Patents by Inventor Davide Privitera

Davide Privitera 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).

  • Patent number: 11732114
    Abstract: A rubber compound for the production of tire portions comprising a polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a filler system and a vulcanization system. The filler system comprises (a) a quantity, greater than or equal to 25 phr, of a first carbon black having a surface area smaller than or equal to 170 m2/gr; (b) a second carbon black having a surface area greater than or equal to 300 m2/gr in a quantity that is such that the ratio between the quantity of said first carbon black and the quantity of said second carbon black is greater than or equal to 5 and smaller than or equal to 13; (c) a quantity ranging between 0.5 and 2.0 phr of a dispersant agent comprised in the class of aromatic amides and having an unsaturation suited to interact with the polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
    Inventors: Gianpaolo Chieffi, Aya Saiki, Davide Privitera
  • Patent number: 11555102
    Abstract: A rubber compound for the preparation of portions of pneumatic tyres comprising a cross-linking unsaturated chain polymer base, a filler system and a vulcanization system. The filler system comprises (a) a first carbon black having a surface area less than or equal to 170 m2/gr in a quantity greater than or equal to 25 phr; (b) a second carbon black having a surface area greater than or equal to 250 m2/gr in a quantity such that the ratio between the quantity of the first carbon black and the quantity of the second carbon black is greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 10; (c) a carbon black dispersing agent in a quantity of less than or equal to 1 phr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Europe NV/SA
    Inventors: Davide Privitera, Giampaolo Chieffi, Raffaele Di Ronza
  • Publication number: 20210347967
    Abstract: A rubber compound for the production of tire portions comprising a polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain, a filler system and a vulcanization system. The filler system comprises (a) a quantity, greater than or equal to 25 phr, of a first carbon black having a surface area smaller than or equal to 170 m2/gr; (b) a second carbon black having a surface area greater than or equal to 300 m2/gr in a quantity that is such that the ratio between the quantity of said first carbon black and the quantity of said second carbon black is greater than or equal to 5 and smaller than or equal to 13; (c) a quantity ranging between 0.5 and 2.0 phr of a dispersant agent comprised in the class of aromatic amides and having an unsaturation suited to interact with the polymer base with a cross-linkable unsaturated chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Gianpaolo Chieffi, Aya Saiki, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20200277472
    Abstract: A rubber compound for the preparation of portions of pneumatic tyres comprising a cross-linking unsaturated chain polymer base, a filler system and a vulcanization system. The filler system comprises (a) a first carbon black having a surface area less than or equal to 170 m2/gr in a quantity greater than or equal to 25 phr; (b) a second carbon black having a surface area greater than or equal to 250 m2/gr in a quantity such that the ratio between the quantity of the first carbon black and the quantity of the second carbon black is greater than or equal to 3 and less than or equal to 10; (c) a carbon black dispersing agent in a quantity of less than or equal to 1 phr.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Davide Privitera, Giampaolo Chieffi, Raffaele Di Ronza
  • Publication number: 20170305191
    Abstract: A reinforcing ply for tires made from a textile material and/or a metallic material and suitable for being incorporated into a body ply skim layer. The ply is at least partially coated with a reinforcing composition comprising polyethylene glycol in which calcium carbonate and/or silica is dispersed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Roberto LOMBARDI, Davide PRIVITERA
  • Patent number: 9644085
    Abstract: A method of producing rubber compounds, in which the polymer base is composed partly of a first polymer material having a glass transition temperature of over ?50° C., and partly of a second polymer material having a glass transition temperature of below ?50° C. and silica as a filler. The method includes a preliminary first polymer material treating step, in which the first polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 80 to 135 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a preliminary second polymer material treating step, in which the second polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 150 to 220 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a mixing step, in which the compounds resulting from the preliminary treating steps are mixed together; and a final step, in which stearic acid and a curing system are added and mixed with the compound being produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Botti, Riccardo Ascione, Davide Privitera, Michele Amurri, Pasquale Agoretti
