Uniroyal Inc.

Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.

Emmanuel G Kontos

Richard W Tomlinson

Joseph M Hochheiser

Disclosed are methods for the formation of a rubber/filler/curative/plasticizer compacted masterbatch which may be performed in two ways. In one embodiment, a rubber and a filler are intimately mixed for a time and under shear conditions sufficient to form a free flowing associated composition, then the composition is mixed with a plasticizer and a curative to form the compacted masterbatch. Alternatively, the starting material may be an already-formed free flowing associated composition of rubber, filler and optional curative, which is mixed with a plasticizer and optional curative to form the compacted masterbatch.

Blending of rubber compounds, fillers and plasticizers

A non-woven fabric comprising an assembly of fibers of discrete length which are interconnected and, at least a portion of which are in contact with each other, said fibers comprising crystalline syndiotactic 1,2-polybutadiene (1,2 SBD).

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Trumbull, CT, United States of America

Emmanuel G Kontos