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US 9,757,983TIRE WITH RUBBER COMPONENT CONTAINING REINFORCEMENT COMPRISED OF PRECIPITATED SILICA AND FUNCTIONALIZED GRAPHENE
Ling Du
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A tire with a component of a rubber composition which comprises, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): 5 (A) 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, (B) rubber reinforcing filler as a combination of rubber reinforcing carbon black, precipitated silica and graphene comprised of: (1) from about 0 to about 30 phr of rubber reinforcing carbon black, (2) from about 25 to about 125 phr of precipitated silica, with silica coupler 10 for said precipitated silica having a moiety reactive with hydroxyl groups on the precipitated silica and another, different, moiety interactive with said diene-based elastomer(s), (3) about 0.5 to about 20 phr of graphene, treated with a phenylene ethynylene oligomer comprised of a conjugated hydrocarbon backbone and having a 15 branched polysulfide moiety, wherein said oligomer is comprised of a compound of a chemical structure represented by at least one of Formula (1), (2) and (3): Formula (1): R' SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.1.18.900.1871.1741.2486.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white 20-16-Formula (2): 5 Formula (3): R' wherein R is comprised of hydrocarbon, C.H 2 n+ 1; where n is in the range of 4 to 16, x is 10 in a range of 0 to 10, y is in a range of 0 to 10; and z is in a range of 1 to 3; wherein at least one of x and y is at least 1; wherein R' is a cyclic six member saturated ring comprised of sulfur and carbon atoms which contains from 2 through 5 connecting sulfur atoms and from 1 through 4 carbon atoms.
SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.1667.456.1699.486.svg 0.10 0.107 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.900.491.1741.1106.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.9.877.1320.1759.1747.svg 1.423 2.94 Chemistry Black and white 2. The tire of claim 1 wherein said graphene has an average thickness in a range of from about 1 to about 20 nanometers (nm) and a L/D (lateral length over thickness) dimensional ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 1000.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the said diene-based 20 elastomer is comprised of at least one polymer of at least one monomer selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene and from styrene copolymerized with at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene.-17 -
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber together with at least one synthetic rubber.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said tread rubber composition, at least one of said diene-based elastomer(s) is least one of tin coupled organic solution polymerization 15 prepared styrene/butadiene copolymers, isoprene/butadiene copolymers, styrene/isoprene copolymers, polybutadiene and styrene/isoprene/butadiene terpolymers.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said rubber composition, the diene-based elastomer contains at least one functional group reactive with hydroxyl groups on a precipitated silica wherein said functional group is comprised of at least one of siloxy, amine, imine and 25 thiol groups.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said precipitated silica and silica coupler are-18-provided as a composite of precipitated silica pre-reacted with said silica coupler and where said silica coupler is comprised of at least one of bis(3-trialkoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide containing an average of from about 2 to about 4 connecting sulfur atoms in its polysulfidic bridge and alkoxyorganomercaptosilane.
The tire of claim 1 wherein precipitated silica is added to said rubber composition to react with said coupling agent in situ within the rubber composition.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said component is
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
tire with rubber component (circumferential tread)
Materials described outside the worked examples.
diene-based elastomer
precipitated silica
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Temperature | ≤ 50 °C | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm |
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US 9,757,983Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A tire with a component of a rubber composition which comprises, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): 5 (A) 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, (B) rubber reinforcing filler as a combination of rubber reinforcing carbon black, precipitated silica and graphene comprised of: (1) from about 0 to about 30 phr of rubber reinforcing carbon black, (2) from about 25 to about 125 phr of precipitated silica, with silica coupler 10 for said precipitated silica having a moiety reactive with hydroxyl groups on the precipitated silica and another, different, moiety interactive with said diene-based elastomer(s), (3) about 0.5 to about 20 phr of graphene, treated with a phenylene ethynylene oligomer comprised of a conjugated hydrocarbon backbone and having a 15 branched polysulfide moiety, wherein said oligomer is comprised of a compound of a chemical structure represented by at least one of Formula (1), (2) and (3): Formula (1): R' SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.1.18.900.1871.1741.2486.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white 20-16-Formula (2): 5 Formula (3): R' wherein R is comprised of hydrocarbon, C.H 2 n+ 1; where n is in the range of 4 to 16, x is 10 in a range of 0 to 10, y is in a range of 0 to 10; and z is in a range of 1 to 3; wherein at least one of x and y is at least 1; wherein R' is a cyclic six member saturated ring comprised of sulfur and carbon atoms which contains from 2 through 5 connecting sulfur atoms and from 1 through 4 carbon atoms.
SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.1667.456.1699.486.svg 0.10 0.107 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.900.491.1741.1106.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.9.877.1320.1759.1747.svg 1.423 2.94 Chemistry Black and white 2. The tire of claim 1 wherein said graphene has an average thickness in a range of from about 1 to about 20 nanometers (nm) and a L/D (lateral length over thickness) dimensional ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 1000.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the said diene-based 20 elastomer is comprised of at least one polymer of at least one monomer selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene and from styrene copolymerized with at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene.-17 -
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber together with at least one synthetic rubber.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said tread rubber composition, at least one of said diene-based elastomer(s) is least one of tin coupled organic solution polymerization 15 prepared styrene/butadiene copolymers, isoprene/butadiene copolymers, styrene/isoprene copolymers, polybutadiene and styrene/isoprene/butadiene terpolymers.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said rubber composition, the diene-based elastomer contains at least one functional group reactive with hydroxyl groups on a precipitated silica wherein said functional group is comprised of at least one of siloxy, amine, imine and 25 thiol groups.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said precipitated silica and silica coupler are-18-provided as a composite of precipitated silica pre-reacted with said silica coupler and where said silica coupler is comprised of at least one of bis(3-trialkoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide containing an average of from about 2 to about 4 connecting sulfur atoms in its polysulfidic bridge and alkoxyorganomercaptosilane.
The tire of claim 1 wherein precipitated silica is added to said rubber composition to react with said coupling agent in situ within the rubber composition.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said component is
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
tire with rubber component (circumferential tread)
Materials described outside the worked examples.
diene-based elastomer
precipitated silica
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Temperature | ≤ 50 °C | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm |
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US 9,757,983Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A tire with a component of a rubber composition which comprises, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): 5 (A) 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, (B) rubber reinforcing filler as a combination of rubber reinforcing carbon black, precipitated silica and graphene comprised of: (1) from about 0 to about 30 phr of rubber reinforcing carbon black, (2) from about 25 to about 125 phr of precipitated silica, with silica coupler 10 for said precipitated silica having a moiety reactive with hydroxyl groups on the precipitated silica and another, different, moiety interactive with said diene-based elastomer(s), (3) about 0.5 to about 20 phr of graphene, treated with a phenylene ethynylene oligomer comprised of a conjugated hydrocarbon backbone and having a 15 branched polysulfide moiety, wherein said oligomer is comprised of a compound of a chemical structure represented by at least one of Formula (1), (2) and (3): Formula (1): R' SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.1.18.900.1871.1741.2486.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white 20-16-Formula (2): 5 Formula (3): R' wherein R is comprised of hydrocarbon, C.H 2 n+ 1; where n is in the range of 4 to 16, x is 10 in a range of 0 to 10, y is in a range of 0 to 10; and z is in a range of 1 to 3; wherein at least one of x and y is at least 1; wherein R' is a cyclic six member saturated ring comprised of sulfur and carbon atoms which contains from 2 through 5 connecting sulfur atoms and from 1 through 4 carbon atoms.
SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.1667.456.1699.486.svg 0.10 0.107 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.900.491.1741.1106.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.9.877.1320.1759.1747.svg 1.423 2.94 Chemistry Black and white 2. The tire of claim 1 wherein said graphene has an average thickness in a range of from about 1 to about 20 nanometers (nm) and a L/D (lateral length over thickness) dimensional ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 1000.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the said diene-based 20 elastomer is comprised of at least one polymer of at least one monomer selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene and from styrene copolymerized with at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene.-17 -
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber together with at least one synthetic rubber.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said tread rubber composition, at least one of said diene-based elastomer(s) is least one of tin coupled organic solution polymerization 15 prepared styrene/butadiene copolymers, isoprene/butadiene copolymers, styrene/isoprene copolymers, polybutadiene and styrene/isoprene/butadiene terpolymers.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said rubber composition, the diene-based elastomer contains at least one functional group reactive with hydroxyl groups on a precipitated silica wherein said functional group is comprised of at least one of siloxy, amine, imine and 25 thiol groups.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said precipitated silica and silica coupler are-18-provided as a composite of precipitated silica pre-reacted with said silica coupler and where said silica coupler is comprised of at least one of bis(3-trialkoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide containing an average of from about 2 to about 4 connecting sulfur atoms in its polysulfidic bridge and alkoxyorganomercaptosilane.
The tire of claim 1 wherein precipitated silica is added to said rubber composition to react with said coupling agent in situ within the rubber composition.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said component is
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
tire with rubber component (circumferential tread)
Materials described outside the worked examples.
diene-based elastomer
precipitated silica
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Temperature | ≤ 50 °C | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm |
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US 9,757,983Claims define the patent's legal scope. Independent claims stand alone; dependent claims (nested) narrow them. Click a claim to expand its dependents.
