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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2018
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Carl Trevor Ross Pulford, Akron, OH (US);
Michael Chris Varley, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Justin Yinket Che, Akron, OH (US);
Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Hudson, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
An article that experiences repeated deformation includes an electronic component as an inclusion. The article includes at least one structural element, in which the structural element includes a material. At least one electronic component is incorporated into the material as an inclusion. The electronic component includes an integrated circuit and may also include at least one sensor and an antenna. The size of the electronic inclusion is no greater than the largest inclusion typically occurring within the material. The article may be an article formed of rubber, such as a tire.