Patent ID: 7892471
Filing Date: 2011-02-22
Classification: B29C,G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process for attaching a wireless electronic component in a thermoplastic device to a thermoplastic assembly comprising the steps of: a. forming a thermoplastic device formed of a housing having a first closed substantially planar inner surface and a first outer surface and at least one recess for holding the wireless electronic component; b. placing the wireless electronic component into the at least one recess; c. overmolding the at least one recess and wireless electronic component with a thermoplastic to encapsulate the wireless electronic component and form a second outer surface of the housing; wherein either the first outer surface or the second outer surface of the housing has two or more spaced apart protrusions extending away from the outer surface; d. selecting a thermoplastic assembly; and e. holding the two or more protrusions of the device against an outer surface of the thermoplastic assembly and at least partially melting the two or more protrusions to form a bond between the outer surface of the thermoplastic assembly and the thermoplastic protrusions of the device.