United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Mark J Pender

Richard A Vaia

Andrey A Voevodin

Jeffrey H Sanders

Steven T Patton

Robert I MacCuspie

Steve J Diamanti

Michael Brett Meredith

The present invention includes rubber compositions, rubber articles and tires formulated to prevent ozone attack. A particular embodiment of the present invention includes a tire comprising a rubber structure, the rubber structure comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.1 and 0.45 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts by weight of the rubber elastomer) of a particular compound 2,4,6-Tris-(N-1,4-dimethylpentyl-p-phenylenediamino)-1,3,5-triazine and between 0.5 and 2 phr of a phenolic resin.

Tire having enhanced ozone resistance

A life and electrical properties enhanced microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switch apparatus in which a combined nanoparticle and ionic fluid lubricant is used to prolong switch elements operating lifetime and desirable electrical characteristics during this lifetime. Nanoparticle materials such as noble metal particles are combined with ionic corona producing liquid organic materials to achieve a desirable contact lubricant material serving to delay the onset of several disclosed classic contact failure mechanisms. Improvement over other contact lubricant materials and favorable contact testing results are included.

Nanoparticles and corona enhanced MEMS switch apparatus

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Mauldin, SC, United States of America

Mark J Pender