Tire with antenna encapsulated with rubber compound containing thermoplastic
OwnerJunling Zhao, Robert Leon Benedict +2inventors
InventorsJunling Zhao, Robert Leon Benedict, David John Zanzig, Samuel Patrick Landers
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising an electronic sensing device at least partially encapsulated by an elastomeric composition, the elastomeric composition comprising: 100 parts by weight of at least one elastomer; and from 25 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr) of a thermoplastic having a melting temperature ranging of less than 200° C.
Claims11
A pneumatic tire comprising an electronic sensing device at least partially encapsulated by an elastomeric composition, the elastomeric composition comprising:
- 100 parts by weight of at least one elastomer;
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- from 25 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr) of a thermoplastic having a melting temperature ranging of less than 200° C.
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