Patent ID: 11912076
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tire and membrane system comprising:
a tire comprising a first annular bead and a second annular bead, a body ply extending between the first annular bead and the second annular bead, an innerliner, extending between the first annular bead and the second annular bead across at least a portion of a surface of the body ply, a circumferential belt disposed radially upward of the body ply and extending axially across a portion of the body ply, a circumferential tread disposed radially upward of the circumferential belt and extending axially across a portion of the body ply, a first sidewall extending between the first annular bead and a first shoulder, the first shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread, and a second sidewall extending between the second annular bead and a second shoulder, the second shoulder being associated with the circumferential tread;
a membrane comprising a membrane body and an electronics package, the membrane body being defined by at least a bottom surface, a top surface, a height, a width, and a length;
wherein the top surface and bottom surface of the membrane are ovals;
wherein the height of the membrane body is less than 50% of a tire section height; the width of the membrane body is less than 120% of a tread width; the length of the membrane body is less than 50% of a circumference of the tire;
wherein the bottom surface of the membrane body is configured to lie flat against the innerliner;
wherein the top surface of the membrane body is opposite the bottom surface and is also configured to lie flat against the innerliner;
wherein the electronics package is attached to the membrane body and configured to monitor at least one condition in the tire; and
wherein the membrane body is not attached to the innerliner.