Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080255310 | Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition and Process for Producing Same - A thermoplastic elastomer composition having excellent durability and flexibility while possessing superior air impermeability. In particular, a process for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition having high rubber content by multistage addition of at least one vulcanizable rubber component, in which the time required to substantially cure the at least one rubber component preferably is less the mixer residence time. Such compositions are particularly useful in applications such as tire innerliners and barrier films or layers. | 10-16-2008 |
20080275187 | Low Permeability Thermoplastic Elastomer Composition - A thermoplastic elastomer composition possessing superior air impermeability, excellent durability and flexibility. In particular, the composition includes (A) at least one halogenated isobutylene-containing elastomer; and (B) at least one nylon resin having a melting point of about 170° C. to about 260° C.; and (C) a low molecular weight polymeric nylon plasticizer; wherein: (1) the at least one elastomer is present as a dispersed phase of small vulcanized particles in a continuous nylon phase; and (2) the elastomer particles are formed by dynamic vulcanization. Use of a low molecular weight nylon plasticizer provides for improved mixing and rubber dispersion while retaining the high levels of impermeability achievable by the use of nylon resin and halogenated isobutylene-containing elastomer in a dynamically vulcanized composition. Such compositions are particularly useful in applications such as tire innerliners and barrier films or layers as well as hoses. | 11-06-2008 |
20080314491 | Construction Comprising Tie Layer - This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer. The first of the two layers comprises a fluid permeation prevention layer and the second comprises at least one high diene rubber. The tie layer comprises, a mixture, in parts by weight relative to 100 weight parts of rubber of: (1) 10 to 70 parts by weight of epoxidized natural rubber; (2) 30 to 90 parts by weight of at least one high diene elastomer; (3) 20 to 90 parts by weight of at least one filler; (4) 1 to 20 parts by weight of at least one tackifier, —and (5) at least 0.2 to 15 parts by weight of curing system for the elastomers and rubbers; The fluid permeation prevention layer comprises: (A) at least one thermoplastic engineering resin component; and (B) at least one elastomer component, wherein (B) is dispersed in a vulcanized or partially vulcanized state, as a discontinuous phase, in a matrix of component (A). | 12-25-2008 |
20080314492 | Construction Comprising Tie Layer - This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of:
| 12-25-2008 |
20090038729 | LAMINATE OR THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION HAVING LOW AIR PERMEABILITY AND PNEUMATIC TIRE USING SAME AS INNER LINER - A laminate (C) of a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising: a thermoplastic resin composition (A) having an permeation coefficient of 10×10 | 02-12-2009 |
20090151841 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - This invention relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of:
| 06-18-2009 |
20090218024 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer, wherein the first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises a mixture of: (1) about 50 to about 100 weight % of at least one halogenated isobutylene containing elastomer; (2) about 0 to about 50 weight % of at least one high diene elastomer; (3) about 20 to about 50 weight % of at least one filler; (4) about 0 to about 30 weight % of at least one processing oil; (5) about 1 to about 20 parts per hundred (phr) of at least one tackifier; and (6) at least about 0.2 to about 15 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) of a curing system for the elastomers; wherein THE fluid permeation prevention layer preferably comprises: (A) at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of at least one thermoplastic engineering resin component, preferably one or more nylon resins; and (B) at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the polymer composition, of at least one elastomer component, preferably a brominated isobutylene p-methylstyrene copolymer, and where the total amount of the component (A) and the component (B) is not less than 30% by weight based on the total weight of the polymer composition, wherein the elastomer component (B) is dispersed in a vulcanized or partially vulcanized state, as a discontinuous phase, in a matrix of the thermoplastic resin component (A) in the polymer composition. | 09-03-2009 |
20100024941 | LOW MOISTURE PERMEABILITY LAMINATE CONSTRUCTION - An article having a fluid permeation prevention layer, such as a pneumatic tire or hose. A tire for example includes an outer tread layer, intermediate sidewall and carcass layers and an innermost air permeation prevention layer: (i) the air permeation prevention (APP) layer having an upper and a lower surface, the layer having a polymer composition exhibiting an air permeation coefficient (APC) of about 25×1O′12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30* C) or less and a Young's modulus of about 1 MPa to about 500 MPa, the polymer composition comprising: (A) at least 10 wt % of at least one. thermoplastic resin component having an APC of about 25×1O″12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30° C.) or less and a Young's modulus of more than 500 MPa, which is preferably a polyamide resin or mixture, and (B) at least 10 wt % of at least one elastomer component having an APC of more than about 25×10″12 cc cm/cm2 sec cmHg (at 30° C.) and a Young's modulus of not more than 500 MPa, which elastomer component is preferably a halogen-containing rubber or mixture, the total amount (A)+(B) being not less than about 30 wt %, and the elastomer component is a dispersed vulcanized, discontinuous phase in the thermoplastic resin matrix; and (ii) at least one thermoplastic laminate layer bonded to at least said lower surface of the APP layer, the thermoplastic layer comprising a film-forming, semi-crystalline, substantially hydrophobic carbon chain polymer having a glass transition temperature, Tg, of less than about −200 C. | 02-04-2010 |
20100099821 | POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION HAVING SUPERIOR EXTENSIBILITY AND FLEXING FATIGUE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE AND HOSE USING THE SAME - A polyamide resin composition, having an excellent extensibility and flexing fatigue, composed of a polyamide resin (A), as a matrix, and a modifying polymer (C), dispersed therein, having a functional group (B) reactive with the polyamide resin (A), wherein a tensile stress at break of the modifying polymer (C) is 30 to 70% of the tensile stress at break of the polyamide resin (A), and a tensile elongation at break of the modifying polymer (C) is 100 to 500% of the tensile elongation at break of the polyamide resin (A) as well as a pneumatic tire and hose using the same. | 04-22-2010 |
20130014880 | CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING TIE LAYER - A vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer. The first layer of the two layers comprises an fluid permeation prevention layer, the second layer of the two layers comprises at least one high diene rubber, and the tie layer comprises about 50 to about 100 weight % of at least one halogenated isobutylene containing elastomer; up to about 50 weight % of at least one high diene elastomer; about 20 to about 50 weight % of at least one filler; up to about 30 weight % of at least one processing oil; about 1 to about 20 parts per hundred (phr) of at least one tackifier; and about 0.2 to about 15 parts per hundred of rubber (phr) of a curing system for the elastomers. The fluid permeation prevention layer preferably comprises a thermoplastic engineering resin component and an elastomer component. | 01-17-2013 |
20140336324 | PROCESSES FOR MAKING POLYOLEFIN NANOCOMPOSITES - A process for making a silica-polyolefin composite. The process has the steps of (a) reacting silica particles and an alkyl halosilane in the presence of a solvent and a catalyst to form silane-functionalized silica particles and (b) reacting the silane-functionalized silica particles with a vinyl-terminated polyolefin. There are other processes for making a silica-polyolefin composites. There are other processes for making metal phosphate-polyolefin composites. | 11-13-2014 |
20150034227 | LOW MOISTURE PERMEABILITY LAMINATE CONSTRUCTION - An article having a fluid permeation prevention layer, such as a pneumatic tire or hose. A tire for example includes an outer tread layer, intermediate sidewall and carcass layers and an innermost air permeation prevention layer: (i) the air permeation prevention (APP) layer having an upper and a lower surface, the layer having a polymer composition exhibiting an air permeation coefficient (APC) of about 25×10 | 02-05-2015 |