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| 20090084477 | TIRE HAVING TREAD WITH REPELLENT GROOVE SURFACE - The present invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread of a lug and groove configuration wherein at least a portion of surface of the grooves is comprised of an elastomeric layer having a repellent property. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090151828 | TIRE WITH ANTENNA ENCAPSULATED WITH RUBBER COMPOUND CONTAINING THERMOPLASTIC - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising an electronic sensing device at least partially encapsulated by an elastomeric composition, the elastomeric composition comprising:
| 06-18-2009 |
| 20090151846 | TIRE WITH INNERLINER CONTAINING LOW MELTING POLYAMIDE - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a carcass and an innerliner in direct contact with the carcass, the innerliner comprising a rubber composition comprising:
| 06-18-2009 |
| 20090250152 | PNEUMATIC TIRE HAVING AN INNERLINER COMPRISED OF BUTYL RUBBER AND DISPERSION OF ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL POLYMER - The present invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire having an integral innerliner of a sulfur cured rubber composition. The innerliner rubber composition is comprised of at least one elastomer selected from bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber which also contains a dispersion therein of ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100056670 | TIRE COMPOUNDS WITH IMPROVED TEAR, FLEX FATIGUE, AND OZONE RESISTANCE - A method of producing a tire including mixing in a non-productive phase at least one elastomer with a polyamide having a melting temperature of less than 180° C. The polyamide is allowed to heat to at least its melting temperature. During the productive phase, at least one curing agent is added to the elastomeric composition. The curing agent may be a sulfur containing curing agent and/or a non-sulfur containing curing agent. The elastomeric composition may optionally include a crystalline EPDM elastomer. The resulting compositions may then be formed into a tire component which may be built into a tire and cured. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100186859 | TIRE WITH TREAD OF SPATIALLY DEFINED ELASTOMER COMPOSITION - Pneumatic rubber tire with an outer, circumferential tread comprised of a cis 1,4-polybutadiene-rich and silica-rich rubber composition which contains specified elastomers with spatially defined glass transition temperatures, in conjunction with silica and specified carbon black reinforcement. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100216939 | TIRE WITH TREAD OF POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER - Pneumatic rubber tire with an outer, circumferential tread comprised of specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber based silica/carbon black reinforced rubber composition. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110048605 | RUBBER COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICA REINFORCEMENT AND FUNCTIONALIZED POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER AND TIRES HAVING A COMPONENT THEREOF - This invention relates to a silica reinforcement-containing rubber composition which contains a functionalized polybutadiene rubber to promote a relatively low hysteretic loss to thereby enhance its desirability for tire sidewall and subtread applications in a sense of advantageously promoting reduced tire rolling resistance without significantly compromising various other desirable tire performance parameters. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110054101 | PREPARATION OF SILICA-CONTAINING EPDM RUBBER COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF FOR ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE INCLUDING TIRES AND ENGINEERED PRODUCTS - This invention relates to preparation of precipitated silica-containing EPDM based rubber compositions and their use as components of articles of manufacture such as, for example, tires and industrial products. Such preparation relies upon phase mixing of EPDM based rubber compositions which contain particulate reinforcement, such as for example precipitated silica, which may optionally include exfoliated clay reinforcement, to create an enhanced EPDM rubber composition. In one aspect, the invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire with a visible outer sidewall rubber layer comprised of such rubber composition. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110226396 | TIRE HAVING TREAD WITH AN INTERNAL SOFTER TRANSITION RUBBER LAYER CONTAINING SHORT FIBER REINFORCEMENT - The invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread comprised of a circumferential outer cap rubber layer which contains a tread running surface and an underlying undertread layer of softer rubber than said outer tread cap rubber layer wherein said undertread layer rubber composition contains short fiber reinforcement. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110259488 | CARCASS PLY FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire for a vehicle includes a carcass reinforced by a carcass ply. The carcass ply enables transmission of a static electrical charge from the vehicle to ground. The pneumatic further includes at least one belt ply disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown portion of the pneumatic tire. The carcass ply includes at least one composite cord having at least one first yarn with at least one second electrically conductive filament wrapped together with the first yarn such that the first yarn has a modulus less than a modulus of the second electrically conductive filament. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120029114 | TIRE WITH RUBBER COMPONENT - Pneumatic rubber tire with a component comprised of a silica reinforced rubber composition comprised of specialized polybutadiene rubber, functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomer and cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120132332 | Passenger Tire Having Low Rolling Resistance With Improved Wet Traction And Treadwear - A tire having a tread includes an outer tread layer and an inner tread layer. The inner tread layer includes one of a first elastomeric compound and a second elastomeric compound. The outer tread layer includes the other of the first and second elastomeric compounds. The second elastomeric compound has a lower rolling resistance and greater resistance to treadwear than the first elastomeric compound. The inner tread layer increases in thickness across at least a widthwise portion of the outer tread layer with a maximum thickness of one of the inner tread layer and the outer tread layer occurring near at least one of a first shoulder and a second shoulder of the tread. As the tread wears, the inner tread layer defines a greater proportion of a running surface of the tread. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120152423 | TIRE HAVING RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING SHORT FIBER REINFORCEMENT WITH COMPATABLIZER - The invention relates to a tire having a rubber component which contains short fiber reinforcement with a compatabilizer for the fiber reinforcement. Desirably said short fiber reinforcement is an aramid pulp. Desirably said compatabilizer is an epoxy functionalized natural rubber. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120305153 | TIRE WITH TREAD OF POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER - Pneumatic rubber tire intended for heavy duty service having a cap/base configured tread with a silica-containing specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber-rich tread cap rubber layer. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120309891 | TIRE WITH TREAD OF POLYBUTADIENE RUBBER - Pneumatic rubber tire intended for heavy duty service having a cap/base configured tread with a silica-containing specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene rubber-rich tread cap rubber layer. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130065984 | TIRE HAVING RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING SHORT FIBER REINFORCEMENT WITH COMPATABLIZER - The invention relates to a tire having a rubber component which contains short fiber reinforcement with a compatabilizer for the fiber reinforcement. Desirably said short fiber reinforcement is an aramid pulp. Desirably said compatabilizer is an epoxy functionalized natural rubber. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130153099 | TIRE TREAD BASE CONTAINING SYNDIOTACTIC-1,2-POLYBUTADIENE WITH DIVERSE CARBON BLACKS - The invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a cap/base configuration comprised of an outer tread cap rubber layer, with a tread running surface, and an underlying tread base rubber layer, where the base rubber layer contains syndiotactic polybutadiene with a diverse blend of carbon blacks. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130153102 | TIRE COMPONENT CONTAINING SYNDIOTACTIC-1,2-POLYBUTADIENE - The invention relates to a pneumatic tire with a component containing syndiotactic polybutadiene. The invention particularly relates to a tire with a tread configured with an outer cap rubber layer and an internal underlying rubber layer where the underlying rubber layer is comprised of such syndiotactic polybutadiene-containing rubber composition or a tire with a sidewall apex of such syndiotactic polybutadiene-containing rubber composition. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130240098 | TIRE WITH TREAD - The present invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread or rubber layered rubber tread where the rubber tread or rubber tread layers contain a dispersion of polyester phthalate within and on the surface thereof to promote a hydrophilic property for the surface. In one embodiment such promoted hydrophilic property is to promote expelling of water borne mud or snow from within the tread grooves. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130310501 | TREATMENT OF PRE-HYDROPHOBATED SILICA IN SITU WITHIN A RUBBER COMPOSITION, THE RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE WITH COMPONENT - The invention relates to treatment of a pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica in situ within a rubber composition. The invention relates to preparation of treated precipitated silica by treatment of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica in situ within a rubber composition with a bis(3-trialkoxysilylalkyl) polysulfide. The invention further comprises the resultant rubber composition and a tire having a component thereof. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130340909 | TIRE WITH COMPOSITE OF CHAFER AND OUTER SIDEWALL RUBBER LAYER COMPONENTS - The invention relates to a tire having a component composed of a composite of rubber chafer and outer sidewall layer components comprised of rubber compositions containing the same or different specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene elastomers. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130340912 | TIRE WITH CHAFER COMPONENT - This invention relates to a tire having a chafer component, particularly tires expected to be used for heavy duty service in a sense of carrying heavy loads such as for example truck tires. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20150083293 | PASSENGER TIRE HAVING LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE WITH IMPROVED WET TRACTION AND TREADWEAR - A tire having a tread includes an outer tread layer and an inner tread layer. The inner tread layer includes one of a first elastomeric compound and a second elastomeric compound. The outer tread layer includes the other of the first and second elastomeric compounds. The second elastomeric compound has a lower rolling resistance and greater resistance to treadwear than the first elastomeric compound. The inner tread layer increases in thickness across at least a widthwise portion of the outer tread layer with a maximum thickness of one of the inner tread layer and the outer tread layer occurring near at least one of a first shoulder and a second shoulder of the tread. As the tread wears, the inner tread layer defines a greater proportion of a running surface of the tread. | 03-26-2015 |
