Abstract: In a first aspect of the present invention, a rubber composition is provided, comprising at least one rubber, at least one filler, at least one thermoplastic polymer, wherein the thermoplastic polymer is a poly alkylacrylate, and wherein the alkylacrylate comprises a polycyclic substituent at its single bonded oxygen atom. In another aspect of the invention, an article of manufacture such as a tire, a power transmission belt, a hose, a track, an air sleeve, and a conveyor belt is provided which comprises the rubber composition in accordance with the first aspect.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 2020
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2024
Assignees:
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST)
Inventors:
Marc Weydert, Alexander Shaplov, Luc Mertens, Abdullah Gunaydin, Clément Mugemana
Abstract: The invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a vulcanization rubber composition, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising: from 30 to 90 phr of a first functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature Tg1 ranging from ?70 to ?50° C.; from 10 to 50 phr of a second functionalized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature Tg2 ranging from ?110 to ?70° C.; wherein Tg2?Tg1 is at least 10° C.; from 0 to 40 phr of at least one additional elastomer; from 50 to 150 phr of silica; from 0 to 50 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; and from 10 to 50 phr of an oil.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 16, 2019
Date of Patent:
January 30, 2024
Assignee:
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
Inventors:
Teresa Diane Martter, Nihat Ali Isitman, Becky Gerette Rickman, Anthony Joseph Ramic, Karmena Izabela Anyfantaki, Aaron Patrick Murray, Eric Engeldinger, Marc Weydert