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Combination monitoring device and patch for a pneumatic tire and method of installing the same with a coupled antenna

  • US 6,208,244 B1
  • Filed: 04/29/1999
  • Issued: 03/27/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A monitoring device and patch combination used to monitor the conditions of a pneumatic tire having an innerliner, the combination comprising:

  • a monitoring device having at least one sensing element;

    a patch carrying said monitoring device, said patch adapted to connect the monitoring device to the innerliner of the pneumatic tire;

    an antenna carried by said patch;

    the monitoring device being free of a direct physical connection with the antenna; and

    said monitoring device and said antenna being spaced apart and aligned to provide a signal coupling between said monitoring device and said antenna.

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