US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations on Dec. 30 for "Tire electronics assembly apparatus having a module configured to releasably mechanically attach to the base of the tire" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,852, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Tire electronics assembly apparatus having a module configured to releasably mechanically attach to the base of the tire" was invented by Kevin E. Scheifele (Atwater, Ohio) and Hans R. Dorfi (Akron, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire electronics assembly includes a base and a plurality of modules. The base is mechanically attached to the tire and includes an electronic device. The base also includes a plurality of mechanical attachment elements arranged side-by-side in a row. Each module includes an electronic device and a me...