Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

The Texas A&m University System

Paul Winston

Brian Douglas Wilson

Ryan Michael Gaylo

Clayton Bohn, Jr

Jaime Christopher Grunlan

Morgan A Priolo

Xavier Saintigny

John J McHugh

Charlie Wen

Bradford M Hicks

Mary Dungan Thomas

Donald Earl Leonard

Vittoria Madonna Blasucci

Clayton Bohn

A non-pneumatic tire is provided that has a hub with a central axis. A supporting structure is located outward from the hub in a radial direction, and a shear band is located outward from the supporting structure in the radial direction. Tread is located outward from the shear band in the radial direction. A static discharge element extends from a first radial end of the supporting structure to a second radial end of the supporting structure. The first radial end is located closer to the central axis than the second radial end in the radial direction. The static discharge element is electrically conductive to conduct electricity through the supporting structure.

Static discharge element for non-pneumatic tire

A pneumatic tire having a pair of annular bead areas (), a pair of sidewalls, and a crown portion wherein a carcass ply () wraps around a radial inner side (RSj,) of each bead ring (), for each bead area () a first layer of rubber material () is arranged radially inward from both the bead ring radial inner side (RSi,) and the carcass ply () and a second layer of rubber material () is arranged radially inward from the first layer of rubber material (), each of the first layer of rubber material () and the second layer of rubber material () extending substantially across a full width (W) of the corresponding bead ring (), each of the first and second layer of rubber material () having a modulus of elongation, where the modulus of elongation of the second layer of rubber material () is equal to or greater than substantially 125% of the modulus of elongation of the first layer of rubber material ().

Pneumatic tire

A rubber component for a tire is disclosed that is manufactured from a rubber composition that is based upon a cross-linkable elastomer composition that includes 100 phr of two elastomer types including at least 50 phr of a styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBR) with a polybutadiene (BR) as the remainder. Such compositions may further include between 75 phr and 130 phr of a carbon black. Also included in such elastomers is a plasticizing system that includes a plasticizing resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least 25&#xb0; C. and a plasticizing liquid. The plasticizing system is added in an effective amount to provide the cured rubber composition with a shear modulus G* measured at 60&#xb0; C. of between 0.7 MPa and 1.6 MPa and a measured Tg of between &#x2212;30&#xb0; C. and 0&#xb0; C. The elastomer composition is cured with curing system that includes both a peroxide and sulfur.

Rubber component for a tire with improved abrasion resistance

A method is provided for forming an impermeable barrier layer on an inner tire surface of a tire. An assembly is also provided along with a kit for forming an impermeable barrier layer on an inner tire surface of a tire accordingly.

Spray formation of an impermeable barrier layer on a tire

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Paul Winston