MHz

R

S

 

Module

- Antenna Design

R

S

 

 

- Pressure & Temp Sensor Select

R

S

 

 

- Battery Select

R

S

long life type

 

- Accelerometer Select

R

S

 

 

- RSM PCB Artwork

R

S

 

 

- Housing design

R

S

 

 

- Housing Mold manufacture

S

R

Should be made at final mold house

 

- LF Initiator RX Design

R

S

 

 

S/W

R

S

 

 

- Transmission Protocol and Transmission Timing

R

S

 

 

- State machine design

R

S

 

 

- RSM ID Generator

R

S

 

 

- Datagram error checking methodology

R

S

 

 

Test & Valuation

S

R

 

 

- Development of DV test plan

R

S

 

 

- DV Testing

S

R

 

 

- PV Testing

S

R

 

ITEM

JOB

SmarTire

HACO

Note

RF

H/W

S

R

 

Receiver

- RF Circuit Basic Design (Reference Design)

R

S

 

Module

- RF Receiver Circuit Design

S

R

 

With

- Antenna Design

S

R

 

Integrated

- Signal Processing Control Circuit Design using u-com

S

R

 

Display

- I/O Interface Circuit Design

S

R

 

 

- RSM PCB Artwork

S

R

 

 

- LCD Display Module Design

S

R

 

 

- TPMS ECU Case Design & Cast

S

R

 

 

S/W

R

S

 

 

- Data reception algorithms

R

S

 

 

- Algorithms for warning levels

R

S

 

 

- Algorithms for Pressure/Temperature Correlation

R

S

 

 

- Algorithms for Black Box

R

S

 

 

- I/O Control Logic

R

S

 

 

Test & Valuation

S

R

 

 

- Development of DV test plan

R

S

 

 

- DV Testing

S

R

 

 

- PV Testing

S

R

 

/s/ Erwin Bartz

Erwin Bartz

Director Technical Operations

February 6, 2003