Claims
- 1. A pneumatic tire having a rubber component made from a rubber composition comprising
(A) 100 parts by weight of at least one rubber containing olefinic unsaturation; and (B) 1 to 110 phr of a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes.
- 2. The pneumatic tire of claim 1 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes have a functionally active moiety selected from the group consisting of alcohol, phenol, amine, chlorosilane, epoxide, ester, fluoroalkyl, halide, halogen, isocyanate, methacrylate and acrylate, nitrile, norbornenyl, olefin, phosphine, silane, silanol, styrene or thiol.
- 3. The pneumatic tire of claim 1 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsequioxanes has a functional moiety that is not reactive.
- 4. The pneumatic tire of claim 1 wherein said rubber is selected from the group consisting of natural rubber, neoprene, polyisoprene, butyl rubber, halobutyl rubber, halogenated copolymer of isobutylene and para-methyl styrene, polybutadiene, styrene-butadiene copolymer, styrene/isoprene/butadiene rubber, methyl methacrylate-butadiene copolymer, isoprene-styrene copolymer, methyl methacrylate-isoprene copolymer, acrylonitrile-isoprene copolymer, acrylonitrile-butadiene copolymer, carboxylated rubber, hydrogenated rubber, EPDM, silicon-coupled star-branched polymers, tin-coupled star-branched polymers or mixtures thereof.
- 5. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain an alcohol or phenol functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of TMP diolcyclopentyl-POSS, TMPdiolisobutyl-POSS, trans-cyclohexanediolisobutyl-POSS or 1,2-propanediolisobutyl-POSS.
- 6. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain an amine functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of aminopropylisobutyl-POSS, aminopropylisooctyl-POSS or aminoethylaminopropylisobutyl-POSS.
- 7. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a chlorosilane functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of monochlorocyclohexyl-POSS, monochlorocyclopentyl-POSS, monochloroisobutyl-POSS, octa(chlorosilylethyl)-POSS, octa(dichlorosilylethyl)-POSS or octa(trichlorosilylethyl)-POSS.
- 8. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain an epoxide functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of glycidylisoctyl-POSS, trisglycidylcyclopentyl-POSS, trisglycidylethyl-POSS, trisglycidylisobutyl-POSS, epoxycyclohexylcyclopentyl-POSS, epoxycyclohexyldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, epoxycyclohexylisobutyl-POSS, epoxypropylcyclopentyl-POSS, glycidylcyclopentyl-POSS, glycidylethyl-POSS, glycidylisobutyl-POSS, epoxycyclohexyl-POSS cage mixture, epoxypropylisobutyl-POSS or octaepoxycyclohexyldimethylsilyl-POSS.
- 9. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a ester functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of ethylundecanoatecyclopentyl-POSS, methylpropionateisobutyl-POSS or methylpropionatecyclopentyl-POSS.
- 10. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a fluoroalkyl functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of fluoro(3)disilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, fluoro(13)disilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, methacrylfluoro(3)cyclopentyl-POSS, methacrylfluoro(13)cyclopentyl-POSS, dodecatrifluoropropyl-POSS, trifluorocyclopentyl-POSS, trifluoroisobutyl-POSS, trifluoropropylisobutyl-POSS, trisfluoro(3)cyclopentyl-POSS, trisfluoro(13)cyclopentyl-POSS, fluoro(13)disilanolisobutyl-POSS or methacrylfluoro(13)isobutyl-POSS.
- 11. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a halide functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of chlorobenzylcyclopentyl-POSS, chlorobenzylisobutyl-POSS, chlorobenzylethylcyclopentyl-POSS, chlorobenzylethylisobutyl-POSS, chlorophenylcyclopentyl-POSS, chlorophenylisobutyl-POSS, chloropropylcyclopentyl-POSS or chloropropylisobutyl-POSS.
- 12. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain an isocyanate functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of isocyanatopropyldimethylsilylcyclopentyl-PC or isocyanatopropyldimethylsilylisobutyl-POSS.
