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| 20090151840 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING SHORT FIBER - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one of an apex, flipper, and chipper, the at least one of an apex, flipper, and chipper comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 5 to 40 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a short aramid fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and having a thickness ranging from 2 to 30 microns, said fiber having disposed on at least part of its surface a composition comprising an aliphatic fatty acid or synthetic microcrystalline wax; a Bunte salt; a polysulfide comprising the moiety —[S] | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090156740 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYMERIC NANOFIBER - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 100 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer of a polymer nanofiber having a thickness ranging from 20 to 200 nm. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090170991 | PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING A RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING EXFOLIATED GRAPHITE - The present invention relates to pneumatic tire having a component including exfoliated graphite intercalated with an elastomer, and at least one additional diene based elastomer. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100108220 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYBENZOBISOXAZOLE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED POLYISOPRENE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of apexes, flippers and chippers, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 50 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100116403 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING POLYKETONE SHORT FIBER AND EPOXIDIZED POLYISOPRENE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polyketone short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a weight ranging from 0.5 to 5 decitex, and from 1 to 30 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100154948 | TIRE TREAD WITH GROOVE REINFORCEMENT - A tire has an axis of rotation. The tire includes two sidewalls extending radially outward and a tread disposed radially outward of the two sidewalls and interconnecting the two sidewalls. The tread includes a main portion comprising a first compound and a reinforcing structure comprising a second compound having reinforcing short fibers oriented between −20 degrees to +20 degrees to a circumferential direction of the tread. The main portion of the tread includes at least one circumferential groove separating circumferential ribs. Each circumferential groove has two sides and a base therebetween. The reinforcing structure includes a layer of the second compound secured to the sides of each circumferential groove. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110034619 | METHOD OF PROCESSING RUBBER COMPOSITION, RUBBER COMPOSITION AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention is directed to a method of processing a rubber composition, comprising the steps of
| 02-10-2011 |
| 20110114241 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising:
| 05-19-2011 |
| 20110136939 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING CELLULOSE - The present invention is directed to a method of making a rubber composition, comprising the steps of mixing cellulose fibers and water to form a first mixture; mixing the first mixture with an aqueous diene-based elastomer latex to form a second mixture comprising cellulose fibers, elastomer, and water; and separating the cellulose fibers and elastomer from the water to form a elastomer/cellulose masterbatch. | 06-09-2011 |
