James P Horvath

US Patent:

6916164, Jul 12, 2005

Filed:

Dec 23, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/327772

Inventors:

Brett Alan Kasper - Stow OH, US
James Stephen Horvath - Doylestown OH, US
Todd Andrew Bachochin - Berlin Center OH, US
Gregory Lee Loney - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
David Alton Balderson - Alliance OH, US
Michael James Hogan - Tallmadge OH, US

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

B29C035/02

US Classification:

425 46

Abstract:

A tire mold having improved heat transfer is disclosed. A plurality of wear plates are installed onto a conical inner surface of an actuating ring. The wear plates are designed to improve thermal transfer between the actuating ring and a segmented treadmolding ring, reducing tire cure time and temperature variation within the mold.

US Patent:

58341234, Nov 10, 1998

Filed:

Jan 27, 1998

Appl. No.:

/013965

Inventors:

Jaclyn Beth Laurich - Tallmadge OH
Gary Lee Burroway - Doylestown OH
James Walter Horvath - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

B32B 2700

US Classification:

4284244

Abstract:

There is a need for polymers which are utilized in automotive interiors which offer good color stability as well as a high level of heat and ultraviolet light resistance. It is particularly critical for polymers which are utilized in making skin compounds for automotive instrument and door panels to have excellent color stability as well as excellent heat and ultraviolet light resistance. This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which can be blended with polyvinyl chloride to make leathery compositions having good color stability, heat resistance and ultraviolet light resistance, said rubbery polymer being comprised of repeat units which are derived from (a) butyl acrylate, or optionally a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate containing up to about 40 percent 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a conjugated diene monomer and (f) a crosslinking agent; wherein the repeat units which are derived from the conjugated diene monomer are epoxidized. Such leathery compositions offer an excellent combination of properties for utilization in making skin compounds for panels used in automotive applications.

US Patent:

58520864, Dec 22, 1998

Filed:

Sep 30, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/729635

Inventors:

James Walter Horvath - Cuyahoga Falls OH
Faith Michelle Howard - Beachwood OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

C08K 553

US Classification:

524130

Abstract:

An antigel agent composed of four types of antioxidants that allows polyamides to be blended with acrylonitrile/butadiene polymers with minimum generation of gels and yields a blend which can be extruded or sheeted to give a uniformed shaped product, for example, sheets and molded articles and is essentially free of plugging the screens of extruder used to extrude hose tube or sheet.

US Patent:

54479924, Sep 5, 1995

Filed:

Jun 13, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/259223

Inventors:

James W. Horvath - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

C08L 7102

US Classification:

525187

Abstract:

Cured blends of acrylonitrile/butadiene (NBR)/epichlorohydrin rubbers are provided that are free of poisonous lead compounds with ozone resistance of 10 hours or more and good heat resistance and fuel and oil resistance. These acrylonitrile/butadiene rubbers contain 28 to 33% by weight of acrylonitrile. The epichlorohydrin rubbers are useful in this invention which contains at least 4 to 12% of allyl glycidyl ether and may contain 0 to 35% of ethylene oxide, preferably 2 to 6% and up to 15%. The acrylonitrile/butadiene rubber is preferably of so-called bound antioxidant type which contains about 1 to about 10% by weight of polymerized attached antioxidant containing monomer.

US Patent:

57537720, May 19, 1998

Filed:

Jul 17, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/895652

Inventors:

Jaclyn Beth Laurich - Tallmadge OH
Gary Lee Burroway - Doylestown OH
James Walter Horvath - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

C08F 3600
C08F22012

US Classification:

5253293

Abstract:

There is a need for polymers which are utilized in automotive interiors which offer good color stability as well as a high level of heat and ultraviolet light resistance. It is particularly critical for polymers which are utilized in making skin compounds for automotive instrument and door panels to have excellent color stability as well as excellent heat and ultraviolet light resistance. This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which can be blended with polyvinyl chloride to make leathery compositions having good color stability, heat resistance and ultraviolet light resistance, said rubbery polymer being comprised of repeat units which are derived from (a) butyl acrylate, or optionally a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate containing up to about 40 percent 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a conjugated diene monomer and (f) a crosslinking agent; wherein the repeat units which are derived from the conjugated diene monomer are epoxidized. Such leathery compositions offer an excellent combination of properties for utilization in making skin compounds for panels used in automotive applications.

US Patent:

59224509, Jul 13, 1999

Filed:

Jan 28, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/014743

Inventors:

Jaclyn Beth Laurich - Tallmadge OH
Gary Lee Burroway - Doylestown OH
James Walter Horvath - Cuyahoga Falls OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

B32B 2700

US Classification:

4283199

Abstract:

There is a need for colorers which are utilized in automotive interiors which offer good color stability as well as a high level of Neat and ultraviolet light resistance. It is particularly critical for polymers which are utilized in making skin compounds for automotive instrument and door panels to have excellent color stability as well as excellent heat and ultraviolet light resistance. This invention discloses a rubbery polymer which can be blended with polyvinyl chloride to make leathery compositions having good color stability, heat resistance and ultraviolet light resistance, said rubbery polymer being comprised of repeat units which are derived from (a) butyl acryylate, or optionally a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate containing up to about 40 percent 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate and ethyl acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a conjugated diene monomer and (f) a crosslinking agent; wherein the repeat units which are derived from the conjugated diene monomer are epoxidized. Such leathery compositions offer an excellent combination of properties for utilization in making skin compounds for panels used in automotive applications.