Patents by Inventor Alexander Shaplov

Alexander Shaplov 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).

  • DIENE-NORBORNENE COPOLYMERS
    Publication number: 20240376241
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a diene-norbornene copolymer comprising 1,4 diene repeat units and norbornene repeat units, wherein at least 95% of all 1,4 diene repeat units in the copolymer are cis 1,4 diene repeat units. Moreover, the invention is directed to a method of synthesizing such a copolymer and a rubber composition comprising the copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Shaplov, Nicolai Nikishkin, Marc Weydert
  • Rubber composition comprising a block-copolymer
    Patent number: 12037437
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising an elastomer, a filler, and a block-copolymer. According to the invention, the block-copolymer comprises (i) an elastomer block and (ii) a thermoplastic block comprising a poly alkylacrylate, wherein the alkylacrylate comprises a polycyclic substituent at its single bonded oxygen atom. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a block-copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Alexander Shaplov, Abdullah Gunaydin, Clément Mugemana
  • SYNTHETIC POLYISOPRENE AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING POLYISOPRENE
    Publication number: 20240209188
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a synthetic polyisoprene which comprises isoprene repeat units comprising 1,4 isoprene repeat units and 3,4 isoprene repeat units. At least 5% of all isoprene repeat units of the synthetic polyisoprene are 3,4 isoprene repeat units and at least 96% of all 1,4 isoprene repeat units of the synthetic polyisoprene are cis 1,4 isoprene units. Moreover, the invention is directed to a method of synthesizing such a polyisoprene and a rubber composition comprising the synthetic polyisoprene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Nicolai Nikishkin, Alexander Shaplov
  • Rubber composition and an article of manufacture comprising a rubber composition
    Patent number: 11905414
    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
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPRISING A BLOCK-COPOLYMER
    Publication number: 20220380510
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising an elastomer, a filler, and a block-copolymer. According to the invention, the block-copolymer comprises (i) an elastomer block and (ii) a thermoplastic block comprising a poly alkylacrylate, wherein the alkylacrylate comprises a polycyclic substituent at its single bonded oxygen atom. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a block-copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Alexander Shaplov, Abdullah Gunaydin, Clément Mugemana
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION AND AN ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE COMPRISING A RUBBER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20210163721
    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: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Alexander Shaplov, Luc Mertens, Abdullah Gunaydin, Clément Mugemana