Abstract: A tire comprising a tire component formed from a cross-linkable rubber composition having a rubber component selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, a synthetic rubber and combinations thereof with between 50 phr and 80 phr of a silica reinforcement filler having a BET surface area of between 100 m2/g and 135 m2/g measured in accordance with ASTM D1993. The cross-linkable rubber composition further includes a silica coupling agent and a sulfur curing system comprising between 1 phr and 2 phr of sulfur and an accelerator in an amount to provide a ratio of the sulfur to the accelerator by weight of between 0.4 and 0.6.

Abstract: A global composition system is described. In one or more implementations, the global composition system may be configured to perform rendering for a plurality of applications. For example, the global composition system may be configured to expose one or more application programming interfaces (APIs) that are accessible to the applications. The APIs may then be used to cause a single composition engine to perform the rendering for the plurality of applications. The use of a single composition engine may be used to support a variety of different functionality, such as to perform efficient rendering by knowing what elements are provided by each of the applications and how those items relate for rendering to a display device.

Abstract: Lubricant compositions as well as methods and articles utilizing the lubricant compositions that comprise a polyoxyalkene as a lubricating agent, between 4 wt. % and 7.5 wt. % of silica as a thickening agent and an inorganic thixotropic-enhancing metal compound added in an amount of, for example, at least 20 ppm, by weight or alternatively, between 1 ppm and 2 wt. %. The silica may be fumed silica. Examples of the metal compound include KOH, NaOH, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, CaO, MgO, Mg(OH)2 or combinations thereof. A tire is also included, comprising a radially inner face designed to be opposite a wheel rim on which it is designed to be mounted, wherein the radially inner face is provided with the lubricant composition described above.

Abstract: An electronic patch comprising a patch body composed of a cured rubber composition and having an electronics component mounted thereto, the patch body comprising a bottom surface for bonding the electronics patch to an article. Also included is an adhesive layer of an uncured rubber composition applied to the patch bottom surface, wherein the adhesive layer is no more than 0.3 mm thick and is curable between 18° C. and 26° C. over 20 hours and 48 hours. A removable protective film may be applied to a bonding surface of the adhesive layer, wherein the protective film is removed prior to applying the patch to the article. A method is provided, including applying a vulcanizing agent to an interior surface of the tire and applying the electronics patch over the vulcanizing agent, wherein the protective film on the patch is removed prior to applying the electronics patch to the tire.

Abstract: A vehicle tire having a sidewall and an undertread, the sidewall, the undertread or both being based upon a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, a carcass grade carbon black and particles comprising at least 70 wt. % unsulfonated lignin, wherein the particles make up no more than 50 wt. % of the total weight of the particles and the carbon black.

Abstract: Lubricant compositions as well as methods and articles utilizing the lubricant compositions that comprise a polyoxyalkene as a lubricating agent, between 4 wt. % and 7.5 wt. % of silica as a thickening agent and an inorganic thixotropic-enhancing metal compound added in an amount of, for example, at least 20 ppm, by weight or alternatively, between 1 ppm and 2 wt. %. The silica may be fumed silica. Examples of the metal compound include KOH, NaOH, KCl, CaCl2, MgCl2, CaO, MgO, Mg(OH)2 or combinations thereof. A tire is also included, comprising a radially inner face designed to be opposite a wheel rim on which it is designed to be mounted, wherein the radially inner face is provided with the lubricant composition described above.

Abstract: A lubricant composition for lubricating an interface between an inner surface of a tire and a safety support ring in a run-flat tire system that includes a lubricating agent selected from glycerol, polyalkylene glycol or combinations thereof and a thixotropic agent. The thixotropic agent is an organoclay comprising a mineral clay mixture treated with an alkyl quaternary ammonium salt, wherein the mineral clay mixture comprises at least one of sepiolite, palygorskite and a smectite and wherein a combined amount of palygorskite and sepiolite in the mineral clay mixture is between about 50 wt. % and about 100 wt. % with a balance of the mineral clay mixture being essentially the smectite. The lubricating agent may also be selected from a copolymer that is a mixture of alkylene oxides, preferably a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide.

Abstract: A method and system of lubricating an interface between an interior surface of a tire and an outer surface of a safety support in a run-flat tire system. The method comprising applying a gel composition at the interface, wherein the gel composition comprises a base oil and a polyvinyl alcohol, the polyvinyl alcohol having a viscosity of between 25 and 75 centipoise at 20° C. in a 4% aqueous solution.