Composition For Puncture Proof Tire Liner Or In Emergency Tire Repair (e.g., Tire Inflation, Etc.) Or Process Of Preparing Patents (Class 523/166)
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Patent number: 11993036Abstract: A tire sealant composition, comprising: latex emulsion, surfactant, anti-freezing agent, dendrimer, and water, and optional component(s) selected from the group consisting of wetting agent and porous particles. The tire sealant compositions are excellent in high temperature stability and/or long term stability.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: ACTIVE TOOLS INTERNATIONAL (HK) LTD.Inventors: Wai Kwong Ching, Angeline Widjaja, Koon Fung Lam
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Patent number: 11732113Abstract: Provided is a tire puncture sealant having excellent puncture seal durability. The present disclosure relates to a puncture sealant containing at least one natural rubber latex, at least one antioxidant, at least one antifreezing agent, and at least one selected from the group consisting of protease inhibitors and phosphatase inhibitors.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Maki, Masato Nakagawa
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Patent number: 11472986Abstract: A puncture sealing agent is disclosed which comprises natural rubber latex, an aqueous solution of an adhesive and an antifreezing agent. The adhesive is a carbohydrate and the puncture sealing agent comprises a solid content resulting from the natural rubber latex in an amount of 21 wt % or less, based on the total weight of the puncture sealing agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takashi Maki, Michael M. Koegler, Angel J. Jimenez, Arnold Eckhardt
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Patent number: 11420402Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealing agent having excellent storage performance, and a tire puncture repair kit. The tire puncture sealing agent of the present invention contains: a rubber latex and/or a resin emulsion; a predetermined glycol ether; and a non-ionic surfactant having an HLB value from 15 to 20.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kiyohito Takahashi
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Patent number: 10836126Abstract: A puncture sealing agent is disclosed which comprises natural rubber latex, an aqueous solution of an adhesive, and an antifreezing agent. The natural rubber latex, the aqueous solution of the adhesive and the antifreezing agent are natural components and the adhesive is a carbohydrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Angel J. Jimenez, Michael M. Koegler, Arnold Eckhardt
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Patent number: 10781347Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tire sealant having excellent injectability and a tire repair kit. The present invention relates to a tire sealant containing a natural rubber latex; a synthetic resin emulsion; an anti-freezing agent; and phosphate ions or acetate ions; wherein the content of the phosphate ions is from 4.5×10?3 to 11.0×10?3 mass %; the content of the acetate ions is from 0.05 to 0.2 mass %; and the relative dielectric constant of the tire sealant is not less than 52.9; and a tire repair kit using the tire sealant.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Kiyohito Takahashi
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Patent number: 10737448Abstract: Subject matter disclosed herein relates to sealant for tire repairing and more particularly, relates to sealant composition for repairing tire punctures and a method of preparing the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: TOP ALLIANCE TECHNOLOGY LTD.Inventors: Koon Fung Lam, Tsz Nok Ng, Wai Kwong Ching, Ping Shu Ho
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Patent number: 10576703Abstract: A kit for repairing a tire, comprising, a first pressurized container including a first fluid and a second pressurized container including a second fluid. The first fluid comprises a first propellant and an emulsion comprising styrene butadiene rubber, a foaming agent, and an antioxidant. The second fluid comprises isopropyl alcohol and a second propellant.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Holt Lloyd International LimitedInventors: Bruce Ellis, Richard Hitchman
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Patent number: 10414907Abstract: A first object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealing agent having excellent sealing property and injectability. A tire puncture sealing agent of a first embodiment of the present invention contains a particular amine compound, glycols, a rubber latex and/or a resin emulsion, and a surfactant. A second object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealing agent having excellent retainability of generated foam and excellent sealing property even in a small liquid amount. A tire puncture sealing agent of a second embodiment of the present invention contains a particular polyether-modified silicone, glycols, a rubber latex and/or a resin emulsion, and a surfactant.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Takahara
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Patent number: 10245795Abstract: The present invention is a tire puncture repair kit including tire puncture repair liquid and a coagulant for a tire puncture repair liquid with excellent coagulability. The coagulant of the present invention coagulates a tire puncture repair liquid, and contains an ?-starch and/or a dextrin having a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 to 50,000.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 10208231Abstract: A high performance sealant for repairing punctures in tires includes a highly filtered natural rubber latex, an ultra-fine inorganic powder, a polyamide suspension, and an antifreeze agent that includes water and at least one of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. The high performance sealant can readily pass through a valve stem of a tire without removing the core and seal, and provides a strong and durable sealing of the puncture.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventors: Martin Patrick Spindler, Shees N. Sulemanji, Henry Friedrich Ferdinand Klemm, Brandt A. Haener, Bryan Douglas Smith, Gordon Chetosky
