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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7404989 | Composite article and its manufacture A composite article is provided which comprises a silicone rubber matrix reinforced with a polyaramid textile. The polyaramid textile is bonded to the silicone rubber by a bonding composition that comprises at least an acryloxy organosilane. The article is manufactu... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7318464 | Pneumatic rubber tire having annular rubber strip containing electrically conductive bonded to its inner surface A pre-cured pneumatic rubber tire of open toroidal shape having a pre-cured rubber strip, comprised of at least one elastomer and which contains at least one electrically conductive element, adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the tire's cavity. The adhesive is... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7265173 | Tire fabric compositions and methods of production thereof A polymer-based reinforced rubber composition may be produced that comprises a) a plurality of polymer-based fibers, wherein at least some of the plurality of polymer-based fibers comprises at least one surface modification agent; and b) a rubber compound, wherein t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7188654 | Ply with strength carriers embedded in a rubber mixture and vehicle pneumatic tires with a belt bandage thereof Belt bandage for a vehicle pneumatic tire that includes a ply having strength carriers embedded in an unvulcanized rubber mixture. The strength carriers run essentially parallel to one another. Each strength carrier includes a hybrid cord that has a first twisted ya... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165586 | Pneumatic tire with blended composite fiber cords Disclosed is a tire having at least one reinforcing ply in the carcass, belt, or bead region of the tire. The reinforcing ply is comprised of a blended fiber cord. The cords, in combination with a preferred cure temperature adhesive, achieve a high degree of thermal... | 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 |
| 7152644 | Rubber reinforcing steel cord, manufacturing method of rubber reinforcing steel cord and pneumatic tire A method of manufacturing a rubber reinforcing steel cord is provided, wherein the steel cord has a steel wire plated with metal containing copper and having on its surface an oil layer containing a cobalt compound, and includes an application step in which the oil ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138450 | Vulcanized rubber composition with a liquid adhesion promoter containing an adhesive resin and ester A rubber composition including a natural or synthetic rubber, and an adhesive resin capable of unexpected adhesion to metal, polymer and glass substrates, particularly cords in radical tires, hoses, conveyor belts, transmission belts, and the like by the addition of... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7032637 | Tire reinforced by an elongate composite element of the monofilament type, and such element A tire, in particular an elastomeric pneumatic tire, reinforced by lengths of a monofilament elongate composite element of long glass fibers impregnated in a thermoset resin having a glass transition temperature Tg greater than 130° C., in which the fibe... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6880600 | Tire including a carcass ply, an inner elastomeric layer and an elastomeric reinforcement layer between the ply and the inner layer The invention provides a tire having a carcass ply, an inner elastomeric layer for sealing against inflation gases and an intermediate elastomeric layer between the carcass ply and inner layer, in which the intermediate reinforcement layer is formed from a rubber co... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860962 | Adhesive composition and method for adhering textiles to EPDM rubber An improved adhesive composition and method for adhering textile reinforcing elements to rubber, particularly ethylene-propylene-diene rubber in the manufacture of rubber articles such as power transmission belts, wherein the adhesive composition comprises a latex o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6843295 | Radial medium truck tire with organic polymer reinforced top belts A radial medium truck (RMT) tire has belt or breaker plies which are reinforced by organic reinforcement cords or filaments. In one embodiment, organic monofilaments are used in the belt or breaker plies which have the following characteristics: at least 2,000 denie... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6820666 | Tire, including fiber-reinforced elastomeric intermediate layer between the belt structure and tread band, and method of making the tire A pneumatic tire for vehicle wheels includes a radial carcass, a tread band, sidewalls and beads, and a belt structure. The tread band is provided with grooves on its surface for coming into contact with the ground and situated on a radial outer surface of the carca... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6814116 | Tire with specified rubber-steel cord composite In a tire is used a rubber-steel cord composite of a steel cord and a rubber composition comprising at least one rubber ingredient and a bismaleimide compound, wherein an amount of the bismaleimide compound is 0.1-5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of th... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6662840 | Rubber stock for bead wire compounds The present invention relates to a rubber stock for bead wire compounds comprising (A) based on 100 parts by weight of rubber (1) from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of a carboxylated acrylonitrile-diene rubber having an acrylonitrile content rangi... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6602954 | Tire components containing functionalized polyolefins A tire having improved tear strength including at least one component comprising: a vulcanized elastomer; and up to about 35 parts by weight functionalized polyolefin per one hundred parts by weight rubber.... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598634 | Cured tire including encapsulated high modulus composite A laminate contains a composite, comprising a high melting point thermoplastic such as polyphenylene or epoxy and high modulus fibers such as carbon or graphite, which is encapsulated with a resin. A primer adheres the encapsulated composite to a rubber m... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6497954 | Textile/rubber composites This invention relates to a method of promoting the adhesion of textiles to rubber compounds through a vinyl compound plasma pre-treatment procedure and a subsequent application of resorcinol-formaldehyde latex (RFL) to the textile surface. The inventive ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6478063 | Radial medium truck tire with organic polymer reinforced top belt or breaker A radial medium truck (RMT) tire has belt or breaker plies which are reinforced by organic reinforcement cords or filaments. In one embodiment, organic monofilaments are used in the belt or breaker plies which have the following characteristics: at least ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6397910 | Retreaded tire having tread with oil rich rubber-based adhesive A retreaded tire comprised of a tread and carcass with an intervening rubber layer, conventionally referred to as a cushion, wherein the tread has an oil rich rubber-based adhesive on its inner surface at the interface between said tread and cushion. Said... