In one aspect, the disclosure relates a composition, comprising: a concentration of one or more thermoplastic polyurethanes; and at least 75 parts per hundred rubber (phr) of one or more solution-polymerized styrene butadiene rubbers. Also disclosed herein are tires comprising the disclosed…
Uncured rubber compositions, methods of making uncured rubber compositions, vulcanized rubber compositions, methods of making vulcanized rubber composition, and articles (e.g., tires, components of tires) including the vulcanized rubber composition are provided. The materials provided herein can be…
The disclosure, in one aspect, relates to a method for preparing a masterbatch comprising natural rubber or another rubber and silica. In one aspect, the silica undergoes chemical treatment or another treatment to reduce the ability of silica particles to form hydrogen bonds. In a further aspect…
The present invention is directed to a non-pneumatic tire assembly comprising a radially outer tread band, a radially inner hub portion, and a supporting portion circumferentially supporting the tread band on the hub portion, wherein the supporting portion comprises at least one circumferential row…
In one aspect, a tire has a tread portion with at least one tread block having an elongated shape extending transversely to a circumferential centerline and comprising a sipe with i) a pair of elongated sipe portions extending predominantly along the elongated shape, and ii) a joint sipe portion…
A tire tread comprising a groove with a groove depth; a tread element adjacent to the groove; the tread element comprising a tread surface intended to engage a ground surface, a radial direction perpendicular to the tread surface, a sipe radially extending from the tread surface, along the radial…
A tire is disclosed having at least one belt formed by ply strips. The ply strips preferably have a first end that are staggered from each other, and more preferably are staggered in equal increments. Each ply strip comprises an elastomer composition reinforced by at least one elongated…
In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising a sustainable rubber polymer comprising an acyclic monoterpene monomer or an acyclic terpenoid monomer comprising at least two double bonds and a filler material. In some aspects, the acyclic monoterpene or…
A tire comprising a tread portion divided between a central portion and two shoulder portions; wherein two main external grooves extending in a circumferential direction of the tire are each disposed between the central portion and one of the two shoulder portions; wherein the central portion…
Tire comprising a tread portion that is divided in the tire width direction between a first shoulder portion, a central portion, and a second shoulder portion; wherein the surface of the tread portion has a profile with a concave shape over part of its width; process and tire mold thereof.
A method for the synthesis of an elastomer comprising the steps of polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in presence of at least one rare earth transition metal catalyst system to generate a polydiene cement; terminating the polydiene cement with a protic organic compound; connecting polymer chains…
The present invention relates to tire studs, each tire stud comprising a stud body and a pin, wherein at least a portion of the pin has a particular polygonal cross section. The present invention further relates to a pneumatic tire comprising said tire stud. Such tire studs are of particular value…
A tire comprises a tread, two working belts and an intermediate belt arranged radially between both working belts. Furthermore, the tire comprises a top belt comprising reinforcement cords having an impact energy absorption higher than 7 J/mm. In one aspect, the intermediate belt comprises a first…
Uncured compositions comprise a partially saturated elastomer, characterized by less than or equal to 15% of all repeat units of the partially saturated elastomer comprising a double bond, and 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline (TMDQ) or an oligomer thereof partially or fully in place of…
A method for the synthesis of an elastomer comprising the steps of polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in presence of at least one rare earth transition metal catalyst system to generate a polydiene cement; terminating the polydiene cement with a protic organic compound; connecting polymer chains…
A method for the synthesis of an elastomer comprising the steps of polymerizing conjugated diene monomer in to generate a polydiene cement; terminating the polydiene cement with a protic organic compound; connecting polymer chains by reacting (1) a compound containing sulfur and a halogen with (2)…
The present invention is directed to a non-pneumatic tire comprising a circumferential tread band, spokes arranged radially inwards the tread band, and anchoring rails extending in an axial direction and attached to a radially inner side of the tread band along the circumferential direction. The…
The invention is directed to a non-pneumatic tire with a supporting structure comprising a radially inner annular portion, a radially outer annular portion, and a plurality of spokes extending between these portions along a circumferential direction of the tire. In one aspect, two circumferentially…
The invention is directed to a non-pneumatic tire comprising a circumferential supporting structure comprising a radially inner annular portion, a radially outer annular portion, and a plurality of spokes extending between the annular portions along a circumferential direction. Each spoke has two…
The invention is directed to advanced methods of manufacturing a supporting structure for a non-pneumatic tire comprising at least one cord-reinforced polymer composition spoke. One method comprises providing a first mold member at least partially covered by a first polymer composition layer…
Disclosed are examples related to PCB impedance tuning for wideband operation and acceptance of antenna variation. In one example, a tire monitoring device includes a sensor, RFID circuitry and processing circuitry mounted on a PCB. The RFID circuitry can harvest energy and transmit monitored tire…
The present invention relates to pneumatic tires comprising a dual-layer tread made of a first layer comprising a first tread compound having a first tread property and a second layer comprising a second tread compound having a second tread property.
Disclosed are various embodiments related to theft event detection and classification of theft of tires and/or wheels on a vehicle, such as a semi-tractor, semi-trailer. A theft event detection and classification system can include at least one computing device including a vehicle computing device…
Disclosed are various embodiments for sensing wear of a tire tread. A tire comprises an innerliner, a plurality of belts layered adjacent to the innerliner, a tread adjacent to the plurality of belts opposite the innerliner and a treadwear sensor positioned in the innerliner. The treadwear sensor…
A tire comprising a tire tread having a tread region comprising a first and second rib, wherein the first and second ribs are separated by a groove; at least one tie-bar element disposed within the groove, and the tie-bar block element having opposed sidewalls separated by a radially extending…
The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a tread base layer and a tread cap. The tread cap comprises a first tread cap layer and a second tread cap layer of different polymeric compositions, the tread cap having a central cap zone Zand two lateral cap zones Zthe…
The invention provides a pneumatic tire having a tire tread with a ground engaging outer surface. The tread further has a first or central tread zone located on the central or crown portion of the tread and formed of a first rubber compound. Additionally, the tread has a second or shoulder tread…
A vulcanizable rubber composition comprises an interpenetrating or ionic network (IPN)-promoting resin. The resin comprises side chain functional groups along the resin backbone, which, in the presence of an additive material, form the connections that make up the IPN. In one embodiment, such…
A crosslinking agent includes two or more of functional that are capable of forming a bond with an elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation. One or both of these functional groups includes a sulfoxide group. The functional groups are linked by a linking moiety. A rubber composition may include…
The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising 30 to 80 phr of a first styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature lower than −50° C.; 10 to 40 phr of a second styrene butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature higher than −45° C.; and 10 to 30…