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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7759410 | Rubber composition for sidewall and tire having a sidewall using same There is provided a rubber composition for a sidewall, use of which makes it possible to consider an effect on environment, prepare for decrease in petroleum supply in future and further improve tear strength, flex crack growth resistance and weather resistance. The... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7741382 | Rubber composition for tread and tire having tread using same The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tread which can improve both of grip performance and rolling resistance in good balance and a tire having a tread prepared by using it. The rubber composition for a tread of the present invention contains 30 ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7338987 | Friction material composition and friction material using the same There are disclosed a friction material composition which comprises a fibrous material except for asbestos, an inorganic friction regulator, an organic friction regulator and a binder, part of the inorganic friction regulator is α alumina and γ alumina in combinat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326741 | Friction material In a friction material, columnar or scaly non-whisker-like alkali metal titanate or non-whisker-like alkali metal•alkaline-earth metal titanate having an average particle diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 μm and an aspect ratio of 3 or less and an inorganic por... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326742 | Wet type friction material The present invention provides a wet type friction material comprising a paper base material and binder, in which the paper base material includes silica having an average particle diameter of 1 to 10 μm and disc-shaped diatom earth, and the binder comprises a cure... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306665 | Friction material composition and friction material using the composition A friction material composition containing a fibrous material, a binder and a friction adjusting agent, wherein the friction adjusting agent is secondary aggregates of an activated alumina being spherical and having a diameter of 10 to 300 μm, or an activated alumi... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7297728 | Friction material A friction material is made by molding and curing a composition containing a fibrous base that includes stainless steel fibers but not other steel fibers, a binder, and a friction modifier that includes at least two types of hard particles having a large Mohs hardne... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294188 | Mixing method for friction material with a pre-mix in a single mixer An improved method of producing a friction material for use in the production of brake pads. A first mixing step blends binder, fiber, and filler materials together in a mixer to create a pre-mix, with one of the materials doubling as a wetting agent promoting the h... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7270875 | Gland packing A gland packing characterized in that a water swelling mineral is stuck or impregnated into a surface or an inner part of a gland packing base material. The water swelling mineral is preferably water swelling mica. This gland packing substantially eliminates seizing... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7179850 | Friction materials containing tin oxides A friction material matrix is described, containing a tin oxide, such as but not limited to stannous oxide or stannic oxide, and a binder system, the binder system physically or chemically binding the tin oxide. The tin oxide is preferably present in an amount in th... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7104377 | Clutch for transmission of power The present invention relates to a clutch for transmission power. The clutch for transmission power according to the present invention includes flywheel, clutch cover and clutch disk assembly positioning between the flywheel and the clutch cover; moreover, the clutc... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6887549 | Friction material A friction material obtainable by molding and curing a material composition having a fibrous base, a binder, and a filler, wherein an amount of sulfate ions extracted from the friction material measured in accordance with JIS K 0127 is about 0.2 mg/g or smaller and ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6777461 | Polymeric composition for friction elements The polymeric composition for friction elements comprises a co-polymer between (I) a resin containing phenolic groups and a reticulation agent, and (II) an organopolysiloxane resin containing terminal silanol groups. A part at least of the phenolic groups is bound t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6660355 | Wear resistant articles An annular body, and method of making same, comprising at least one wear surface portion, the portion comprising a plurality of layers held in a matrix, each layer consisting essentially of fibres which extend generally in one direction and parallel to ea... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6596789 | Non-asbestos friction materials A non-asbestos friction material made by molding and curing a composition comprised of a fibrous base, a binder, and a filler has a 100 Hz vibration damping factor (tan δ) at 300° C. minus tan δ at 50° C. value of at least -0.030. The binder may be a ... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6423668 | Friction material and method of producing the same A friction material exhibiting a great coefficient of friction, as compared to that of the conventional friction material, which is produced with the use of an organic paper-like substrate. The friction material is composed of the paper-like substrate of ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6336540 | Device using friction in a liquid medium and having a friction lining with controlled porosity The invention proposes a device using friction in a liquid medium having a support, notably metallic, on which an interface surface forms a support for a friction lining, with a flat annular shape overall, produced from a friction material which has a por... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6284815 | Non-asbestos friction material A non-asbestos friction material is disclosed, which comprises a non-asbestos fibrous reinforcement, a thermosetting resin binder, and a filler as the main components, wherein the fibrous reinforcement is a combination of plural kinds of non-asbestos fibe... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6221475 | Friction element in composite carbon/carbon-silicon carbide material and method for manufacturing same A friction element is made out of a composite material comprising carbon fiber reinforcement and a matrix which, at least in the vicinity of the or each friction face, comprises: a first phase in the vicinity of the reinforcing fibers and containing pyrol... