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| 20090056845 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE HAVING COMPONENT CONTAINING COMBINATION OF EMULSION SBR AND TACKIFYING RESIN - This invention relates to a tire with a sidewall composition comprised of a combination of emulsion polymerization prepared styrene/butadiene rubber (referred to herein as emulsion SBR or E-SBR), an alkylphenol/acetylene based tackifying resin, cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber and a controlled minor amount of cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, preferably natural rubber. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090101257 | Tyre Comprising an Electronic Unit and a Method of Installing Said Electronic Unit into Said Tyre - A tyre having a radially internal surface of substantially toroidal conformation, includes: a housing mounted on the internal surface of the tyre and an electronic unit at least partially housed in the housing, the housing including at least two portions, each having a cavity in contact with a respective portion of the electronic unit and housing the same, each portion of the housing being mounted on the internal surface of the tyre, and a fastening element applied to the portions of the housing to maintain a constraint between such portions and the electronic unit. A method of installing the electronic unit into a tyre. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100000638 | TIRE HAVING A SIDEWALL WITH ENHANCED INDICIA - A tire is provided with at least two information-bearing indicia including a first information-bearing indicium and a second information-bearing indicium. The first information-bearing indicium includes rim size information and is a larger size having a greater radial height relative to the second information-bearing indicium. The second information-bearing indicium includes information relating to at least one of an aspect ratio, section width, tire type, speed symbol, load index, mud capability, and snow capability. The first information-bearing indicium covers at least 40% of the radial height of the sidewall. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100012241 | CUSHION GUM - A cushion gum for bonding a tire tread to a tire carcass, the cushion gum comprising an essentially unsaturated diene elastomer, between (0.5) and (25) phr of a metal salt of a carboxylic acid and a peroxide curing system. The essentially unsaturated diene elastomer may be, in some embodiments, a highly unsaturated diene elastomer such as, for example, natural rubber. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100024935 | USAGE OF MICRON OR SUBMICRON SIZE TRANSPARENT OR TRANSLUCENT BEADS TO IMPROVE REFLECTANCE - A reflectant coating composition includes a binding agent and a plurality of transparent or translucent beads immersed within the binding agent. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100154945 | Rubber composition containing branched blocked polymers - Branched block polymers, and the rubber compositions containing them, which can be used, in particular, for manufacturing tires or semi-finished products for tires. Processes for preparing said polymers and compositions are also disclosed. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100230019 | METAL MOLD FOR TIRE FORMATION, PLUG USED IN VENT HOLE OF THE METAL MOLD FOR TIRE FORMATION, AND TIRE MANUFACTURED USING THE METAL MOLD FOR TIRE FORMATION - Provided are the following: which enhances ventilation efficiency during vulcanization of the tire and also enhances the durability of the metal mold; a plug to be used in a vent hole of the metal mold for tire formation; and a tire manufactured by using the metal mold for tire formation. The metal mold for tire formation of the present invention is one in which vent holes ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100236676 | Graphics for personalization or customization of tire sidewalls - A system and method for the application of custom or personalized graphics to a tire sidewall. A flexible frame having graphics mounted thereto is temporarily attached adjacent the wheel rim of a mounted tire, thereby guiding the positioning of the graphics. The graphics are then permanently attached to the tire sidewall and the flexible frame is severed from the graphics. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100276043 | TYRE AND FLEXIBLE MEMBER ASSEMBLY - An assembly of a tyre and a member fitted to the tyre respectively include complementary connecting portions. The connecting portion of the member is more flexible than that of the connecting portion of the tyre. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100282382 | METHOD OF APPLYING A WATER-BASE ADHESIVE MIX FOR PRODUCING TYRES - A method of applying a water-base adhesive mix for producing tyres, the method including a step of applying a layer of adhesive mix to a work surface; and a step of drying the layer, and which includes microwave heating. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100282383 | RUBBER-REINFORCED STRUCTURE - A rubber-reinforced structure comprises a composite member comprising a resin member and a rubber member being directly bonded to the resin member without any adhesive, wherein the resin member and the rubber member form a tire. The composite member can be obtained by bringing a resin member into contact with an unvulcanized rubber composition in the following combination, and vulcanizing the unvulcanized rubber: (i) a combination of a rubber composition containing a radical-generating agent, and a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin having at least two active atoms (a hydrogen atom or a sulfur atom) on the average per molecule, each atom having an orbital interaction energy coefficient S of not less than 0.006; (ii) a combination of a rubber composition containing a sulfur-containing vulcanizing agent or a radical-generating agent, and a resin composition containing a resin selected from a thermoplastic resin and a resin having a crosslinkable group; or (iii) a combination of a styrene-diene-series rubber composition containing a sulfur-containing vulcanizing agent or a rubber composition containing a radical-generating agent, and a resin composition containing a polyphenylene ether-series resin. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100319824 | TIRE HAVING ENHANCED OZONE RESISTANCE - The present invention includes rubber compositions, rubber articles and tires formulated to prevent ozone attack. A particular embodiment of the present invention includes a tire comprising a rubber structure, the rubber structure comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.1 and 0.45 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of the rubber elastomer) of a particular compound 2,4,6-Tris-(N-1,4-dimethylpentyl-p-phenylenediamino)-1,3,5-triazine and between 0.5 and 2 phr of a phenolic resin. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100326576 | WATER-BASE ADHESIVE MIX FOR PRODUCING TYRES - A water-base adhesive mix for producing tyres, having, by weight, 5 to 80% water, 10 to 60% of a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, 0.2 to 1% sulphur, 0.1 to 3% zinc oxide, 0.1 to 1% of accelerating agents, 0.1 to 15% of emulsifiers, and 0.01 to 30% of a carbon black having —ArA | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110000593 | COLD DRAWN LOW CARBON STEEL FILAMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID FILAMENT - A steel filament adapted for the reinforcement of elastomer or for thermoplastic products has a carbon content ranging up to 0.20 per cent by weight. The steel filament is provided with a coating promoting the adhesion with elastomer or thermoplastic products. The steel filament is drawn until a final diameter of less than 0.60 mm and a final tensile strength of more than 1200 MPa. Intermediate heat treatments are avoided so that the carbon footprint of the steel filament is substantially reduced. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110079332 | TIRE HAVING PVC IDENTIFIABLE ELEMENT ATTACHED TO A SURFACE THERETO - A flexible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) molded element affixed to a sidewall of a tire. The PVC molded element includes a top surface with an exposed area, and a bottom surface including an area in contact with a surface portion of the tire sidewall. The PVC molded element can include at least one design and/or information molded into the top surface exposed area. The design can include logos, pictures, and shapes. The logos can include team logos for any professional or collegiate sports team. The information can include colors and text. The design and/or information can include 3-dimensional features. The PVC molded element bottom surface includes an adhesive having characteristics that will not degrade when in contact with the tire surface portion. The bottom layer may further include a primer to promote adhesion of the PVC molded element to the tire and/or a woven, mesh, or knit fabric. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110220254 | Process for Sheathing a Cord Using a Cord Sheathing Device - A process for sheathing at least one cord with a plastic or thermoplastic material using a cord sheathing device comprising a guiding device for the at least one cord arranged at an inlet of the cord sheathing device and leading to a central chamber connected by a duct to an extrusion device that can deliver the material under pressure in a viscous condition, an outlet die having a given calibration section S | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110240190 | METHOD TO DESIGN HONEYCOMBS FOR A SHEAR FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE - A design method for optimizing the shear layer of a shear band for use in a tire is provided. The shear layer has a honeycomb configuration and the design method optimizes the dimensions of the honeycomb. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110259487 | TIRE VULCANIZING MOULD INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF GROOVES AND NOTCHES - The lining for a mould for vulcanizing a tire, comprises at least one network of cords and of sipe blades for molding a corresponding network of grooves and of cuts in the tread. The network of cords and of blades comprises at least one node between two cords. Each cord of the network overmoulds at least the edge of a blade. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110265923 | HEAVY VEHICLE TREADS/UNDERTREAD - Heavy vehicle tire treads and/or undertread constituted at least in part from a rubber composition comprising between 80 and 100 phr of a natural rubber and between 0 and 20 phr of a synthetic polyisoprene rubber, a reinforcement filler comprising a) between 30 and 50 phr of a highly dispersible silica and b) a carbon black in an amount of between (0.75)C phr and (1.25)C phr as determined by the equation C=−0.8Si+44.3, wherein Si is the amount of the highly dispersible silica, a silane coupling agent and a sulfur curing system comprising between 1.5 and 3 phr of free sulfur and between (0.9)A phr and (L 1)A phr of a sulfenamide accelerator, wherein A is determined by a formula that is a function of the sulfur quantity and the silica weight fraction of the total reinforcement filler. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110290387 | Tire Sidewall - The invention relates to a tyre sidewall, having a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler comprising carbon black and a vulcanization system, characterized in that the carbon black has a CTAB specific surface area greater than or equal to 90 m | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110315286 | TIRE REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE COMPACT TRACTOR - A system is provided for refitting a tire system on a four-wheel-drive compact tractor which typically comes equipped with a set of industrial tires mounted on standard industrial size wheels. The tractor has a frame size falling within an industry classification of extra large frame, large frame, mid-frame or small frame. A set of replacement agricultural tires or turf tires is provided. The industrial tires are replaced with the replacement agricultural tires or turf tires without changing at least the front wheels on the compact tractor. The replacement tires are selected so as to maintain a front tire overspeed within manufacturer specified ranges for the majority of tractors falling within the industry classification. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120000584 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, PREPARATION AND TIRE WITH COMPONENT - The invention relates to a cured rubber composition, its preparation and a tire with a component of such rubber composition. A reinforcing resin is used to promote stiffness for the cured rubber composition. The elastomer for the rubber composition is primarily comprised of at least one isoprene-containing elastomer. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120111461 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING TIRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS - A process and an apparatus for building tires for vehicle wheels wherein the process includes the step of assembling components of elastomeric material on a forming support, in which at least one of the components of elastomeric material is manufactured by the steps of: i) dispensing a continuous elongated element of elastomeric material; ii) applying the continuous elongated element in the form of coils disposed in side by side relationship or at least partly superposed, wound up on the forming support, so as to form the at least one component of elastomeric material of the tire; iii) exerting a first pressure on a central region of a portion of the continuous elongated element applied onto the forming support; and iv) exerting a second pressure on side regions of the portion of the continuous elongated element applied onto the forming support. