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Monitoring device and tire combination

  • US 20070052528A1
  • Filed: 11/07/2006
  • Published: 03/08/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pneumatic tire for a vehicle;

  • the tire comprising;

    a tire body having an innerliner;

    a mount secured to the innerliner;

    a monitoring device secured to the mount;

    the monitoring device having at least one sensor and an antenna in communication with each other;

    the sensor being adapted to sense at least one engineering condition of the pneumatic tire;

    at least a major portion of the antenna being carried by the mount;

    the portion of the antenna carried by the mount being adapted to transmit signals from the monitoring device and receive signals transmitted to the monitoring device; and

    the antenna being in electrical communication with the monitoring device through close proximity electromagnetic coupling.

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