Product such as a tire with RFID tag with rubber, elastomer, or polymer antenna
First Claim
1. A polymer product comprising:
- a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along a sidewall, the RFID assembly including;
a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber substrate;
a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the first antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall;
a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the second antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; and
a chip having opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and located between the sidewall and the substrate.
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Abstract
A product such as a tire includes a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewall. The RFID assembly has a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer substrate. First and second thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portions formed at least in part of the same conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer are provided on the substrate. Opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion have different first and second widths. A chip has opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and is located between the outer sidewall and the substrate.
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18 Claims
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1. A polymer product comprising:
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a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along a sidewall, the RFID assembly including; a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber substrate; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the first antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the second antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; and a chip having opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and located between the sidewall and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly comprising:
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a non-conductive rubber substrate; a first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber and secured to the substrate, the first antenna portion having a reduced dimension first region and a larger dimension second region; a second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber and secured to the substrate in spaced arrangement from the first antenna portion, the second antenna portion having a reduced dimension first region and a larger dimension second region; and a chip having opposite first and second ends interconnecting with the first and second antenna portions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of making a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly comprising:
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providing a non-conductive rubber substrate; forming at least a part of a first antenna portion of a conductive rubber and securing the first antenna portion to the substrate, the first antenna portion having a reduced dimension first region and a larger dimension second region; forming at least a part of a second antenna portion of a conductive rubber and securing the second antenna portion to the substrate in spaced arrangement from the first antenna portion, the second antenna portion having a reduced dimension first region and a larger dimension second region; and interconnecting opposite first and second ends of a chip with the first and second antenna portions, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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