The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Julia Martine Francoise Claudine Tahon

Frank Schmitz

Jean-Luc Faure

Ralf Mruk

Christian Jean-Marie Kaes

Annette Lechtenboehmer

Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff

Carolin Anna Welter

James Joseph Golden

Timo Benjamin Korfmann

Antonia Felicitas Broemmel

Robert Anthony Bethea

Lisa Mailaender

Nihat Ali Isitman

Tom Dominique Linster

Luisa Fernanda Munoz Mejia

Lothar Braun

Fahri Ozel

Christian Kaes

Jean-Marie Feller

Bodo Ahrens

Philippe Schmit

Anthony Hardy

Raphael Beck

Wolfgang Karl Maegerle

Miriam Laackmann

Thomas Günther Böhner

Adrian Osvaldo Balaguer Pino

John Woods

Christian Jean Marie Kaes

Ralph Joachim Olbrich

Lothar Claus Braun

Romain Jack Rodolphe Mersch

Peter Cornelius Maus

Jean-Louis Felicien Thomas

Geoffrey Stephane Marcel Ghislain Virlez

Thomas Günther BÖHNER

Pit Jean-Pierre Fernand Polfer

Miriam Dobberstein

In accordance with the invention a wire coat rubber composition for a tire comprises from 70 phr to 100 phr of cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, from 0 phr to 30 phr of solution styrene butadiene rubber, from 65 phr to 95 phr pre-silanized precipitated silica, from 0.1 phr to 5 phr of a cobalt salt, up to 15 phr carbon black, up to 10 phr of a resin, and up to 10 phr oil. Further the present invention is directed to a tire comprising such a wire coat composition.

Wire coat rubber composition for a tire and a tire comprising a wire coat rubber composition

In accordance with the invention, a textile cord coat composition for a tire comprises from 70 to 90 phr cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber, from 10 to 30 phr styrene butadiene rubber, from 25 to 45 phr carbon black, the latter comprising between 1 and 6 phr high surface area carbon black having a BET surface area of more than 700 m/g. Moreover, the invention is directed to a textile reinforced ply and a tire comprising such a textile cord coat composition.

Textile coat rubber composition for a tire and a tire comprising a textile coat rubber composition

The present invention is directed to a non-vulcanized rubber composition which is comprised of (1) 90 phr to 100 phr cis 1,4-polyisoprene; (2) 10 phr to 40 phr of pre-silanized precipitated silica; (3) 10 phr to 40 phr of carbon black, (4) 0.1 phr to 5 phr of a cobalt salt, and (5) 1 phr to 15 phr of a resinous reaction product of a methylene donor composition and a methylene acceptor composition. Moreover, the present invention is directed to a tire or tire component comprising the cured rubber composition.

Rubber composition and a tire

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, a pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica, a blocked mercaptosilane, a terpene-phenol resin, and a low molecular weight polybutadiene functionalized with a hydroxyl functional group, wherein the pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica is hydrophobated prior to its addition the rubber composition by treatment with at least one silane selected from the group consisting of alkylsilanes, alkoxysilanes, organoalkoxysilyl polysulfides and organomercaptoalkoxysilanes and optionally at least one dispersing aid selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, diethylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, fatty acid esters of hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated Cor Csugars, polyoxyethylene derivatives of fatty acid esters of hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated Cor Csugars.

Pneumatic tire having tread with hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, silica, a blocked mercaptosilane, and a low molecular weight polybutadiene functionalized with an alkoxysilane functional group.

Pneumatic tire having tread with alkoxysilane-terminated polybutadiene

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising a tread, the tread comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene elastomer, silica, a blocked mercaptosilane, a traction resin, and a low molecular weight polybutadiene functionalized with a hydroxyl functional group.

The invention relates to rubber compositions containing at least one diene-based elastomer containing dual functionalized styrene/butadiene elastomers and filler reinforcement for the elastomer(s) comprised of pre-hydrophobated precipitated silica together with processing aid for the pre-treated precipitated silica comprised of zinc salt of fatty acids. The invention further relates to a pneumatic tire with tread comprised of such.

Rubber composition containing pre-hydrophobated silica with zinc salt fatty acid processing aid and tire with tread

This invention relates to a tire with a circumferential rubber tread comprised of a rubber composition for promotion of reduced internal heat build-up. The invention particularly relates to truck tires.

Truck tire with rubber tread

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of apexes, flippers and chippers, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 50 phr of an epoxidized polyisoprene having a number-average molecular weight of 5000 to 100000.

Tire with component containing polybenzobisoxazole short fiber and epoxidized polyisoprene

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of a polybenzobisoxazole (PBO) short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm and a thickness ranging from 10 to 30 microns, and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of an epoxidized palm oil.

Tire with component containing polybenzobisoxazole short fiber and epoxidized palm oil

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and from 1 to 30 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), of a polyketone short fiber having a length ranging from 0.5 to 20 mm having a weight ranging from 0.5 to 5 decitex, and from 1 to 15 phr of a polyethyleneimine having an average molecular weight of 800 to 2000000.

Tire with component containing polyketone short fiber and polyethyleneimine

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Julia Martine Francoise Claudine Tahon