Abstract: The present invention relates to tires and vehicular tracks having minimal-marking rubber treads and particularly to skid steering, fixed axle, tire/wheel or track assemblies where said tire or vehicular track has a minimal-marking tread. In particular, such rubber tread has a surface intended to be ground-contacting which is also intended to be minimal-marking and having suitable physical properties for a tire tread.

Abstract: A pneumatic aircraft tire has carcass plies and/or breaker plies which are reinforced by high modulus reinforcement cords embedded in a rubber composition that contains no free amines and has a 300% modulus of 12-18 MPa and a minimum tensile strength of 23 MPa as tested per ASTM D412, and a T90 of between 30 and 40 minutes at a reference temperature of 135 degrees C. as tested per ASTM D2084. The cords in the carcass plies and/or breaker plies have a tenacity of 6.6 to 8.2 g/denier, an initial modulus of 120 to 280 g/denier, an elongation at break of 8 to 18% and a shrinkage of not greater than 3%. Polyester reinforcement cords are preferred.

Abstract: A silica reinforced solventless adhesive composition or cushion comprises a blend of rubber, silica, a silica coupling agent, an optional tackifier, and low or nil amounts of carbon black. The elastomeric adhesive composition can be utilized with various other rubber layers to adhere a cured or uncured tire tread to a cured tire casing. The elastomeric adhesive composition has good blowout resistance and a very low, final blowout test temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is the use of a brominated polymer derived from isobutylene and p-methylstyrene monomers to decrease the spider flow of various rubber components used in the carcass of an uncured pneumatic tire. The amount of the brominated polymer utilized is in a range of about 3 to about 15 phr. The various components include the ply coat, wire coat, tread cushion, belt-edge gumstrip, apex, chipper, and barrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rubber compositions containing an elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation and a bis anil compound of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and are independently selected from alkyls having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms and X is selected from the group consisting of H; OH; OAlk where Alk is an alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; COOH and; COO.sup.- M.sup.+ where M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Zn, Na, Ca and Mg; and y is 0 to 2.

Abstract: This invention relates to the discovery that the combination of a hydrated thiosulfate and a bismaleimide compound provides for excellent final rubber vulcanizate physical properties including improved adhesion to aramid reinforcement.

Abstract: This invention relates to curable rubber compositions containing a fullerene form of carbon which is used as a reinforcing agent in the rubber compositions, the fullerene form of carbon being used in place of at least a portion of, or in addition to, the normally used forms of carbon black reinforcement additives. The invention particularly relates to tires having treads composed of such rubber composition(s). The fullerenes may optionally have surface modifications such as partial or complete hydrogen or functional group substitution. The fullerene form of non-conventional carbon reinforcement of rubber composition(s) may exist as discrete particles, aggregates of particles and/or agglomerates. The carbon fullerene has a lower specific gravity than conventional carbon black, thereby allowing a reduced weight tire or other article made from the rubber compound(s) for comparable volumes of carbon black used.

Abstract: A wear indicator strip for a pneumatic tire having a multiply carcass, such as a military aircraft tire, is located preferably between the two radially outermost carcass plies. The wear indicator strip is of a contrasting color and comprises and elastomeric compound of natural or polyisoprene rubber reinforced with silica.