Patents by Inventor Suzanne Michelle Balko

Suzanne Michelle Balko 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).

  • Rubber composition and a rubber product
    Patent number: 11834569
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising 100 phr of one or more diene-based elastomers, 30 phr to 200 phr of a filler, and a benzoxazine which is the reaction of (i) a diphenol comprising two phenol groups and a bridge covalently connecting the two phenol groups, (ii) an aldehyde derivative, and (iii) an amine, wherein the bridge is connected to at least one of the phenol groups at a meta position of said at least one phenol group. The present invention is also directed to a rubber product comprising such a rubber composition and the use of such rubber products in tire components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (LIST)
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Suzanne Michelle Balko, Laura Puchot, Acerina Trejo Machin, Pierre Verge
  • DIENE-BASED ELASTOMER AND A RUBBER COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20220356277
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a benzoxazine-functionalized diene-based elastomer comprising polymer chains including repeat units which include conjugated diolefin monomers, such as 1,3-butadiene and isoprene. Additionally, said elastomer comprises at least one benzoxazine connected to a polymer chain via a spacer, wherein the spacer has a length ranging from 3 to 8 atoms. A further aspect of the present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising such an elastomer, an article of manufacture comprising this rubber composition, and a method of making said benzoxazine-functionalized diene-based elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Suzanne Michelle Balko, Felipe Nunes Linhares, Roberto Quintana Vicente, Reiner Dieden, Vincent Berthe
  • RUBBER COMPOSITION AND A RUBBER PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20210309838
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising 100 phr of one or more diene-based elastomers, 30 phr to 200 phr of a filler, and a benzoxazine which is the reaction of (i) a diphenol comprising two phenol groups and a bridge covalently connecting the two phenol groups, (ii) an aldehyde derivative, and (iii) an amine, wherein the bridge is connected to at least one of the phenol groups at a meta position of said at least one phenol group. The present invention is also directed to a rubber product comprising such a rubber composition and the use of such rubber products in tire components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Marc Weydert, Suzanne Michelle Balko, Laura Puchot, Acerina Trejo Machin, Pierre Verge