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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Jared J. Griebel, Orange Village, OH (US);
Kung-Ching Liao, Copley, OH (US);
Brian S. Alexander, Westfield, IN (US);
Bradley S. Plotner, Akron, OH (US);
Ross W. Widenor, Munroe Falls, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A tire sealant layer comprising a rubber portion with an upper surface and a lower surface, and a barrier layer upon the lower surface of the rubber portion is disclosed. The rubber portion comprises a mixture of 100 parts of at least one rubber, 90-500 parts of at least one tackifier, optionally one or more extenders, optionally at least one hydroscopic substance, and a cure package. Also disclosed is a process for producing a sealant layer-tire inner liner combination as well as a sealant layer-containing tire and related processes involving the sealant layer-containing tire.