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6382285 | Pneumatic tire with high hardness rubber sheet between carcass plies A pneumatic tire having at least two or more pieces of carcasses, wherein a high hardness rubber component sheet, which has tensile stress of 2.0 MPa or more when extended by 20% to a tire circumferential direction and JIS-A hardness of 65 or more, is arr... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6363986 | Band element and method for building same for a run flat banded tire A method for building a run flat pneumatic tire by precoating a thin high strength annular band of material with a layer of rubber to form a rubber/band composite. The rubber coated band composite is at least partially cured and then assembled between a b... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6348539 | Pneumatic tire having a tread containing dicyclopentadiene/beta-pinene resin This invention relates to a polymeric resin which contains from 35 to 65 percent by weight of polymeric units derived from dicyclopentadiene and from 65 to 35 percent by weight of polymeric units derived from beta-pinene. The polymeric resins are particul... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6242523 | Rubber composition with liquid high Tg polymer and tire with tread thereof This invention relates to a rubber composition composed of high Tg diene-based elastomers and which contains a high Tg liquid polymer of high vinyl polybutadiene and to such a composition being sulfur cured. The invention also relates to a tire having a t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6220326 | Tire with carcass ply rubber composition The present invention relates to a tire with a carcass ply component having a rubber composition of relatively low carbon black content with the carbon black having a defined structure and particle size.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6214919 | Pneumatic tire having a tread containing resin The present application relates to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprised of (a) a diene-based elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation and (b) from 1 to 50 phr of polymeric resinous material comprising from about 4 to about 60 weight percent units d... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6201059 | Pneumatic tire having a tread containing dicyclopentadiene/beta-pinene resin This invention relates to a polymeric resin which contains from 35 to 65 percent by weight of polymeric units derived from dicyclopentadiene and from 65 to 35 percent by weight of polymeric units derived from beta-pinene. The polymeric resins are particul... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6120911 | Zinc-rich coated steel article There is disclosed a zinc-rich coated steel article which is characterized by an outer layer of rubber containing a weight ratio of sulfur vulcanizing agent to total accelerator ranging from 0.4:1 to 0.8:1.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6096156 | Vinyl compound plasma pre-treatment for promoting the adhesion between textiles and rubber compounds This invention relates to a method of promoting the adhesion of textiles to rubber compounds through a vinyl compound plasma pre-treatment procedure and a subsequent application of resorcinol-formaldehyde latex (RFL) to the textile surface. The inventive ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6077606 | Coated multi-filament reinforcing carbon yarn A coated multi-filament reinforcing carbon yarn is encapsulated with a rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises resorcinol-formaldehyde reaction product, a vinylpyridine-styrene butadiene terpolymer, an acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer and ur... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6012498 | Tires having belts of high modulus composites Composites of high melting point thermoplastics such as polyphenylene sulfide or polyimide and high modulus fibers such as carbon, graphite, or boron can be bonded to rubber using a primer such as a metal primer. The composite desirably has a modulus of e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5979529 | Adherent rubber composition for steel cord An adherent rubber composition suitable for use in the adhesion to steel cords comprises given amounts of an inorganic salt hydrate and sulfur based on 100 parts by weight of rubber ingredient comprising not less than 10% by weight of at least one synthet... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5958161 | Process for treating a body of stainless steel so as to promote its adherence to a rubber composition Process for treating a body of steel to promote its adherence to a composition which includes at least a rubber, containing the following points: a body at least the surface of which is of stainless steel is used, this steel containing at least 0.02% and ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5935354 | Tire having reinforcement ply with discontinuous substantially circumferential metal wires or cables A tire, having at least one carcass reinforcement, furthermore comprises itional reinforcement ply (1) of maximum circumferential length L, composed at least of lengths (20) of metal wires or cables, of lengths of between 0.1 L and 0.5 L, arranged substa... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5888321 | Super high tensile steel wire for rubber product reinforcement, steel cord using this steel wire and radial tire using this steel cord The steel wire for making steel cord used in rubber product reinforcement has a tensile strength, Y in N/mm2, such that Yࣙ-1960d+3920, wherein d is the wire diameter in mm, and also a flat Vickers hardness distribution in a cross-section perp... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5871597 | Tire whose crown reinforcement rubber includes silica A radial carcass tire comprising a tread, two non-stretchable beads, two sidewalls connecting the beads to the tread, and a crown reinforcement located between the carcass and the tread, the crown reinforcement including a diene elastomeric rubber having,... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5743975 | Radial medium truck tire with organic polymer reinforced top belt or breaker A radial medium truck (RMT) tire has belt or breaker plies which are reinforced by organic reinforcement cords or filaments. In one embodiment, organic monofilaments are used in the belt or breaker plies which have the following characteristics: at least ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5722039 | Surface-treated wire for use in composite elements of elastomeric material A wire, generally made of steel and used to make composite elements of elastomeric material, is submitted to an electrodeposition process in an electrolytic bath for being coated with a zinc/cobalt alloy in which the average cobalt content is lower than 1... | 02/24/1998 |
