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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946323 | Eco tire An earth-friendly tire using raw materials derived from non-petroleum resources instead of all or part of raw materials derived from petroleum resources currently used for tires. The tire is prepared by using a natural rubber instead of a synthetic rubber; an inorga... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7432318 | Rubber composition for a tire and pneumatic tire using the same The present invention provides a tread rubber composition for a tire, which highly controls energy loss in a wide frequency range and has high frictional force especially on wet road surfaces, and a tire using the same. Specifically, the present invention provides a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407637 | Oxygen scavenging material and use thereof for reducing oxygen content in air cavities of mounted tires The present invention provides for oxygen scavenging materials and uses thereof for reducing oxygen content in an air cavity of a mounted tire, such as to reduce oxidation of a tire. The oxygen scavenging material can include a metal or metal-based material, an anti... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7365112 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber composition comprises 0.1-10 parts by mass of at least one of non-ionic surfactants having a special structure based on 100 parts by mass of at least one rubber component selected from natural rubber and synthetic diene rubbers. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7288594 | Process for producing modified polymer modified polymer obtained by the process and rubber composition Provided is a process for producing a modified polymer, characterized by carrying out primary modification in which a hydrocarbyloxysilane compound is reacted with the active site of a polymer having an active site of an organic metal type in a molecule and then car... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278369 | Temperature indicator using thermochromic materials A temperature indicator for a rubber article comprises a thermochromic material, wherein the thermochromic material is a component of a rubber article selected from the group consisting of tires, belts and hoses. A rubber article containing a temperature indicator i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275572 | Eco tire An earth-friendly tire using raw materials derived from non-petroleum resources instead of all or part of raw materials derived from petroleum resources currently used for tires. The tire is prepared by using a natural rubber instead of a synthetic rubber; an inorga... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7247663 | Eco tire An earth-friendly tire using raw materials derived from non-petroleum resources instead of all or part of raw materials derived from petroleum resources currently used for tires. The tire is prepared by using a natural rubber instead of a synthetic rubber; an inorga... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232498 | Tire with raised indicia The present invention provides a pneumatic tire comprising raised indicia on a sidewall of the tire, the raised indicia comprising a plurality of superposed layers of a curable elastomer composition. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214731 | Tire with low hydrocarbon emission rubber combination of tread and sidewall components with compositional limitations The invention relates to a tire of a structural combination of tire tread and sidewall components with compositional limitations containing minimal, if any, of in situ formed alcohol and methyl isobutyl ketone byproducts. The tread component rubber composition conta... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7166665 | Elastomeric composition and tire comprising the composition An elastomeric composition includes at least one elastomeric diene polymer, at least one thermoplastic polymer, and at least one polymer comprising functional groups. The at least one thermoplastic polymer comprises a main hydrocarbon chain. Hydrophilic groups are l... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165584 | Rubber compositions and vulcanizates comprising nylon-containing copolymers A tire comprising a tread, where the tread includes a vulcanized rubber, from about 5 to about 80 parts by weight of a nylon-containing block copolymer per 100 parts by weight of the vulcanized rubber, and from about 1 to about 100 parts by weight filler per 100 par... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156137 | Preparation of starch reinforced rubber and use thereof in tires The invention relates to a rubber composition which contains starch/plasticizer composite, precipitated silica and carbon black reinforcement together with a coupling agent wherein the coupling agent is an organosilane polysulfide having an average of from about 2 t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156936 | Camouflage or otherwise multicolored pattern tire and method of manufacturing A tire 2 having a colored pattern veneered surface 12 formed by one or more layers 46 of distinct colors applied to the outer surface of the tire 2 on the sidewall 5 and possibly the tread 7 is disclosed as well as the metho... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152642 | Tire for a vehicle wheel and process for producing the tire A tire for a vehicle wheel includes at least one first component and at least one second component. The at least one first component includes a first elastomeric material crosslinked in substantial absence of sulfur. The at least one second component includes a seco... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134466 | Crosslinked rubber particles modified by amino(meth)acrylate groups The present invention relates to crosslinked rubber particles modified by secondary amino-(meth)-acrylate groups, a process for their production, their use for the production of rubber vulcanizates or rubber molded bodies of all kinds and also the rubber vulcanizate... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7066724 | Apparatus for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly An apparatus is disclosed for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly with a flexible, lightweight foam-fill by supplying at least two polyurethane reactive materials to a static mixer. The static mixer mixes the reactants, and a nucleating gas is supplied to the mix... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066228 | Metal/rubber composite for tire A (metal/rubber) composite comprising a rubber matrix reinforced with a metallic body adhering to the rubber matrix by means of an adhesive interphase; the rubber matrix is based on diene elastomer; the metal is a carbon steel, the carbon content of which is between... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7017403 | Vehicle wheel comprising a tire and an assembly consisting of a valve a device for measuring the tire pressure and a spring for holding said device in the tire An arrangement having a device for measuring the tire pressure in a pneumatic tire, wich device is enclosed in a casing which is located inside the pneumatic tire when the pneumatic tire has been mounted on a wheel and also having spring acting resiliently upon the ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6907911 | Thermoplastic blend The invention generally relates to thermoplastic blends having improved properties. Optionally, these blends may be dynamically vulcanized. More specifically, this invention is directed to a composition comprising a blend of chloromethylated(styrene-isobutylene) pol... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6903155 | Heavy-load tires having a rubber composition that delays irregular wear The present invention relates to tires suitable for bearing heavy loads, and to the use of a rubber composition to form the treads of such tires which delays the appearance of irregular wear on the treads of such tires during travel. The invention applies to tires f... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892774 | Radial tire derived from rubber composition containing expandable graphite A rubber composition for a tire comprising 100 parts by weight of diene rubber and 1 to 30 parts by weight of expandable graphite having a particle size of 30 to 600 μm. ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6843292 | Thermoplastic blend The invention generally relates to thermoplastic blends having improved properties. Optionally, these blends may be dynamically vulcanized. More specifically, this invention is directed to a composition comprising a blend of chloromethylated(styrene-isobutylene) pol... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6835769 | Rubber composition for a tire, based on diene elastomer and a reinforcing titanium oxide The invention provides rubber composition usable for the manufacture of tires, comprising at least (i) one diene elastomer, (ii) one white filler as reinforcing filler and (iii) one coupling agent (white filler/elastomer), the white filler comprising a titanium oxid... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6800126 | Preparation and use of composite of rubber and carbon black aggregates and articles of manufacture, including tires, having a component comprised thereof This invention relates to preparation and use of a rubber/carbon black composite comprised of at least one elastomer which contains a dispersion therein of carbon black aggregates. Such carbon black is formed by preparing a pre-blend comprised of uncompacted carbon ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6786258 | Rubber article with a junction between two rubber mixes A rubber article, such as a tire, composed of at least two rubber mixes with different composition and properties, the said two mixes having a lap joint characterized in that at least one edge of at least one of the two mixes has an end with an oscillatory trace-lin... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6747087 | Rubber composition for a tire, based on diene elastomer and a reinforcing titanium oxide The invention provides rubber composition usable for the manufacture of tires, comprising at least (i) one diene elastomer, (ii) one white filler as reinforcing filler and (iii) one coupling agent (white filler/elastomer), the white filler comprising a titanium oxid... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6729373 | Tire noise reducing system A tire noise reducing system comprises a wheel rim, a pneumatic tire to be mounted on the wheel rim and a noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire cavity enclosed by the wheel rim and the pneumatic tire mounted thereon, wherein the noise damper is made of a mu... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6689542 | Process for making and an article marked using a laser A process for marking which enables a colored pattern formed by at least two different and contrasting colors to be created on a dark or black surface of a rubber article, which process includes preparing a light-colored rubber composition having at least... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6598632 | Tire having sidewalls which comprise a vulcanized rubber composition The present invention relates to a tire the sidewalls of which comprise a vulcanized rubber composition. The composition comprises between 0.5 phr and 10 phr (weight parts per hundred parts of rubber) of at least one polymer which comprises an oxy group d... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6489393 | Surface tinting composition and method of use A tinting composition for tinting a surface which includes a solvent and a pigment selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, mica, and mixtures thereof.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6476115 | SILICA REINFORCED RUBBER COMPOSITION WHICH CONTAINS OLEYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE AND/OR MERCAPTOIMIDAZOLIUM BROMIDE COUPLING AGENTS TO ENHANCE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE, INCLUDING A TIRE, HAVING AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT COMPRISED OF SUCH RUBBER COMPOSITION This invention relates to a conjugated diene-based rubber composition reinforced with silica-based reinforcement together with a non-silane coupling agent as N-3-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-N-oleylammonium bromide and/or N-3-(1,2-dihydroxypropyl)-N-methyl-2-mer... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6427736 | Cellulose fiber for tire The invention concerns a coagulating agent for liquid crystal solutions with a base of cellulose substances, characterised in that it contains at least one water soluble additive selected from the group consisting of ammonia, amines of salt of these compo... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6399692 | Electrical conductivity of silica-filled rubber compositions using alkali metal salts dissolved in poly (alkylene oxide) compounds A tire tread composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a vulcanizable elastomer suitable for use in a tire; from about 1 to about 100 parts by weight of a silica reinforcing filler, per 100 parts of the elatomer; and from about 0.1 to 15 parts by weig... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6349753 | Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom A tire component comprising a plurality of elastomers, where at least one of said elastomers has a functional group defined by the formula ##STR1## where R1 is selected from the group consisting of a divalent alkylene group, an oxy-alkylene gro... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6303732 | Diol blends and methods for making and using the same Novel diol blends are disclosed. The blends are comprised of an aromatic diol portion derived from dihydric phenol and an aliphatic diol portion in a ratio of aromatic to aliphatic of 5:95 to 95:5. The aromatic portion is the reaction product of a dihydri... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6298889 | Single color vehicle tires of fully colored composition The invention is a process of manufacture, namely an automobile tire that is made of a colored composition that is of a single, inherent non-black color. The rubber composition of the tire is thus enhanced by the use of a coloring agent such as a pigment ... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6277904 | Tires/retreads including trinidad lake asphalt as a component thereof New or improved tires and retreads for tires which incorporate Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA), also known as Trinidad Natural Asphalt or Epure, as a raw material therein. TLA is advantageously used in addition to or as a substitute for other known component(... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6262158 | Rubber composition for tire tread There is provided a rubber composition for tyre tread, which decreases rolling resistance without decreasing abrasion resistance. The rubber composition for tyre tread is obtained by mixing 100 parts by weight of a rubber component, 0.5 to 1 part by weigh... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6248827 | Centipede polymers and preparation and application in rubber compositions The instant invention relates to poly(maleimide-co-alkenyl benzene) centipede polymer and a method for producing the polymer by reacting a poly(alkenyl benzene-co-maleic anhydride) in the presence of a primary amine in a substantially dry state. The inven... | 06/19/2001 |
