Patent ID: 7331367

Claim:
In combination: a pneumatic tire having an inner surface; a monitoring package for a tire monitoring device; a flexible rubber patch for mounting the monitoring package to the inner surface of the pneumatic tire; the patch comprising a flexible rubber body having a first side, a second side, and a platform extending from the first side; the body being fabricated from a material; the second side of the rubber patch being mounted to the inner surface of the tire; and at least first and second layers of encapsulation material cooperating to substantially surround the monitoring package and at least a portion of the platform to connect the monitoring package to the patch; a first layer of the encapsulation material having been directly applied and then cured to the platform so as to directly and securely bond with the material of the platform; the first layer of encapsulation material being disposed between the monitoring package and the platform; the second layer of encapsulation material having been directly applied and then cured to the first layer so as to directly and securely bond with the first layer of encapsulation material.