Patent ID: 7510618

Claim:
A method of forming an assembly of a patch and electronic monitoring device for monitoring an engineering condition of a pneumatic tire; the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a flexible attachment patch having a first surface and a second surface; the flexible attachment patch adapted to be bonded to the inside of a pneumatic tire; (b) positioning a plurality of components for an electronic monitoring device adjacent the first surface of the attachment patch; and (c) encapsulating the plurality of components for the electronic monitoring device directly to the first surface of the attachment patch by surrounding the plurality of components for the electronic monitoring device with a frame having a lower opening, positioning the frame with respect to the first surface of the flexible patch with the first surface of the patch exposed through the lower opening of the frame, and placing a flowable encapsulation material in the frame to directly contact and bond to the first surface of the patch and to substantially surround the plurality of components of the electronic monitoring device.