Rubber compositions for radio devices in tires
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1. An electronic communication module for a tire comprising:
- a radio device having at least a portion of its outer surface surrounded by a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, andabout 20 phr to about 130 phr of ground, cured rubber,wherein the rubber composition has a dielectric constant at 915 MHz of less than 7 and contains less than 45 phr in total of reinforcing carbon black having a nitrogen surface area of greater than 20 m2/g and less than 5 phr of silica filler.
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Abstract
The embodiments described herein generally relate to an electronic communication module suitable for incorporating into a tire or tire retread, where the electronic communication module comprises a radio device having at least a portion of its outer surface surrounded by a rubber composition. Certain embodiments also relate to tires or tire retreads containing the electronic communication module. In addition, certain embodiments relate to methods for improving the readability of a radio device incorporated into a tire or tire retread.
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1. An electronic communication module for a tire comprising:
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a radio device having at least a portion of its outer surface surrounded by a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, and about 20 phr to about 130 phr of ground, cured rubber, wherein the rubber composition has a dielectric constant at 915 MHz of less than 7 and contains less than 45 phr in total of reinforcing carbon black having a nitrogen surface area of greater than 20 m2/g and less than 5 phr of silica filler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A tire or tire retread comprising an electronic communication module comprising
a radio device having at least a portion of its outer surface surrounded by a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprisingphr of at least one diene-based elastomer selected from the group consisting of styrene-butadiene rubber, polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and combinations thereof, and 20-130 phr of ground, cured rubber, wherein the rubber composition has a dielectric constant at 915 MHz of less than 7 and contains less than 45 phr in total of reinforcing carbon black having a nitrogen surface area of greater than 20 m2/g and less than 5 phr of silica filler.
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17. A method of improving the readability of a radio device upon incorporation into a tire or tire retread, the method comprising surrounding at least a portion of the outer surface of the radio device by a rubber composition, thereby forming an electronic communication module, the rubber composition comprisingphr of at least one diene-based elastomer, and
about 20 phr to about 130 phr of ground, cured rubber, and wherein the rubber composition has a dielectric constant at 915 MHz of less than 7 and contains less than 45 phr in total of reinforcing carbon black having a nitrogen surface area of greater than 20 m2/g, less than 5 phr of silica filler.
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