US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA on Feb. 17 for "Radio-frequency identification (RFID) device to be inserted in a tire" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,205, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Bridgestone Europe NV/SA (Zaventem, Belgium).

"Radio-frequency identification (RFID) device to be inserted in a tire" was invented by Roberto Lombardi (Rome), Maria Cecilia Palumbi (Rome), Guido Lippiello (Rome) and Cristian Capaldi (Rome).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire comprising a tread, a carcass defining an inner cavity, an innerliner layer designed to make sure that the air contained in the inner cavity remains under pressure, and a radio-frequency identification device, which is fixed on a free surface of said innerliner layer. The radio-frequency identification device comprises a t...