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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2004
James Christopher Kish, Akron, OH (US);
Thomas Walter Starinshak, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Joseph Carmine Lettieri, Stow, OH (US);
Stephen John Babbo, Akron, OH (US);
James Christopher Kish, Akron, OH (US);
Thomas Walter Starinshak, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Joseph Carmine Lettieri, Stow, OH (US);
Stephen John Babbo, Akron, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A composite antenna and method for tire monitoring systems is configured as a core composed of polymeric material and a conductive metallic layer in intimate surrounding contact with the core. The polymeric material provides elasticity to the core to enable the core to elongate when subjected to stress forces within a tire. The conductive layer is fabricated from a low impedance material and may be configured as a composite wherein an inner base metal is selected as a strength member and an outer metallic layer is applied to the base for electrical performance enhancement.