Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090054582 | TREAD COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC STORAGE MODULUS - A process for forming a tire component, the process comprising the steps of introducing a vulcanizable polymer, a curative, a first carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is greater than 60 g/kg, and a second carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is less than 60 g/kg to form a vulcanizable composition, fabricating a tire component from the vulcanizable composition, and curing the tire component. | 02-26-2009 |
20090126845 | SILOXANE MODIFIED ELASTOMERS - The present invention relates to coating compositions for use on the surface of elastomeric articles and materials. The compositions are useful in the manufacture of rubber goods such as tires. | 05-21-2009 |
20100137520 | Branched Polymers and Methods for Their Synthesis and Use - Branched polymers including multi-branched polymers, functionalized branched polymers, star-branched polymers, and dendigraft polymers. Methods for the synthesis of branched polymers and method for the use of branched polymers in tire components are also included. | 06-03-2010 |
20100170632 | MULTILAYER POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A polymeric article may include a first layer and a second layer directly contacting the first layer. The first layer may include a low surface energy polymer and may have a contact index of at least 5%. The second layer may include an elastomer. | 07-08-2010 |
20110213066 | Hairy Polymeric Nanoparticles With First And Second Shell Block Polymer Arms - Compositions and methods are included for preparing a hairy polymeric nanoparticle including first and second shell block polymer arms are at least partially phase-separated and surround a polymeric core. One type of polymeric arm can have a greater polarity than the other type(s) of polymeric arms. A rubber composition including the hairy nanoparticles is also provided. | 09-01-2011 |
20120046410 | TREAD COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC STORAGE MODULUS - A process for forming a tire component, the process comprising the steps of introducing a vulcanizable polymer, a curative, a first carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is greater than 60 g/kg, and a second carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is less than 60 g/kg to form a vulcanizable composition, fabricating a tire component from the vulcanizable composition, and curing the tire component. | 02-23-2012 |
20120108755 | BRANCHED POLYMERS AND METHODS FOR THEIR SYNTHESIS AND USE - Branched polymers including multi-branched polymers, functionalized branched polymers, star-branched polymers, and dendigraft polymers. Methods for the synthesis of branched polymers and method for the use of branched polymers in tire components are also included. | 05-03-2012 |
20120174661 | METHOD OF OPTIMIZING A TIRE TREAD COMPOUND, AND A TIRE TREAD COMPOUND MADE BY SAID METHOD - The present invention relates to a methodology for determining various rubber composition factors that play a role in the structural and functional attributes of the rubber. The present invention also relates to tire treads that are derived using the methodology for optimizing the same as described herein. | 07-12-2012 |
20130281590 | Rubber Composition With Improved Bis-Silane Reinforcement - The present disclosure is directed to tire rubber compositions containing at least one rubbery polymer (with 10 to 100 weight percent of monomer units derived from conjugated diene monomer having between 4 and 8 carbon atoms and 0 to 90 weight percent of monomer units derived from vinyl aromatic monomer); 0.5 to 100 phr of silica filler; 0.05 to 20 phr of a bi-functional silica coupling agent; and 1 to 30 phr of a non-elastomer reactive filler reinforcing agent capable of interacting with at least two silica particles. The bi-functional silica coupling agent and the filler reinforcing agent are utilized in a weight ratio of from 1:100 to 1:0.2. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the tire rubber compositions. | 10-24-2013 |
20140031471 | Stabilization Of Polymers That Contain A Hydrolyzable Functionality - A process for treating a polymer having a hydrolyzable functionality, the method comprising: (i.) providing a polymer having hydrolyzable functionality; and (ii.) introducing a stabilizing agent to the polymer, where the stabilizing agent is defined by the formula (I) where รท is a hydrolyzable group that forms an acidic species upon hydrolysis, where R | 01-30-2014 |
20140083604 | MULTILAYER POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A polymeric article may include a first layer and a second layer directly contacting the first layer. The first layer may include a low surface energy polymer and may have a contact index of at least 5%. The second layer may include an elastomer. | 03-27-2014 |