# US 10,479,007 B2 · Injection molded component and method of injection molding > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,479,007 B2 - Document ID: US10479007B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/899,085 - Filed: 2018-02-19 - Published: 2018-09-20 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-17 - Assignees: Rehrig Pacific Company - Applicants: Rehrig Pacific Company - Inventors: Brian Robert Guerry; Matthew Richard Rutigliano; Sydney Marie Ogawa-Garcia - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479007B2 ## CPC - B29C 45/14065: {Positioning or centering articles in the mould} - B29C 45/0046: {Details relating to the filling pattern or flow paths or flow characteristics of moulding material in the mould cavity} - B29C 45/73: of the mould {(B29C45/2642 and B29C45/2737 take precedence)} - B65D 19/0016: {and each contact surface having a stringer-like shape} - B29C 45/14311: {using means for bonding the coating to the articles (B29C45/14795 takes precedence)} - B29C 45/14778: {the article consisting of a material with particular properties, e.g. porous, brittle} - B29C 2045/14114: {using an adhesive} - B29C 2045/14155: {using vacuum or suction} - B29L 2031/7178: {Pallets} - B65D 2203/10: Transponders - B65D 2519/00034: Plastic - B65D 2519/00069: Plastic - B65D 2519/00273: made of more than one piece - B65D 2519/00288: made of one piece - B65D 2519/00318: made of one piece - B65D 2519/00333: contact surface having a stringer-like shape - B29C: SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING (making preforms B29B11/00; making laminated products by combining previously unconnected layers which become one product whose layers will remain together B32B37/00 - B32B41/00) - B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES - B29L: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES ## Abstract An injection molded component includes a wall that has an inner wall surface and an outer wall surface. A sensor is molded into one of the inner wall surface and the outer wall surface. A channel is at least partially surrounding the sensor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of: locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold; and injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor is attached to a construction and the construction contacts the first surface of the mold. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, including heating the mold in a region of the sensor to adhere the construction to the injectable material. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the wall is spaced inward from a perimeter of the first surface of the mold. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the wall completely surrounds the sensor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensor includes a UHF sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensor includes a NFC sensor. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensor includes a GPS sensor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensor includes a Bluetooth sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, including shielding an edge of the sensor from the injectable material with the wall. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, including extending pins across a mold cavity to engage an inner surface of the sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, including creating negative pressure with a vacuum line in fluid communication with the first surface to adhere the sensor to the first surface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, including statically charging the sensor to adhere the sensor to the first surface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, including contacting an inner side of the sensor with an extendable arm to increase contact between the sensor and the first surface of the mold. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the sensor includes a construction having an outer surface that forms a portion of an outer surface of the injection molded component. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein the sensor includes an antenna having an inner surface and an outer surface and the outer surface of the antenna is attached to an inner surface of the construction with an adhesive and an inner surface of the antenna is attached to an inlay and the inlay is attached to a second construction with an adhesive and the second construction includes a smaller surface area relative to the construction. ### Claim 18 A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of: locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold; injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor; and shielding an edge of the sensor from the injectable material with the wall. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, including extending pins across a mold cavity to engage an inner surface of the sensor. ### Claim 20 A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of: locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold; injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor; and including creating negative pressure with a vacuum line in fluid communication with the first surface to adhere the sensor to the first surface. ### Claim 21 A method of forming an injection molded component comprising the steps of: locating a sensor against a first surface of a mold, wherein an edge of the sensor is surrounded by a wall extending from the first surface of the mold; injecting an injectable material into the mold such that the injectable material travels over an inner surface of the sensor; and statically charging the sensor to adhere the sensor to the first surface. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, including contacting an inner side of the sensor with an extendable arm to increase contact between the sensor and the first surface of the mold.