- 13. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a methacrylate or acrylate functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of acrylocyclopentyl-POSS, methacrylcyclopentyl-POSS, methacryldimethylsilylcyclopentyl-POSS, methacryldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, methacryldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, methacrylethyl-POSS, methacrylisobutyl-POSS, methacrylisooctyl-POSS, methacrylfluoro(3)cyclopentyl-POSS, methacrylfluoro(13)cyclopentyl-POSS, methacryl-POSS cage mixture, methacryltrimethylsiloxyisobutyl-POSS or methacryltrimethylsiloxycyclopentyl-POSS.
- 14. The pneumatic tire of claim 3 wherein said functional moiety that is not reactive is selected from the group consisting of dodecaphenyl-POSS, dodecaphenyl-POSS, isooctyl-POSS cage mixture, octacyclohexyl-POSS, octacyclopentyl-POSS, octaisobutyl-POSS, octamethyl-POSS, octaphenyl-POSS, octaTMA-POSS, dodecatrifluoropropyl-POSS, octatrimethylsiloxy-POSS, phenethyl-POSS cage mixture, phenethylisobutyl-POSS or octaammonium-POSS.
- 15. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a nitrile functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of cyanoethylcyclopentyl-POSS, cyanopropylcyclopentyl-POSS or cyanopropyldimethylsilylcyclopentyl-POSS.
- 16. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a norbornenyl functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of norbomenylethylcyclopentyl-POSS, norbornenylethylisobutyl-POSS, norbornenylethyldimethylsilylcyclopentyl-POSS, norbornenylethyldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, norbornenylethyldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, octanorbornenyl-POSS or trisnorbornenylcyclopentyl-POSS.
- 17. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain an olefin functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of allylcyclopentyl-POSS, allylisobutyl-POSS, allyldimethylsilylcyclopentyl-POSS, cyclohexenylethylcyclopentyl-POSS, dimethylvinylcyclopentyl-POSS, diphenylvinylcyclopentyl-POSS, monovinylcyclopentyl-POSS, monovinylisobutyl-POSS, phenylmethylvinylcyclopentyl-POSS, tris(dimethylvinyl)cyclopentyl-POSS, tris(dimethylvinyl)isobutyl-POSS, trivinylsilylcyclopentyl-POSS, octavinyl-POSS or vinyl-POSS cage mixture.
- 18. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a phosphine functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of diphenylphosphinoethylcyclopentyl-POSS or diphenylphosphinopropylcyclopentyl-POSS.
- 19. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a polymer functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of poly(dimethyl-co-methylhydrido-co-methylpropylPOSS) siloxane, poly(dimethyl-co-methylvinyl-co-methyletylsiloxyPOSS) siloxane, poly(ethylnorbornenyl-POSS-co-norbornene, poly(ethylsilsesquioxane), poly(methylsilsesquioxane), poly(phenylsilsesquioxane), poly(propylmethacrylPOSS-co-methylmethacrylate, poly(styrylPOSS-co-styrene) or poly(vinylsilsesquioxane).
- 20. The pneumatic tire of claim 2 wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a silane functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of dimethylsilanecyclopentyl-POSS, dimethylsilaneisobutyl-POSS, monosilaneisobutyl-POSS, octasilane-POSS, tris(dimethylsilane)cyclopentyl-POSS or tris(dimethylsilane)isobutyl-POSS; or
wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a silanol functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of dimethylphenyldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, dimethylvinyldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, disilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, disilanolisobutyl-POSS, fluoro(3)disilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, fluoro(13)disilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, methacryldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, methacryldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, monosilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, monosilanolisobutyl-POSS, norbornenylethyldisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, norbornenylethyldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, trisilanolcyclopentyl-POSS, trisilanolethyl-POSS, trisilanolisobutyl-POSS, trisilanolisooctyl-POSS, cyclohexenyldimethylsilyldisilanoisobutyl-POSS, dimethylvinyldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, epoxycyclohexyldisilanolisobutyl-POSS, fluoro(13)disilanolisobutyl-POSS, TMSdisilanolisobuty-POSS or trisilanolphenyl-POSS; or wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a styrene functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of styrenylisobutyl-POSS, styrylcyclopentyl-POSS or styrylisobutyl-POSS; or wherein said polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes contain a thiol functionally active moiety and is selected from the group consisting of mercaptopropylisobutyl-POSS or mercaptopropylisooctyl-POSS.
Parent Case Info
[0001] The Applicants hereby incorporate by reference prior U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/318,243, filed on Sep. 7, 2001.
Provisional Applications (1)
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