Patent ID: 8462077

Claim:
An RFID device for integration into a tire, comprising: a printed circuit board (PCB) having top and bottom surfaces delineated by opposed end portions and opposed side portions; a plurality of conductive traces on the top surface of said PCB; a notch formed in one end of said PCB; a plated through via piercing the PCB from the top surface to the bottom surface; a conductive trace element surrounding said via at the top surface of said PCB, the trace element electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive traces; a conductive solder pad surrounding said via at the bottom surface of said PCB and extending for a predetermined distance in the direction of the side portions of the PCB; and an antenna element having an end portion positioned within said notch and within a plane defined by the top surface of the PCB, wherein a portion of said end portion passes through the via from the top surface to the bottom surface and is electrically connected to the conductive trace element surrounding said via at the bottom surface of the PCB.