Patents by Inventor Gerard E. van Gils

Gerard E. van Gils 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: 4259404
    Abstract: Rubber compounds are readily bonded to nylon or polyamides, particularly tire cords of polyamides in which a high proportion of the amide linkages are attached directly to aromatic rings, using a two-step dip process in which the first dip comprises a liquid dispersion or solution of an epoxide having an average of from about two to four epoxide groups per molecule and a molecular weight up to about 600 and the second dip comprises an aqueous dispersion of a mixture of a major amount of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer and a minor amount of a heat reactable 2,6-bis(2,4-dihydroxy phenylmethyl)-4-chlorophenol composition. High H-adhesions are obtained with this process. It is particularly useful for the bonding to rubber compounds of crystalline polyamides having a large number of aromatic groups in the polymeric structure, e.g., "Fiber B".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Gerard E. van Gils
  • Patent number: 4051281
    Abstract: An aqueous alkaline dispersion of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer, trimethylol phenol, and a resorcinol compound, in certain amounts, is useful in forming an adhesive for bonding glass fiber reinforcing elements or cords to rubber compounds or stocks. After dipping the glass fiber cord in the one-step adhesive dip, the coated cord is heated to dry it and heat cure or heat set the adhesive on the cord. Thereafter, the adhesive containing glass fiber cord is combined or laminated (calendered) with a curable rubber compound and the resulting assembly is cured to form a composite in which the glass fiber cord is bonded to the rubber by means of said adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1977
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gerard E. van Gils, Edward F. Kalafus
  • Patent number: 3991027
    Abstract: An aqueous alkaline dispersion of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer, trimethylol phenol, and a resorcinol compound, in certain amounts is useful in forming an adhesive for bonding polyamide or nylon cords to rubber compounds or stocks. After dipping the cord in the adhesive dip, the coated cord is heated to dry it and heat cure or heat set the adhesive on the cord. Thereafter, the adhesive containing cord is combined or laminated (calendered) with a curable rubber compound and the resulting assembly is cured. High H-adhesions are obtained with this one-step or single treatment coating dip. It is particularly useful for bonding crystalline polyamides having a large number of aromatic groups in the polymeric structure, e.g., "Fiber B.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gerard E. van Gils, Edward F. Kalafus
  • Patent number: 3962011
    Abstract: Rubber compounds are readily bonded to nylon or polyamides, particularly tire cords of polyamides in which a high proportion of the amide linkages are attached directly to aromatic rings, using a two-step dip process in which the first dip comprises a liquid dispersion or solution of an epoxide having an average of from about two to four epoxide groups per molecule and a molecular weight up to about 600 and the second dip comprises an aqueous dispersion of a mixture of a major amount of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer and a minor amount of a heat reactable 2,6-bis(2,4-dihydroxy phenylmethyl)-4-chlorophenol composition. High H-adhesions are obtained with this process. It is particularly useful for the bonding to rubber compounds of crystalline polyamides having a large number of aromatic groups in the polymeric structure, e.g., "Fiber B".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Gerard E. van Gils
  • Patent number: 3958060
    Abstract: An aqueous alkaline dispersion of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer, trimethylol phenol, and a resorcinol compound, in certain amounts, is useful in forming an adhesive for bonding glass fiber reinforcing elements or cords to rubber compounds or stocks. After dipping the glass fiber cord in the one-step adhesive dip, the coated cord is heated to dry it and heat cure or heat set the adhesive on the cord. Thereafter, the adhesive containing glass fiber cord is combined or laminated (calendered) with a curable rubber compound and the resulting assembly is cured to form a composite in which the glass fiber cord is bonded to the rubber by means of said adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1976
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gerard E. van Gils, Edward F. Kalafus
  • Patent number: 3956566
    Abstract: An aqueous alkaline dispersion of a rubbery vinyl pyridine copolymer, trimethylol phenol, and a resorcinol compound, in certain amounts is useful in forming an adhesive for bonding polyamide or nylon cords to rubber compounds or stocks. After dipping the cord in the adhesive dip, the coated cord is heated to dry it and heat cure or heat set the adhesive on the cord. Thereafter, the adhesive containing cord is combined or laminated (calendered) with a curable rubber compound and the resulting assembly is cured. High H-adhesions are obtained with this one-step or single treatment coating dip. It is particularly useful for bonding crystalline polyamides having a large number of aromatic groups in the polymeric structure, e.g., "Fiber B".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1976
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Gerard E. van Gils, Edward F. Kalafus