Patents by Inventor Arindam Mazumdar
Arindam Mazumdar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20220169835Abstract: The invention is directed to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on parts by weight per 100 parts by weight elastomer (phr): 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer; and from 1 to 100 phr of a carbon dioxide-generated carbon reinforcement produce by a method comprising: mixing a first gas stream containing carbon dioxide and a second gas stream containing a gaseous reducing agent to form a reaction gas mixture; supplying the reaction gas mixture to a reaction zone; reacting the carbon dioxide with the gaseous reducing agent in the reaction zone in the presence of an iron-containing catalyst to form water and the solid carbon product; and separating at least a portion of the water formed in the reaction zone from the reaction gas mixture during the reaction of the carbon dioxide with the gaseous reducing agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Robert Vincent Dennis-Pelcher, Arindam Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20220161601Abstract: A tire includes a carcass ply, a tread disposed radially outward of a crown region of the carcass ply, a belt structure having an overall axial width substantially equal to a tread width interposed between the tread and the crown region in circumferential surrounding relation to the carcass ply, and a fabric layer including a plurality of warp cords and a plurality of weft cords extending transversely over and under each of the warp cords, each warp cord being a monofilament, each weft cord being a flat textured multifilament.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Ceyhan Celik, Arindam Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20210388187Abstract: The invention is directed to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on parts by weight per 100 parts by weight elastomer (phr):100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer; from 1-80 phr of carbon black; from 0 to 100 phr of silica; from 1 to 10 phr of a surface-functionalized carbon allotrope; from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a sulfur-containing organosilane per 100 parts by weight of the silica; and from 0.1 to 10 phr of a tetrazine compound of formula 1 where X1 and X2 each represent a heterocyclic group. The invention also includes a pneumatic tire comprising the vulcanizable rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jeffery Hakim Hayat, Robert Vincent Dennis-Pelcher, Arindam Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20210388188Abstract: The present invention is directed to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on parts by weight per 100 parts by weight elastomer (phr): 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer; from 1 to 80 phr of carbon black; from 40 to 120 phr of silica; from 1 to 20 parts by weight of a sulfur-containing organosilane per 100 parts by weight of the silica; from 0.1 to 10 phr of a tetrazine compound of formula 1 where X1 and X2 each represent a heterocyclic group; and from 0.5 to 10 phr of a zinc complex compound of formula 2 where R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, alkyl groups, alkylene groups, hydroxyl-substituted alkyl or alkylene groups, amine-substituted alkyl or alkylene groups, and thiol-substituted alkyl or alkylene groups.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jeffery Hakim Hayat, Ronda Jane Hinterlong, Arindam Mazumdar
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Patent number: 10563050Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 60 to about 100 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having more than 98 percent of the repeat units derived from styrene in blocks containing less than five repeat units, Tg ranging from ?65° C. to ?79° C.; (B) up to 40 phr of polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from ?80 to ?110° C.; (C) from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30° C. and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of resin to oil is greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Nihat Ali Isitman, Lucas Manuel Dos Santos Freire, Arindam Mazumdar
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Publication number: 20170166732Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 60 to about 100 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having more than 98 percent of the repeat units derived from styrene in blocks containing less than five repeat units, Tg ranging from ?65° C. to ?79° C.; (B) up to 40 phr of polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from ?80 to ?110° C.; (C) from 30 to 80 phr of a combination of a resin having a Tg of at least 30° C. and an oil, wherein the weight ratio of resin to oil is greater than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Nihat Ali ISITMAN, Lucas Manuel Dos Santos Freire, Arindam MAZUMDAR
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Publication number: 20160237255Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, primary amine, and secondary amine; and a binding agent selected from the group consisting of water-dispersible resin, polyelectrolytes, and polypeptides. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition, and a method of increasing the green strength in a rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2016Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Dan Qu, Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Publication number: 20160001619Abstract: This invention relates to a vehicular tire having a rubber tread interlocked with a polyurethane carcass.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: January 7, 2016Inventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Joseph Carmine Lettieri
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Patent number: 9212239Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a copolymer, comprising the steps of at least partially epoxidizing a polyisoprene to produce an epoxidized polyisoprene; reacting the epoxidized polyisoprene with a dithiol to produce a thiol functionalized polyisoprene; and reacting the thiol functionalized polyisoprene with a thiolophile-functionalized polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and hydrogen bond acceptor site to form the copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Patent number: 9109073Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bifunctionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of (1) a living anionic elastomeric polymer initiated with a functional initiator and (2) a functional polymerization terminator.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Liqing Ma, Paul Harry Sandstrom, Arindam Mazumdar
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Patent number: 9090730Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising a bifunctionalized elastomer comprising the reaction product of 1) a living anionic elastomeric polymer initiated with a functional initiator and 2) a functional polymerization terminator; and a filler selected from silica and carbon black. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the rubber composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Paul Harry Sandstrom, Liqing Ma
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Publication number: 20150159001Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, primary amine, and secondary amine; and a binding agent selected from the group consisting of water-dispersible resin, polyelectrolytes, and polypeptides. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition, and a method of increasing the green strength in a rubber composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Dan Qu, Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Patent number: 9035005Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diolefin monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a polymeric side-chain bonded exclusively to a terminal end of the backbone chain, the side-chain comprising a polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor moiety and a hydrogen bond acceptor moiety.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Patent number: 8962759Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polyisoprene backbone chain with a microstructure comprising grater than 98 percent by weight of cis 1,4 linkages; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and a hydrogen bond acceptor site.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Publication number: 20140357794Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a copolymer, comprising the steps of at least partially epoxidizing a polyisoprene to produce an epoxidized polyisoprene; reacting the epoxidized polyisoprene with a dithiol to produce a thiol functionalized polyisoprene; and reacting the thiol functionalized polyisoprene with a thiolophile-functionalized polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and hydrogen bond acceptor site to form the copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Publication number: 20140357803Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polyisoprene backbone chain with a microstructure comprising grater than 98 percent by weight of cis 1,4 linkages; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and a hydrogen bond acceptor site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2013Publication date: December 4, 2014Inventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Publication number: 20140343231Abstract: The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diolefin monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a polymeric side-chain bonded exclusively to a terminal end of the backbone chain, the side-chain comprising a polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor moiety and a hydrogen bond acceptor moiety.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher
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Patent number: 8816009Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of making a functionalized elastomer, comprising the steps of polymerizing at least one diene monomer and optionally a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of an initiator of formula (II) to produce a protected hydroxyl end-terminated polymer where R1, R2, R3 can all be the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of alkyls having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, cycloalkyls having from 3 to 11 carbon atoms, or aryls having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, R4 is an alkylene having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a cycloalkylene having from 3 to 11 carbon atoms, or an arylene having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, X is S, O or NH, and Li is lithium; de-protecting the protected hydroxyl end-terminated elastomer to produce a hydroxyl end-functionalized polymer; reacting the hydroxyl end-funtionalized polymer with a maleimido acid chloride to produce a maleimido end-functionalized polymer; and reacting the maleimido end-functionalized polymer with a thiol-terminatedType: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Arindam Mazumdar, Frank James Feher