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6110268 | Sintered brake lining and method for its manufacture A friction-type member, which is suited, in particular, as a brake pad for a brake member of fiber-reinforced ceramic, and a method for manufacturing such a brake pad. A mixture is initially prepared from at least carbon particles and metal particles, if ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6107386 | Friction materials A friction material comprising a filler, a binder, and a lubricant, wherein a part or the whole of the filler is constituted by molybdenum trioxide. Not only is the friction material improved in anti-cracking property and anti-fading property under high-t... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6080230 | Friction material composition In a friction material composition containing a fiber base, and a binder, a novolak type phenolic resin having a mean molecular weight of from 3500 to 5000 is used as the binder.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5965658 | Carbonaceous friction materials The instant invention provides a non-asbestos friction material and method of making therefor having from about 2 to 20 wt % of carbonaceous fibers. The remainder of the friction material is an auxiliary material and a thermosetting resin. The carbonaceou... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5962551 | Powder of titanium compounds Particles of titanium compounds each containing crystals of at least two kinds of alkaline earth metal titanate compounds of the perovskite type represented by RTiO3 wherein R is an alkaline earth metal which crystals are joined together or joi... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5889081 | Binder composition for friction materials, and friction material This invention provides: (1) a hinder composition for friction materials, characterized in that it comprises a thermosetting resin and a specific organic silicon compound having phenyl groups, and (2) a friction material having as a binder composition sho... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5889080 | Friction materials containing blends of organic fibrous and particulate components A method for making a dry blend for use in the preparation of a friction material, a dry blend per se and dry friction materials is disclosed wherein the components thereof include a) fibrillated, organic, synthetic polymer, b) organic, synthetic polymer ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5866636 | Non-asbestos friction material A non-asbestos friction material containing a reinforcing fiber other than asbestos, organic fillers, friction adjusting ingredients, and a thermosetting resin for binding the reinforcing fiber, the organic fillers and the friction adjusting ingredients t... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5817411 | Friction material A friction material comprises: a thermosetting resin binder; an organic fiber; a non-asbestos inorganic fiber; a filler; and an organic resin coating formed on a scorched surface of the friction material.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5767022 | Friction pad containing high temperature stable continuous filament glass fibers Composition and process for the preparation of high temperature stable continuous glass fibers with an upper temperature use limit of 2300° F. are provided. The compositional formulation, in mole percent, is 62-85% SiO2, 10-20% Al2 ... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5714525 | Preparation of friction elements and compositions therefor Densified particles of friction ingredients which include an uncured mix of friction ingredients with a thermosetting binder resin and an effective amount of a liquid coreactive with the resin which maintains the temperature during particle formation belo... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5676577 | Friction lining materials The present invention relates to a fibrous base material comprising fibrillated aramid fibers, cellulose fibers, and at least one type of filler material and a non-asbestos friction material produced therefrom by impregnating the fibrous base material wit... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5670231 | Clutch facing An asbestos-free high performance clutch facing which exhibits a less decrease in the friction coefficient as well as a less wearing during long-term repeated cycles of loading at high temperatures is disclosed. The clutch facing is a disk-shaped clutch facing... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5639804 | Non-saturated friction material comprising powdered silicone resin and powdered phenolic resin and method for making same The present invention relates to a friction material comprising a silicone resin, a phenolic resin, and, in certain embodiments, silicon nitride particles, incorporated into an aqueous paper formulation which is then formed into a friction material. The f... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5576358 | Composition for use in friction materials and articles formed therefrom A composition containing a matrix, a fiber, a filler; and a friction modifier; wherein an effective amount of at least one of said components selected from the group consisting of fiber, filler, friction modifier and combinations thereof are cure promotin... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5516816 | Friction composition and friction element fabricated therefrom This invention relates to a friction composition comprising oxidized or phoisphotized metal fibers and to friction elements fabricated therefrom.... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5474842 | Aramid particles as wear additives A composite friction or gasketting material is disclosed having a combination of thermoset or thermoplastic matrix resin, fiber reinforcing material, and aramid particles. The composite material exhibits improved wear resistance when compared with materia... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5472995 | Asbestos-free gaskets and the like containing blends of organic fibrous and particulate components Improved asbestos-free fiber reinforced material for use in the manufacture of gaskets, and the like, comprises (a) an elastomeric binder material and (b) a blend of fibrillated, organic, synthetic polymer, organic synthetic polymer staple and organic syn... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5453317 | Friction material comprising powdered phenolic resin and method of making same The present invention relates to a non-asbestos friction material comprising a phenolic or phenolic-modified resin (and in certain embodiments, silicon nitride particles) incorporated into a fibrous base material which is then impregnated with a silicone ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5428081 | Non-asbestos, frictional material composition and method of making same The non-asbestos, frictional material composition comprising a fibrous metal, carbon powder manufactured by sintering a mixture of coke and pitch, a hardening agent, a heat-resistant agent, and a filler for stabilizing the composition. The process for man... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5395864 | Wet frictional material containing activated carbon fiber A wet frictional material comprises a fiber base material such as natural pulp fibers or organic synthetic fibers, a filler such as diatomaceous earth or cashew resin, a friction adjustment agent, thermosetting synthetic resin, and activated carbon fibers... | 03/07/1995 |
