Product such as a tire with RFID tag with rubber, elastomer, or polymer antenna
First Claim
1. A tire comprising:
- a tread portion spanning between inner and outer rubber sidewalls; and
a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewall, the RFID assembly including;
a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber substrate;
a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the first antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall;
a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the second antenna portion located between the substrate and the outer sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; and
a chip having opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and located between the outer sidewall and the substrate.
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Abstract
A product such as a tire includes a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewalk The RFID assembly has a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer substrate. First and second thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portions formed at least in part of the same conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer are provided on the substrate. Opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion have different first and second widths. A chip has opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and is located between the outer sidewall and the substrate.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1. A tire comprising:
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a tread portion spanning between inner and outer rubber sidewalls; and a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewall, the RFID assembly including; a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber substrate; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the first antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the second antenna portion located between the substrate and the outer sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; and a chip having opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and located between the outer sidewall and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of manufacturing a tire that includes a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly comprising:
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providing a tread portion spanning between inner and outer rubber sidewalls; locating a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly along an outer sidewall, including providing a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber substrate; providing a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, where opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion have different first and second widths; locating the first antenna portion between the substrate and the outer sidewall; providing a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, where opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion have different first and second widths; locating the second antenna portion between the substrate and the outer sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; mechanically and electrically connecting first and second ends of a chip with the first and second antenna portions, respectively; and locating the chip between the outer sidewall and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A product comprising:
a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly located along an outer sidewall of the product, the RFID assembly including; a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer substrate; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the first antenna portion located between the substrate and the sidewall; a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of a conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion having different first and second widths, and the second antenna portion located between the substrate and the outer sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; and a chip having opposite first and second ends in operative electrical connection with the first and second antenna portions, respectively, and located between the outer sidewall and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of manufacturing a product that includes a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly comprising:
locating a radio frequency identification device (RFID) assembly along an outer sidewall of the product, including providing a thin, flexible, substantially planar, elongated non-conductive rubber, elastomer, or polymer substrate; providing a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar first antenna portion formed at least in part of the same conductive rubber, plastic, or elastomer where opposite first and second ends of the first antenna portion have different first and second widths; locating the first antenna portion between the substrate and the outer sidewall; providing a thin, flexible, elongated, substantially planar second antenna portion formed at least in part of the same conductive rubber, plastic, or elastomer where opposite first and second ends of the second antenna portion have different first and second widths; locating the second antenna portion between the substrate and the outer sidewall with the respective first ends of the first and second antenna portions disposed in adjacent, spaced relation to one another; mechanically and electrically connecting first and second ends of a chip with the first and second antenna portions, respectively; and locating the chip between the outer sidewall and the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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