  • Patent number: 9598559
    Abstract: A method of producing rubber compounds, in which the polymer base is composed partly of a first polymer material, which is either produced by emulsion polymerization or is natural rubber, and partly of a second polymer material produced by solution polymerization. The method includes a preliminary second polymer material treating step, in which the second polymer material, silica, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed with one another; a first mixing step, in which at least the first polymer material, silica, and a silane bonding agent are added to the compound resulting from the preliminary second polymer material treating step; and a second mixing step, in which stearic acid and a curing system are added to the compound being produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pasquale Agoretti, Davide Privitera
  • Patent number: 9518174
    Abstract: A rubber compound production method including a first mixing step wherein at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica, and a silane bonding agent in the alkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane class are mixed together; and a following mixing step wherein a curing system having at least sulphur and accelerants is added and mixed to the compound being produced. 0.2 to 5 phr of an accelerant, and 0.5 to 6 phr of a zinc salt of a fatty acid with a carbon atom number of C8 to C24 are added at the first mixing step. The accelerant is from the group of benzothiazyl-cyclohexyl-sulphenamide (CBS), benzothiazole disulphide (MBTS), N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazylsulphenamide (TBBS), 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), zinc salts of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (ZMBT), benzothiazyl-2-dicyclohexyl-sulphenamide (DCBS), diphenylguanidine (DPG), triphenylguanidine (TPG), diorthotolyl guanidine (DOTG), o-tolylbiguanidine (OTBG), ethylene thiourea (ETU) and their mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riccardo Ascione, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20160145424
    Abstract: A method of producing rubber compounds, in which the polymer base is composed partly of a first polymer material having a glass transition temperature of over ?50° C., and partly of a second polymer material having a glass transition temperature of below ?50° C. and silica as a filler. The method includes a preliminary first polymer material treating step, in which the first polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 80 to 135 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a preliminary second polymer material treating step, in which the second polymer material, a silica having a surface area of 150 to 220 m2/g, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed together; a mixing step, in which the compounds resulting from the preliminary treating steps are mixed together; and a final step, in which stearic acid and a curing system are added and mixed with the compound being produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pasquale AGORETTI, Michele AMURRI, Riccardo ASCIONE, Francesco BOTTI, Davide PRIVITERA
  • Publication number: 20160145418
    Abstract: A method of producing rubber compounds, in which the polymer base is composed partly of a first polymer material, which is either produced by emulsion polymerization or is natural rubber, and partly of a second polymer material produced by solution polymerization. The method includes a preliminary second polymer material treating step, in which the second polymer material, silica, a silane bonding agent, and at least one nucleophile agent are mixed with one another; a first mixing step, in which at least the first polymer material, silica, and a silane bonding agent are added to the compound resulting from the preliminary second polymer material treating step; and a second mixing step, in which stearic acid and a curing system are added to the compound being produced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pasquale AGORETTI, Davide PRIVITERA
  • Publication number: 20150284549
    Abstract: A rubber compound production method including a first mixing step wherein at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica, and a silane bonding agent in the alkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane class are mixed together; and a following mixing step wherein a curing system having at least sulphur and accelerants is added and mixed to the compound being produced. 0.2 to 5 phr of an accelerant, and 0.5 to 6 phr of a zinc salt of a fatty acid with a carbon atom number of C8 to C24 are added at the first mixing step. The accelerant is from the group of benzothiazyl-cyclohexyl-sulphenamide (CBS), benzothiazole disulphide (MBTS), N-tert-butyl-2-benzothiazylsulphenamide (TBBS), 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), zinc salts of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (ZMBT), benzothiazyl-2-dicyclohexyl-sulphenamide (DCBS), diphenylguanidine (DPG), triphenylguanidine (TPG), diorthotolyl guanidine (DOTG), o-tolylbiguanidine (OTBG), ethylene thiourea (ETU) and their mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Riccardo Ascione, Davide Privitera
