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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Terence E. Wei, Copley, OH (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60C 23/02 (2006.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); B60C 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/243 (2013.01); B60C 11/246 (2013.01); G06K 19/07764 (2013.01); B60C 23/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire or tire tread features a helical, metallic RFID tag antenna, configured to provide an operable frequency response between 900 and 930 MHz upon receiving 100 electromagnetic waves having a power between 12 and 24 dBm. The helical, metallic RFID tag antenna is disposed within the at least one tread feature and has a wear rate commensurate with a wear rate of the at least one tread feature. The response(s) from the helical, metallic RFID tag antenna are used to track tread wear.