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Transponder configuration, tire including a transponder, and method of producing a tire having a transponder

  • US 20030221766A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2003
  • Published: 12/04/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transponder configuration, comprising:

  • a transponder configured to be fitted in a location selected from the group consisting of a location in an article substantially formed of a rubber product and a location on a surface of an article substantially formed of a rubber product;

    said transponder having a dipole antenna, said dipole antenna defining a calculated antenna length Lair for a case when only air is present as a transmission medium, the calculated antenna length Lair resulting from an equation Lair=0.5×

    c/f, where c is a speed of light and f is a transmission frequency; and

    said dipole antenna having an antenna length Lkp between 0.45×

    Lair and 0.90×

    Lair.

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