Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or... – Adhesive outermost layer
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-17
2008-12-09
Chen, Vivian (Department: 1794)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or...
Adhesive outermost layer
C428S195100, C428S206000, C428S343000, C428S3550RA, C428S3550BL, C428S474400, C428S475500, C428S475800, C428S476100, C428S476300, C428S476900, C428S500000, C428S521000, C428S523000, C152S524000, C152S525000, C152S555000, C152SDIG012
Reexamination Certificate
active
07462391
ABSTRACT:
A multi-layered veneer for a tire sidewall is disclosed wherein one or more layers of the veneer include at least one pigment to provide a desired visual effect for the tire sidewall. In one embodiment, the multi-layered veneer includes a tie layer and a first thermoplastic layer bonded to the tie layer. The tie layer is capable of bonding the veneer to a sidewall compound of a tire sidewall. The first thermoplastic layer includes a thermoplastic material and the tie layer includes no less than about 80% by weight of a synthetic polymer chosen from EPDM, EPR, polyethylene, or combinations thereof. The synthetic polymers have a Mooney Viscosity (ML 1+4 at 125° C.) from about 5 to about 40, and the EPDM and EPR have an ethylene content of about 70% by weight to about 99% by weight of the polymer. One or more pigments are dispersed in the tie layer and/or the first thermoplastic layer so as to provide the visual effect.
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Hahn Bruce Raymond
Puhala Aaron Scott
Shpargel Tarah Pecora
Zhao Junling
Chen Vivian
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Wood Herron & Evans L.L.P.
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