A process for producing a thermoplastic vulcanizate, the process comprising: (i) charging a reactor with an oil-extended olefinic copolymer rubber, where the rubber is synthesized by a single-site catalyst, characterized by a multi-modal molecular weight distribution, and includes greater than 10 parts by weight extender oil per 100 parts by weight rubber; (ii) charging the reactor, contemporaneously or sequentially with respect to the rubber, with a thermoplastic resin, an oil, and a cure system to provide a pre-vulcanized mixture; and (iii) mixing the rubber, thermoplastic resin, oil, and cure system at a temperature above the melt temperature of the thermoplastic resin to thereby cause dynamic vulcanization of the rubber and produce the thermoplastic vulcanizate.

A foamed sole according to the present invention includes a foam molding containing a rubber component and a resin component, wherein the maximum value of a loss factor [tan ] at a frequency of 10 Hz and at 30 C. to 80 C. of the foam molding is 0.18 or less, and a peak of a loss factor [tan ] at a frequency of 10 Hz of the foam molding lies within the range of 100 C. or higher. The foamed sole has a feature that it hardly shrinks when it is heated.

The invention relates to a rubber composition and its preparation for providing a path of least electrical resistivity through an electrically resistive rubber composition for a tire with a component of such rubber composition, particularly a tire tread.

A peer to peer dynamic network acceleration method and apparatus provide enhanced communications directly between two or more enhanced devices, such as enhanced clients. The enhanced clients may comprise a front-end, a back-end, or both. In general, the front-end and back-end of the enhanced clients work in concert to translate data into an enhanced protocol for communication between the enhanced clients. The enhanced protocol may provide acceleration, security, error correction, and other benefits. Data from various applications may be seamlessly translated between a first protocol and the enhanced protocol, such that the applications need not be modified to use the enhanced protocol. The enhanced clients may automatically detect one another to establish an enhanced communications channel automatically.

Disclosed are fluorinated vinyl polymer resin compositions, and prepregs and laminate materials containing the same. The fluorinated vinyl polymer resin composition includes a fluorine-substituted vinyl polymer resin and a functional polymer, where the fluorine-substituted vinyl polymer resin has the chemical structure:

##STR00001## where the maximum particle size is less than about 100 microns, at least one of the substituents R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 includes a fluorine atom, and where n is greater than about 100. The fluorinated vinyl polymer resin composition can be incorporated in prepreg and laminate materials.

A thermosetting resin composition due to containing a modified PPE resin as a main ingredient is suited for use in making a pregreg or a copper foil substrate, when hardened, featuring a small dielectric constant (Dk), a low dielectric dissipation factor (Df) and a high Tg as well as a high resistance to heat and flame, this outstanding result is because the modified PPE resin is formed with a novel two-dimensional hardenable structure prepared to have side-chain reactive functional groups being provided in addition to those at the terminal ends of the main chain of the PPE resin thereof.

The invention relates to masterbatch preparation of a silica rich rubber composition, rubber compositions thereof and tire with component.

Provided is an anti-vibration rubber composition comprising a diene rubber, a silane coupling agent having at least one of a structural unit represented by general formula (1) and a structural unit represented by general formula (2), carbon black, and silica, at a blending ratio of carbon black (a) to silica (b), i.e. (a)/(b), of 10/90 to 45/55 (mass ratio). The anti-vibration rubber composition can be vulcanized in a shortened time while maintaining easy workability in vulcanization and gives an anti-vibration rubber excellent in durability. R.sup.1 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 each independently represent a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 and R.sup.4 each independently represent a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and x and y each independently represent an integer of 1 or more.

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Blends of elastomer composites with unfilled or less highly filled elastomer reduces hysteresis without compromising reinforcement. Hysteresis may also be reduced by adjusting the compounding method.

A rubber composition for golf balls includes (I) a base rubber, (II) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, (III) a crosslinking initiator, and (IV) cellulose nanofibers. This rubber composition can further improve the durability of the ball without requiring the use of high-cost fibrous substances as compounding ingredients. Also, the steps in preparation of the golf ball rubber composition can be carried out smoothly and easily, making the rubber composition and its method of preparation economically and industrially advantageous. Moreover, the cellulose nanofibers used in this invention are a plant-based sustainable resource material, and so use of an environmentally friendly golf ball material becomes possible.