Patents by Inventor Isabel Christin Albers

Isabel Christin Albers 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: 7776967
    Abstract: A tire composition is provided that may include a sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane and an unsaturated elastomer. The sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane may include a chemically protected sulfur group, which includes a thiocarbamate, a dithiocarbamate, or a derivative or analog of thiocarbamate or dithiocarbamate. Under certain conditions, the sulfur group may react with the unsaturated elastomer. The invention includes embodiments that may relate to methods of making and using the sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane in tire compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Continental AG
    Inventors: Robert James Perry, Michael Joseph O'Brien, Isabel Christin Albers, Carla Recker, William Michael York