A tire with a component of a rubber composition which comprises, based upon parts by weight per 100 parts by weight rubber (phr): 5 (A) 100 phr of at least one diene-based elastomer, (B) rubber reinforcing filler as a combination of rubber reinforcing carbon black, precipitated silica and graphene comprised of: (1) from about 0 to about 30 phr of rubber reinforcing carbon black, (2) from about 25 to about 125 phr of precipitated silica, with silica coupler 10 for said precipitated silica having a moiety reactive with hydroxyl groups on the precipitated silica and another, different, moiety interactive with said diene-based elastomer(s), (3) about 0.5 to about 20 phr of graphene, treated with a phenylene ethynylene oligomer comprised of a conjugated hydrocarbon backbone and having a 15 branched polysulfide moiety, wherein said oligomer is comprised of a compound of a chemical structure represented by at least one of Formula (1), (2) and (3): Formula (1): R' SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.1.18.900.1871.1741.2486.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white 20-16-Formula (2): 5 Formula (3): R' wherein R is comprised of hydrocarbon, C.H 2 n+ 1; where n is in the range of 4 to 16, x is 10 in a range of 0 to 10, y is in a range of 0 to 10; and z is in a range of 1 to 3; wherein at least one of x and y is at least 1; wherein R' is a cyclic six member saturated ring comprised of sulfur and carbon atoms which contains from 2 through 5 connecting sulfur atoms and from 1 through 4 carbon atoms.
SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.1667.456.1699.486.svg 0.10 0.107 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.2.900.491.1741.1106.svg 2.05 2.803 Chemistry Black and white SVG 15175397.06-07-2016.IP₅RMCKIRXEAPX5.CLM.2.9.877.1320.1759.1747.svg 1.423 2.94 Chemistry Black and white 2. The tire of claim 1 wherein said graphene has an average thickness in a range of from about 1 to about 20 nanometers (nm) and a L/D (lateral length over thickness) dimensional ratio in a range of from about 10 to about 1000.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the said diene-based 20 elastomer is comprised of at least one polymer of at least one monomer selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene and from styrene copolymerized with at least one of isoprene and 1,3-butadiene.-17 -
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber.
The tire of claim 1 where, for the tread rubber composition, the diene-based rubber is natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber together with at least one synthetic rubber.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said tread rubber composition, at least one of said diene-based elastomer(s) is least one of tin coupled organic solution polymerization 15 prepared styrene/butadiene copolymers, isoprene/butadiene copolymers, styrene/isoprene copolymers, polybutadiene and styrene/isoprene/butadiene terpolymers.
The tire of claim 1 wherein, for said rubber composition, the diene-based elastomer contains at least one functional group reactive with hydroxyl groups on a precipitated silica wherein said functional group is comprised of at least one of siloxy, amine, imine and 25 thiol groups.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said precipitated silica and silica coupler are-18-provided as a composite of precipitated silica pre-reacted with said silica coupler and where said silica coupler is comprised of at least one of bis(3-trialkoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide containing an average of from about 2 to about 4 connecting sulfur atoms in its polysulfidic bridge and alkoxyorganomercaptosilane.
The tire of claim 1 wherein precipitated silica is added to said rubber composition to react with said coupling agent in situ within the rubber composition.
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said oligomer is
The tire of claim 1 wherein said component is
Layer stacks claimed or described, ordered top of device to substrate.
tire with rubber component (circumferential tread)
Materials described outside the worked examples.
diene-based elastomer
precipitated silica
Performance values and ranges asserted in the specification or claims.
| Property | Value | Material |
|---|---|---|
Temperature | ≤ 50 °C | — |
Thickness | 1–20 nm |
graphene
phenylene ethynylene oligomer (poly(phenylene ethynylene) oligomer with branched polysulfide moiety)
silica coupler
natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber
tin coupled styrene/butadiene copolymer (solution polymerization)
bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide
alkoxyorganomercaptosilane
rubber reinforcing carbon black
| — |
graphene
phenylene ethynylene oligomer (poly(phenylene ethynylene) oligomer with branched polysulfide moiety)
silica coupler
natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber
tin coupled styrene/butadiene copolymer (solution polymerization)
bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide
alkoxyorganomercaptosilane
rubber reinforcing carbon black
| — |
graphene
phenylene ethynylene oligomer (poly(phenylene ethynylene) oligomer with branched polysulfide moiety)
silica coupler
natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber
tin coupled styrene/butadiene copolymer (solution polymerization)
bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide
alkoxyorganomercaptosilane
rubber reinforcing carbon black
| — |
graphene
phenylene ethynylene oligomer (poly(phenylene ethynylene) oligomer with branched polysulfide moiety)
silica coupler
natural cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber
tin coupled styrene/butadiene copolymer (solution polymerization)
bis(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) polysulfide
alkoxyorganomercaptosilane
rubber reinforcing carbon black
| — |