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Patent number: 9862156Abstract: An environmentally friendly aerosol sealing composition for tire repair can simultaneously repair a punctured flat tire and inflate the flat tire to a pressure suitable for driving. The tire sealant composition includes a sealant concentrate and an aerosol propellant. The sealant concentrate is water-based and includes a glycerin antifreeze agent and a natural rubber latex that suitably has a mechanical stability of at least about 1050 seconds, and is substantially free of coagulants.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Illinois Tool Works, Inc.Inventor: Shees N. Sulemanji
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Patent number: 9803118Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a coagulant with excellent coagulability performance, and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the coagulant. The present invention is a coagulant of a tire puncture repair liquid, the coagulant including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a plant protein, a pectin, a cellulose, a phospholipid and a fatty acid glyceride, and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the coagulant.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 9771503Abstract: A tire puncture sealant according to the present technology is a tire puncture sealant containing a latex and/or an emulsion and an anti-freezing agent, the latex and/or emulsion containing, as solids, at least a polymer and/or an organic compound (other than the polymer), a content of solids being from 20 to 65% by mass with respect to the total mass of the sealant, and the difference between the specific gravity of the solids and the specific gravity of a mixture of water and anti-freezing agent in the tire puncture sealant being within ±0.1.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Takahiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 9758707Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealant which exhibits excellent storage stability while having reduced low-temperature viscosity and therefore improved low-temperature injection properties, and also exhibits excellent initial sealing properties and sealing force retention properties. The present invention relates to a tire puncture sealant containing rubber latex and 1,3-propanediol, the 1,3-propanediol being present in a proportion of 55 to 61% by mass of the liquid component.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Naoya Ichikawa
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Patent number: 9732203Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a novel emulsion coagulant having excellent coagulability used in a tire puncture sealing agent, and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the same. The present invention is an emulsion coagulant comprising magnesium oxide and a silane coupling agent and a cellulose and/or magnesium hydroxide, wherein a mass ratio of the magnesium oxide to the silane coupling agent is from 100:0.5 to 100:15; and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Okamatsu
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Patent number: 9694549Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an emulsion coagulant having excellent coagulation performance and a tire puncture repair kit that uses the emulsion coagulant. The emulsion coagulant of the present invention is an emulsion coagulant containing an ?-starch and an anionic polyacrylamide; a molecular weight of the anionic polyacrylamide being from 500,000 to 2,000,000; and a mass ratio (WA:WB) of a content (WA) of the ?-starch to a content (WB) of the anionic polyacrylamide being from 5:95 to 80:20.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Masahiro Naruse, Hideyuki Takahara
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Patent number: 9676979Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid coagulant which can be injected into the inside of a tire without the need of removing the tire from a rim and which can prevent the scattering of a residue of a tire puncture sealing material when the tire is removed from the rim. The liquid coagulant can coagulate an emulsion that contains natural rubber latex and/or a synthetic resin emulsion. The liquid coagulant contains a foaming agent capable of foaming the emulsion. Also disclosed is a tire puncture sealant set including the coagulant and a method of coagulating a tire puncture sealant.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Kazushi Kimura
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Patent number: 9676152Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealing agent that has excellent freeze resistance and that also exhibits excellent sealing properties even in a small liquid amount. The tire puncture sealing agent of the present invention contains: a rubber latex and/or a resin emulsion; a glycol ether represented by Formula (1) below; and a surfactant. In Formula (1), R11 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group. R12 represents an alkyl group. p represents an integer of 1 or greater.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hideyuki Takahara
