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Method and apparatus for bonding an active tag to a patch and a tire

  • US 5,971,046 A
  • Filed: 09/17/1997
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tire patch for securing an electronic monitoring device for monitoring at least one engineering condition within a tire, comprising:

  • a vulcanized rubber patch of preselected configuration having a first side for interfacing with a face of an encapsulated rigid monitoring device and a second opposite side approximating the contour of an inner liner of a tire, the first side including a recessed cavity surrounded by a raised ridge of material of sufficient height capable of surrounding a portion of the outer periphery of the encapsulated rigid monitoring device; and

    a layer of uncured dual cure bonding rubber having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being permanently assembled to the second side of the vulcanized rubber patch.

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