# US 10,119,876 B2 · Mounting patch for a tire > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,876 B2 - Document ID: US10119876B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/872,083 - Filed: 2018-01-16 - Published: 2018-05-17 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-21 - Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin - Applicants: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin - Inventors: Frédéric Marques; Denis Lhospitalier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119876B2 ## CPC - G01L 17/00: Devices or apparatus for measuring tyre pressure or the pressure in other inflated bodies - B29D 30/0061: {Accessories, details or auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for} - B60C 23/0415: {Automatically identifying wheel mounted units, e.g. after replacement or exchange of wheels} - B60C 23/0438: {comprising signal transmission means, e.g. for a bidirectional communication with a corresponding wheel mounted receiver} - B60C 23/0442: {the transmitted signal comprises further information, e.g. instruction codes, sensor characteristics or identification data} - B60C 23/0449: {Passive transducers, e.g. using surface acoustic waves, backscatter technology or pressure sensitive resonators (near field passive transducers B60C23/0428)} - B60C 23/0483: {Wireless routers between wheel mounted transmitters and chassis mounted receivers} - B60C 23/0493: {for attachment on the tyre} - G06K 19/07764: {the adhering arrangement making the record carrier attachable to a tyre (tyre temperature or pressure control arrangements, see B60C23/00)} - B29D 2030/0072: {Attaching fasteners to tyres, e.g. patches, in order to connect devices to tyres} - G01L: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G) - B29D: PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE (making granules B29B9/00; making preforms B29B11/00) - B60C: VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES - G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS ## Abstract A rubber patch, which is useable for mounting an active electronic component to a tire, is described. The rubber patch includes a base having a connecting face and support face. The connecting face is substantially planar and is intended to be fixed to an internal surface of the tire. The support face is opposite the connecting face and is arranged to support the active electronic component. The rubber patch further includes a passive label arranged between the connecting face and the support face. The passive label is for identifying the tire and is provided with a memory for storing a unique identification data item pertaining to the tire. A corresponding tire monitoring system, which is configured to read at least the identification data item pertaining to the tire, also is described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A rubber patch for mounting an active electronic component to a tire, the rubber patch comprising: a base that includes: (a) a connecting face that is substantially planar and intended to be fixed to an internal surface of the tire, and (b) a support face located opposite the connecting face, the support face serving as a support for the active electronic component; and a passive label integrated into the base and positioned between the connecting face and the support face, the passive label including a memory for storing a unique identification data item pertaining to the tire, for identifying the tire, wherein the active electronic component includes a passive label reader, and wherein the passive label is arranged so that the passive label reader of the active electronic component is able to read, from the passive label, the unique identification data item. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The rubber patch according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a strap having first and second openings positioned opposite one another so that a fixing strip, which is for fixing the active electronic component to the rubber patch, can pass therethrough, and wherein the passive label is substantially aligned with an intended location of the fixing strip. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The rubber patch according to claim 1, wherein the support face includes a platform having a geometry designed to cooperate with a corresponding geometry of the active electronic component so as to fix the active electronic component to the support face. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The rubber patch according to claim 3, wherein the platform is shaped in a form of a dovetail. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The rubber patch according to claim 1, wherein the passive label includes a radiofrequency identification (RFID) transponder. ### Claim 6 A tire comprising: an internal tire surface; and a patch for mounting an active electronic component to the internal tire surface, wherein the patch includes: (1) a base having a connecting face, which is substantially planar and intended to be fixed to the internal tire surface, and a support face located opposite the connecting face, the support face serving as a support for the active electronic component, and (2) a passive label integrated into the base and positioned between the connecting face and the support face, the passive label including a memory storing a unique identification data item pertaining to the tire, for identifying the tire, wherein the active electronic component includes a passive label reader, and wherein the passive label is arranged so that the passive label reader of the active electronic component is able to read, from the passive label, the unique identification data item. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The tire according to claim 6, wherein the passive label includes a passive radiofrequency identification (RFID) transponder provided with antennas. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The tire according to claim 7, wherein the tire is structured to be used in a civil engineering vehicle or an agricultural vehicle.