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Patent number: 9677025Abstract: Elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which can be used in particular as puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a blend of at least two solid elastomers, a polybutadiene or butadiene copolymer elastomer, referred to as “elastomer A”, and a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene elastomer, referred to as “elastomer B”, the elastomer A: elastomer B ratio by weight being within a range from 10:90 to 90:10; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler. Inflatable article, such as a tire, provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising this elastomer composition; the puncture-resistant layer is advantageously used in combination with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber or TPS elastomer, in order to form, in the inflatable article, an airtight and puncture-resistant laminate.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Bozena Voge, Vincent Pelissier, José Merino Lopez
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Patent number: 9657164Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an emulsion coagulant capable of quickly coagulating an emulsion in an extremely low temperature environment. The present invention is an emulsion coagulant containing an amphoteric acrylic polymer, the amphoteric acrylic polymer having an amide group and a sulfonic acid group and having a weight average molecular weight of 30,000 or lower, and the emulsion coagulant being used to coagulate an emulsion. The present invention is also a tire puncture repair kit that uses the emulsion coagulant.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Masahiro Naruse, Hideyuki Takahara
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Patent number: 9604420Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealant having excellent sealing performance and low-temperature properties. The tire puncture sealant of the present invention contains a natural rubber latex (A) and a vinyl versatate copolymer resin emulsion (B) as an emulsion of a vinyl versatate copolymer resin (b1) containing vinyl versatate as a monomer unit; the proportion of the vinyl versatate with respect to all monomer units constituting the vinyl versatate copolymer resin (b1) being from 30 to 70 mass %.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Naruse
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Patent number: 9486970Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealant containing a natural rubber latex and/or a synthetic resin emulsion and propylene glycol, the propylene glycol/water ratio being from 0.5 to 1.1, and the viscosity at ?20° C. when a BL-type viscometer is used being from 100 to 1200 mPa·s at a revolution speed of 60 rpm. The tire puncture sealant of the present invention has excellent low-temperature injection properties and sealing performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masahiro Naruse
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Patent number: 9260642Abstract: The present application relates to a sealant composition, comprising 80-95 wt % liquid carrier, 0.1-10 wt % gel material derived from a water soluble polymer, 1-10 wt % latex emulsion, 0.1-5 wt % rigid particles, and 0.1-5 wt % surfactant. The sealant composition can further comprise 0.1-1 wt % additives, such as anti-foaming agent, preservative, anti-corrosion additive, coloring agent and odorant, for corresponding functions. The present application also relates to a method of preparing the sealant composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Top Alliance Technology LimitedInventors: Koon Fung Lam, Wai Ming Chan
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Patent number: 9217076Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an emulsion coagulant which can be used to quickly coagulate a tire puncture sealing material in an extremely low temperature environment. The emulsion coagulant of the present invention is an emulsion coagulant comprising: component (A) having a particle size of from 35 to 100 ?m and comprising at least one type selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, and silicon oxide; propylene glycol alginate; and component (B) comprising at least one type selected from the group consisting of calcium oxide, calcium chloride, calcium acetate, and urea; the amount of component (B) being from 3 to 30 mass % of the total amount of component (A), propylene glycol alginate, and component (B); and the emulsion coagulant being used to coagulate a tire puncture sealing material comprising an emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Okamatsu
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Publication number: 20150087746Abstract: A tyre repair sealing composition having: 30 to 80% natural latex, 5 to 35% synthetic latex, and 10 to 60% ethylene glycol, and wherein the diameter of the synthetic latex particles advantageously has a mean particle-size distribution of 0.04 to 0.5 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: TEK GLOBAL S.R.L.Inventors: Sergio LOLLI, Erika LERI, Fabrizio ARDISSONE
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Patent number: 8957132Abstract: Process for the manufacture of an elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which is based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a blend of at least two solid elastomers, a polybutadiene or butadiene copolymer elastomer, referred to as “elastomer A”, and a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene elastomer, referred to as “elastomer B”, the elastomer A:elastomer B ratio by weight being within a range from 10:90 to 90:10; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler, in which, during a first stage or stage (a), a masterbatch comprising at least the elastomers A and B and between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin is prepared by mixing these various components in a mixer at a “hot compounding” temperature or up to a “hot compounding” temperature which is greater than the softening temperature of the hydrocarbon resin.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Bozena Voge, Vincent Pelissier, Jose Merino Lopez
