PRODUCT AND ELECTRONIC TAG ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A host article and electronic tag assembly, of the tag type having an electronic device storing article-specific data and an antenna coupled to the electronic device for transmitting stored data to a remote reader device, the assembly comprising:
- an article portion composed at least partially of a material composition including rubber;
the electronic device and antenna attaching to the article portion and having external contact means, the antenna being flexible and at least partially composed of a flexible conductive material, the flexible conductive material at least partially including conductive rubber.
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Abstract
A host article and electronic tag assembly includes an article portion of rubber-based material composition. The electronic device and antenna attach to or are embedded within the article portion. The antenna is constructed to be flexible and at least partially composed of a flexible conductive material such as conductive rubber. The flexible antenna conductive material is selected to provide material composition properties substantially equivalent to the rubber-based article portion, whereby rendering the antenna mechanically compatible for incorporation into the article portion. A change in compression within the rubber-based article portion changes compression forces exerted from the article portion on the antenna arms which, in turn, results in a detectable change in signal strength from the tag. The antenna may further be configured and positioned within the article portion to change transmission characteristics responsive to a change of air pressure in an ambient adjacent air mass within the article, and thereby function as an air pressure sensor.
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16 Claims
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1. A host article and electronic tag assembly, of the tag type having an electronic device storing article-specific data and an antenna coupled to the electronic device for transmitting stored data to a remote reader device, the assembly comprising:
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an article portion composed at least partially of a material composition including rubber; the electronic device and antenna attaching to the article portion and having external contact means, the antenna being flexible and at least partially composed of a flexible conductive material, the flexible conductive material at least partially including conductive rubber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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