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

Claim 5:
6. A tire and membrane system comprising:
a pneumatic tire;
a membrane having a membrane body and an electronics package;
wherein a height of the membrane body is less than 50% of a section height of the pneumatic tire,
wherein the height of the membrane body is less than a height of the electronics package,
wherein a width of the membrane body is less than 120% of a tread width,
wherein a length of the membrane body is less than 50% of a circumference of the pneumatic tire,
wherein a bottom surface of the membrane body is configured to lie flat against an inner surface of the pneumatic tire,
wherein a top surface of the membrane body is opposite the bottom surface and is also configured to lie flat against the inner surface of the pneumatic tire,
wherein the electronics package is attached to the membrane body and configured to monitor at least one condition in the pneumatic tire, and
wherein the membrane body is not attached to the pneumatic tire.