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Publication number: 20150018450Abstract: A tire sealer and inflator can include a sealant composition, and a propellant composition. The propellant composition can include R152a (1,1-difluoroethane) propellant. The sealant composition and the propellant composition may be combined in an aerosol container. The aerosol container can be a DOT 2Q container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventor: N. Howard DUDLEY
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Patent number: 8910684Abstract: A tire comprising an innerliner, where the innerliner includes a rubber and boron nitride dispersed within the rubber.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2009Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Mary M. Matthiesen, Amy Randall, Mindaugas Rackaitis
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Patent number: 8895640Abstract: A sealant composition for the sealing of a punctured tire including a liquid carrier, one or more viscosity and suspending agents, one or more fillers and sealants, and one or more polyacrylates.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Trydel Research Pty LtdInventor: Terence Dowel
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Publication number: 20140221527Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealant containing a natural rubber latex and/or a synthetic resin emulsion and propylene glycol, the propylene glycol/water ratio being from 0.5 to 1.1, and the viscosity at ?20° C. when a BL-type viscometer is used being from 100 to 1200 mPa·s at a revolution speed of 60 rpm. The tire puncture sealant of the present invention has excellent low-temperature injection properties and sealing performance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2012Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Masahiro Naruse
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Patent number: 8791175Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid coagulant which can be injected into the inside of a tire without removing the tire from a rim and which can prevent the scattering of a residue of a tire puncture sealing material when the tire is removed from the rim. The liquid coagulant can coagulate an emulsion that contains a natural rubber latex. The liquid coagulant comprises a urethane resin and/or an acrylic resin which has a pH value of 2.0 to 4.0 and contains a cationic functional group.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Kazushi Kimura, Daisuke Kanenari, Takumi Sekiguchi
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Patent number: 8772370Abstract: An environmentally safe, biodegradable aqueous antifreeze solution and a puncture sealing composition containing the same are provided. The antifreeze solution includes an antifreeze agent selected from trimethylglycine, dimethyl sulfoxide, and derivatives and combinations thereof. The composition is effective in forming and maintaining seals in tube and tire punctures.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventor: Shees N. Sulemanji
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Patent number: 8710140Abstract: Process for manufacturing a self-sealing elastomer composition, wherein the process comprises the following steps: firstly a masterbatch comprising at least one diene elastomer and a thermoplastic plasticizing hydrocarbon resin with a content greater than 30 phr is manufactured by compounding these various components in a mixer at a temperature or up to a temperature called the “hot compounding temperature” which is above the softening point of the hydrocarbon resin; and then at least one crosslinking system is incorporated into the masterbatch thus prepared, by compounding everything, in the same mixer or in a different mixer, at a temperature or up to a maximum temperature which is kept below 100° C., in order to obtain said self-sealing composition, and wherein at least one liquid plasticizer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below ?20° C. is furthermore incorporated in an amount of less than 60 phr into said masterbatch or into said composition.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Frederic Pialot, Damien Fombelle, Bozena Voge, Jose Merino Lopez
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Patent number: 8646500Abstract: A puncture-resistant multilayer laminate that is impermeable to inflation gases, comprising: a gastight first elastomer layer comprising a polystyrene/polyisobutylene block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer, and optionally an extender oil with a content within a range of 0 to less than 100 phr; and a self-sealing second elastomer layer comprising a thermoplastic styrene elastomer, identical to or different from the first elastomer, and an extender oil with a content greater than 200 phr.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2008Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Emmanuel Custodero, Pierre Lesage, José Merino Lopez
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Patent number: 8616255Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer laminate that has a small thickness and is excellent in air permeation resistance and adhesion with an adjacent rubber, and a pneumatic tire using the same as an inner liner. A polymer laminate includes a first layer having a thickness of 0.05 mm to 0.6 mm made of a styrene-isobutylene-styrene triblock copolymer, and a second layer containing at least one of a styrene-isoprene-styrene triblock copolymer and a styrene-isobutylene diblock copolymer, and a second layer have a thickness of 0.01 mm to 0.3 mm.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Mutsuki Sugimoto
