RFID package for a tire
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorClaude D. Rollins
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Abstract
An RFID package for a tire includes a first laminate layer having a first length, a first width, and a first thickness. The RFID package further includes a second laminate layer having a second length, a second width, and a second thickness. An RFID chip is disposed between the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer. At least one of the second length, the second width, and the second thickness is different from the first length, the first width, and the first thickness, respectively.
Claims20
An RFID package for a tire comprising;
- a first laminate layer having a first length, a first width, and a first thickness;
- a second laminate layer having a second length, a second width, and a second thickness;
- and
- an RFID chip disposed between the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer;
- wherein the first laminate layer is offset from the second laminate layer along at least one of a length of the RFID package and a width of the RFID package.
A method of manufacturing an RFID package comprising the steps of:
- forming a first laminate layer;
- forming a second laminate;
- providing an RFID chip between the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer;
- and
- securing the first laminate layer to the second laminate layer;
- wherein the step of securing the first laminate layer to the second laminate layer includes offsetting the first laminate layer from the second laminate layer along at least one of a length of the RFID package and a width of the RFID package.
An RFID package for a tire comprising;
- a first laminate layer having a first central portion and a first peripheral portion, a second laminate layer having a second central portion and a second peripheral portion;
- and
- an RFID chip disposed between the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer;
- wherein the first laminate layer is tapered so that a thickness of the first laminate layer continuously decreases from a part of the first central portion located over the RFID chip moving outward toward the first peripheral portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.