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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2021
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Milan Fedurco, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Marco Ribezzo, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Antonio Delfino, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Alain Faugeras, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A process for modifying an expandable curing bladder for a tire, which bladder has a surface intended to come into contact with a tire casing is provided. The process comprises a step of applying to the surface a layer of a silicone rubber composition comprising a first liquid organopolysiloxane bearing chain-end alkenyl groups, a second liquid organohydropolysiloxane and a photoactivatable hydrosilylation catalyst, and a step of exposing the silicone rubber composition covering the surface to irradiation with ultraviolet-visible light.