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Patent number: 8617333Abstract: In one embodiment, a pneumatic tire having a built-in sealant layer, before cure, includes an unvulcanized pneumatic tire assembly having an outer circumferential rubber tread and a supporting carcass. A precursor sealant layer is situated between the supporting carcass and an innermost rubber inner liner. The precursor sealant layer includes a non-flowing polyurethane composition that is neither gel-like nor tacky and is self-supporting. The precursor sealant layer, during curing of the unvulcanized pneumatic tire assembly, thermally degrades so as to provide a gel-like and tacky, self-healing polyurethane composition which defines the built-in sealant layer. The resulting tire, with its innermost polyurethane composition, allows for elimination or reduction in blister formation by reducing or elimination the amount of gases typically given off by organoperoxide-butyl based sealant layers, such as when the tire is at its running temperature. Consequently, the thickness of the inner liner may be reduced.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2007Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ramendra Nath Majumdar, Aaron Scott Puhala
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Patent number: 8614276Abstract: A self-sealing elastomer composition that can be used especially as a puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, comprising: as predominant elastomer, an unsaturated diene elastomer; a thermoplastic hydrocarbon plasticizer resin with a weight content of between 30 and 90 phr; a liquid plasticizer, the Tg (glass transition temperature) of which is below ?20° C., with a weight content between 0 and 60 phr; and 0 to less than 30 phr of a filler. Also disclosed is an article such as a tire provided with the puncture-resistant layer comprising the self-sealing elastomer composition. The puncture-resistant layer is advantageously combined with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber, so as to form, in the inflatable article, a puncture-resistant airtight laminate.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 24, 2013Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Bozena Voge, Didier Vasseur, Jose Merino Lopez, Frederic Pialot
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Patent number: 8602075Abstract: A self-sealing elastomer composition, in an inflatable article such as a pneumatic tire (1), such composition comprising, as predominant elastomer, a thermoplastic styrene (TPS) elastomer and an extender oil with a content of between 200 and 700 phe (parts per hundred parts of elastomer by weight). An airtight puncture-resistant laminate (10) that can be used in particular in said inflatable article (1), comprises a puncture-resistant first layer (10a) comprising said self-sealing composition and an airtight second layer (10b), for example based on butyl rubber. An inflatable article comprises such a self-sealing composition or such an airtight puncture-resistant laminate.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2007Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.AInventors: Loïc Albert, Emmanuel Custodero, Pierre Lesage, José Merino Lopez, Lucien Silvain
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Publication number: 20130202829Abstract: Elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which can be used in particular as puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a blend of at least two solid elastomers, a polybutadiene or butadiene copolymer elastomer, referred to as “elastomer A”, and a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene elastomer, referred to as “elastomer B”, the elastomer A:elastomer B ratio by weight being within a range from 10:90 to 90:10; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler. Inflatable article, such as a tire, provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising a composition according to the invention; the puncture-resistant layer is advantageously used in combination with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber or TPS elastomer, in order to form, in the inflatable article, an airtight and puncture-resistant laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: August 8, 2013Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Bozena Voge, Vincent Pelissier, Jose Merino Lopez
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Publication number: 20130196085Abstract: Elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which can be used in particular as puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a solid unsaturated diene elastomer; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler; between 0.5 and 15 phr of thiuram polysulphide. Inflatable article, such as a tire, provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising a composition according to the invention; the puncture-resistant layer is advantageously used in combination with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber or TPS elastomer, in order to form, in the inflatable article, an airtight and puncture-resistant laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2011Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSMENTS MICHELINInventors: Bozena Voge, José Carlos Araujo Da Silva, Jose Merino Lopez