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120118453 | HYBRID STEEL-TEXTILE REINFORCEMENT PLY FOR RADIAL TIRES - The present invention relates to a hybrid steel-textile reinforcement ply for tires comprising at least one continuous steel cord ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120227879 | HIGH-CONTRAST TIRE PATTERN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Tire having a visible surface comprising patterns contrasting with said surface, said pattern comprising, over the entire surface thereof, a plurality of tufts distributed with a density of at least five tufts per mm | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120234441 | TREAD FOR HEAVY VEHICLE TIRES - A heavy vehicle tire tread constituted from a material based upon a rubber composition, the composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, between 35 and 60 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of between 10 wt. % and 35 wt. % and between 35 and 60 phr of a polybutadiene. The composition may further include between 45 and 110 phr of silica and between (1.94×10 | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120273101 | TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided with a decoration portion at a tire side portion. The decoration portion includes decoration elements, which include ridges, and gullies, which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and divide the decoration elements into at least two regions. Thus, the gullies make the ridges non- continuous in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges include first ridges and second ridges that are smaller than the first ridges in one or both of height and width. At least some of the first ridges are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and are adjacent to one another. Thus, the gullies are formed between the adjacent first ridges. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120298268 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING FLAT SPOT OF TIRE - There are provided a method and a device to suppress the formation of a flat spot or to lessen the extent of a flat spot in a tire of a vehicle such as automobile by applying to a belt of the tire on a ground contact area of the tire a bending moment in the direction that the opposite sides of the belt are directed outward in the radial direction of the tire to suppress the formation of a deflection due to the compression of a carcass cord on the tire ground contact area In order to apply such a bending moment, a projection member narrower than the tread of the tire is disposed on the surface touching the tire of a vehicle when it is stopped or parked, pressing the tread of the tire. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130025751 | TYRE SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device adapted to be associated with a vehicle wheel includes a package enclosing at least one sensor and an electronic data processing apparatus and at least one antenna arranged on the package for at least one among the wireless transmission of data generated by the electronic apparatus and the wireless reception of data to be provided to the electronic apparatus. The at least one antenna is shaped to adhere to surfaces of the package. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130112324 | VEHICLE TYRE COMPRISING A RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSPONDER - A vehicle tyre is described, which includes a rubber mass and a radiofrequency transponder. The rubber mass has a joining zone in a circumferential direction on an inner face of the tyre. The radiofrequency transponder forms an angle (θ) with the joining zone about a main axis of the tyre, with the angle (θ) being greater than or equal to 90°. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20140102607 | TIRE WITH ROTATIONAL VISUAL DISPLAY - A tire with rotational visual display comprising a tire, where the tire includes an outer face, an inner edge and an outer edge; a first image on the outer face, where the first image is seen when the tire is in a still position; and a second image on the outer face, where the second image is seen when the tire rotates at a predetermined speed. The first image is arranged with a specific spacing to where when the predetermined speed is attained the second image is then seen. The second image of the tire with rotational visual display displays one of at least a word, phrase, picture, brand name, logo and slogan. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140246133 | TIRE CONTAINING A COMPONENT FOR REDUCING VIBRATION-GENERATED NOISE IN A TIRE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TIRE NOISE - This invention pertains to a tire having a plurality of vibration absorbers wherein, (i) the vibration absorbers have at least one spring element and at least one absorber mass element, each element having a first and second surface such that the first surface of the spring element is attached to the tire carcass or attached to or embedded into the tire inner liner, and (ii) the first surface of the absorber mass element is attached to the second surface of the spring element, or the absorber mass element is embedded into the spring element. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20150083292 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CURING A RUBBER LIKE ARTICLE CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS - Particular embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatus for molding and/or curing an article. Particular embodiments of such methods include positioning a mold core centrally within mold outer portion to form an annular mold cavity between the mold outer portion and the mold core, the core including an outer ring having an outer surface for engaging the annular article, the outer ring being formed of a material capable of expanding and contracting with changes in temperature. Such methods also include heating the mold outer ring, cooling the core outer ring subsequent to the step of heating, whereby the core outer ring contracts relative to the article, and removing the article from the core outer ring. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160152096 | Shield-Shaped Side-Wall Protection Element and Protective Device for a Vehicle Tire | 06-02-2016 |