  • Patent number: 9023952
    Abstract: A method of producing a rubber compound, which includes mixing at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica with a surface area of 100-220 m2/g, a first silane coupling agent in the polysulphide organosilane class, and a second silane coupling agent in the class of mercaptosilane protected in the form of thioester, and whereby the second silane coupling agent is added to the mix after the first silane coupling agent has reacted with the silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Francesco Botti, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20130331523
    Abstract: A method of producing a rubber compound, including a first mixing step of mixing at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica, and a silane coupling agent in the mercaptoalkyl-silane class; and a final mixing step, in which a curing system is added to the mix. The silane coupling agent is used in adsorbed form on dibenzothiazyl disulphide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20130310483
    Abstract: A method of producing a rubber compound, which includes mixing at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica, a first type of silane coupling agent, and a second type of silane coupling agent. The second type of silane coupling agent is added to the mix after the first type of silane coupling agent has reacted with the silica. The first type of silane coupling agent is a trialkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane, and the second type of silane coupling agent is a mercaptosilane protected in the form of thioester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Botti, Veronica Cantonetti, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20130303706
    Abstract: A method of producing a rubber compound, which includes mixing at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, silica with a surface area of 100-220 m2/g, a first silane coupling agent in the polysulphide organosilane class, and a second silane coupling agent in the class of mercaptosilane protected in the form of thioester, and whereby the second silane coupling agent is added to the mix after the first silane coupling agent has reacted with the silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Francesco Botti, Davide Privitera
  • Patent number: 8420723
    Abstract: A method of producing a tire mix, including a first mixing step, in which a mix contains at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, 10 to 100 phr of silica, and 1 to 20 phr of a silane bonding agent in the trialkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane class; and a final mixing step, in which a curing system is added to the mix. The silane bonding agent is used in adsorbed form on 0.5 to 2 phr of zinc oxide, and on 5 to 15 phr of carbon black. At the first mixing step, the mix contains 1 to 5 phr of one or more fatty acid derivatives, and, at the final mixing step, 1 to 2 phr of zinc oxide is added to the mix. The fatty acid derivatives are derived from condensation of a fatty acid, having a carbon number of 16 to 20, with an alcohol having a carbon number of 2 to 6, or with a primary or secondary amine having a carbon number of 2 to 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Raffaele Di Ronza, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20120296008
    Abstract: A tread mix comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base; curing agents; silica; and a silane bonding agent; said mix being characterized in that said polymer base comprises a first SBR rubber comprising 20-40% of a first fraction with a mean molecular weight of 50-100×103 and a molecular weight distribution of <1.5, and 80-60% of a second fraction with a mean molecular weight of 800-1500×103 and a molecular weight distribution of <3.0; and in that said silane bonding agent is a mercaptosilane of formula I: SH(CH2)1SiR1R22??(I) where: 1 is an integer of 1 to 6, R2 is —O(CH2)gCH3, R2 is —O(CH2CH2O)m(CH2)nCH3, g is an integer of 0 to 5, m is an integer of 2 to 8, and n is an integer of 3 to 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raffaele Di Ronza, Davide Privitera
  • Publication number: 20110021662
    Abstract: A method of producing a tyre mix, including a first mixing step, in which a mix contains at least one cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, 10 to 100 phr of silica, and 1 to 20 phr of a silane bonding agent in the trialkoxymercaptoalkyl-silane class; and a final mixing step, in which a curing system is added to the mix. The silane bonding agent is used in adsorbed form on 0.5 to 2 phr of zinc oxide, and on 5 to 15 phr of carbon black. At the first mixing step, the mix contains 1 to 5 phr of one or more fatty acid derivatives, and, at the final mixing step, 1 to 2 phr of zinc oxide is added to the mix. The fatty acid derivatives are derived from condensation of a fatty acid, having a carbon number of 16 to 20, with an alcohol having a carbon number of 2 to 6, or with a primary or secondary amine having a carbon number of 2 to 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Raffaele Di Ronza, Davide Privitera