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Patent number: 8481610Abstract: A method for manufacturing a puncture-sealing agent, which effectively prevents gelification of the puncture-sealing agent caused by agglomerates of rubber latex and that can enhance the productivity of the puncture-sealing agent is provided. The manufacturing method includes a first mixing process of mixing an antifreeze liquid with water to obtain a mixture liquid A1; a second mixing process of adding the mixture liquid A1 dropwise into a rubber latex that is being stirred and performing mixing to obtain a mixture liquid A2, while increasing the stirring speed as a liquid amount of the mixture liquid A2 increases; and a third mixing process of mixing the mixture liquid A2 with a tackifier. An amount of variation in the stirring speed is preferably from 0.1 rpm/mm to 6.0 rpm/mm, and a dropwise-addition rate of the mixture liquid A1 is preferably from 0.5 kg/min to 500 kg/min.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Narukuni Hirata, Shinichi Eguchi, Minoshima Haruki
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Patent number: 8470909Abstract: A tire puncture sealant is disclosed and described. Such a sealant may include a natural rubber latex and a surfactant, wherein a content of the surfactant is from 1.0 to 6.0 mass % of a solid content of the natural rubber latex and the surfactant includes a non-ionic surfactant and an anionic surfactant at a mass ratio where the non-ionic surfactant/the anionic surfactant=1.0/1.0 to 1.0/5.0.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hideyuki Takahara, Takahiro Okamatsu
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Publication number: 20130072594Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid coagulant which can be injected into the inside of a tire without the need of removing the tire from a rim and which can prevent the scattering of a residue of a tire puncture sealing material when the tire is removed from the rim. The liquid coagulant can coagulate an emulsion that contains a natural rubber latex and/or a synthetic resin emulsion. The liquid coagulant contains a foaming agent capable of foaming the emulsion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2011Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Kazushi Kimura
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Patent number: 8360122Abstract: Pneumatic tire including a sealant material composition providing puncture sealing property within the sealant material composition includes a compound containing a diphenyldisulfide structure therein.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Continental Tire The Americas, LLCInventor: Joshua L. Wilson
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Patent number: 8362110Abstract: A sealant, in particular for rubber articles, preferably for motor vehicle tires, comprises: 30-90 wt-% of at least one natural rubber latex dispersion; 0.1-10 wt-% of at least one ionic and/or non-ionic emulsifier and/or dispersing agent; 0.0001-10 wt-% of at least one protease; 5-40 wt-% of at least one aqueous adhesive resin dispersion; 1-50 wt-% of at least one antifreeze agent; 0.01-12 wt-% of decomposition products of a deproteinizing reaction; 0-30 wt-% of additional additives.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2010Date of Patent: January 29, 2013Assignee: Continental Reifen Deutschland GmbHInventors: Michael Schunack, Carla Recker, Mario Conde
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Patent number: 8338544Abstract: A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of polymerizing monomer to form a reactive polymer, and reacting the reactive polymer with a protected polyoxime compound.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Steven Luo
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Patent number: 8329778Abstract: A sealant composition for the sealing of a punctured tire including a liquid carrier, one or more viscosity and suspending agents, one or more fillers and sealants, and one or more polyacrylates.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Tyrdel Research PTY, Ltd.Inventor: Terence Dowel
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Publication number: 20120309867Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a tire puncture sealant whereby both sealing performance and storage performance can be achieved. A tire puncture sealant is provided that includes a natural rubber latex, an antifreezing agent, and an acrylic emulsion. A mass ratio of a solid content of the natural rubber latex to a solid content of the acrylic emulsion (natural rubber/acrylic resin) is from 50/50 to 15/85. An amount of the antifreezing agent is from 100 to 300 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of a total of the solid content of the natural rubber latex and the solid content of the acrylic emulsion. The total of the solid content of the natural rubber latex and the solid content of the acrylic emulsion is from 20 to 40 mass % of a total mass of the tire puncture sealant.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Hideyuki Takahara
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Patent number: 8318839Abstract: The present invention provides a tire puncture sealant which has a reduced viscosity at low temperatures and better injectability at low temperatures while exerting excellent initial sealing performance and storage stability. The present invention also provides a tire puncture sealant which further has better injectability at high temperatures while exerting the seal retention performance. The present invention relates to a tire puncture sealant including: a natural rubber latex; a tackifier; and propylene glycol, wherein the amount of the propylene glycol in 100% by mass of a liquid portion of the puncture sealant is 55% by mass or more, and also relates to a tire puncture sealant including: a natural rubber latex; a tackifier; propylene glycol; and a nonionic surfactant, wherein the nonionic surfactant is a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether and/or a polyoxyalkylene alkenyl ether.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2011Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Takaaki Ishida, Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Naoya Ichikawa