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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2003
Robert Leon Benedict, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Peter Ross Shepler, Stow, OH (US);
Stephen Frederick Roth, Port Clinton, OH (US);
Robert Leon Benedict, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Peter Ross Shepler, Stow, OH (US);
Stephen Frederick Roth, Port Clinton, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A system and method for post-cure application of electronics to a tire includes: a first stage assembly in which an ends of an annular antenna wire are positioned within conductive grommets in a base member; a second stage in which a plug is affixed to the base member to hold the antenna ends in place during shaping and curing of the antenna wire into a tire; and a third stage in which the plug is replaced by a tag carrier, the carrier including means for establishing and maintaining electrical contact between the antenna ends and the tag.