A fluororubber composition including a fluororubber having an iodine content of 10 to 90 mol % for the total mole of the polymer end groups and a carbon black (B), wherein a difference (G), represented by G(1%)-G(100%), is not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G(1%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 1% under an uncrosslinked state and G(100%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 100% under an uncrosslinked state, and G(1%) and G(100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test with a rubber process analyzer (RPA) in a condition that the measurement frequency is 1 Hz and the measurement temperature is 100 C.

A fluororubber composition including a fluororubber having an iodine content of 10 to 90 mol % for the total mole of the polymer end groups and a carbon black (B), wherein a difference (G), represented by G(1%)-G(100%), is not lower than 120 kPa and not higher than 3,000 kPa, where G(1%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 1% under an uncrosslinked state and G(100%) denotes a shear modulus at a dynamic strain of 100% under an uncrosslinked state, and G(1%) and G(100%) are determined by a dynamic viscoelasticity test with a rubber process analyzer (RPA) in a condition that the measurement frequency is 1 Hz and the measurement temperature is 100 C.

The invention relates to the use of silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, in particular for improving the rolling resistance of diene rubber tires. In particular, the invention is directed to silane-modified polybutadienes in rubber mixtures, wherein the polybutadiene comprises the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units and wherein the proportion of A in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 10 to 60 mol %, and wherein the sum of the proportions of B and C in the entirety of the 1,3-butadiene-derived monomer units present in the polybutadiene is from 40 to 90 mol %.

In accordance with an example embodiment, a continuous belt may include an outer surface having a first edge spaced apart from a second edge defining a belt width, and a first wear indication positioned on the outer surface near the first edge and having a first width, the first width is less than the belt width, and the first width represents the amount of allowable wear of the continuous belt.

In accordance with an example embodiment, a continuous belt may include an outer surface having a first edge spaced apart from a second edge defining a belt width, and a first wear indication positioned on the outer surface near the first edge and having a first width, the first width is less than the belt width, and the first width represents the amount of allowable wear of the continuous belt.

The present invention relates to a transmission belt providing a belt member, and at least one RFID tag attached to the belt member, the at least one RFID tag including an integrated circuit, and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt. The signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna.

The present invention relates to a transmission belt providing a belt member, and at least one RFID tag attached to the belt member, the at least one RFID tag including an integrated circuit, and an antenna connected to the integrated circuit for transmitting a signal indicative of a state of the transmission belt. The signal indicative of the state of the transmission belt is determined on the basis of a current deflection of the antenna.

The present invention relates to collapsible hoses and inflatable structures such as pneumatic actuators for water control gates that are manufactured on and incorporate into their structure a flexible internal mandrel with rounded edges. One face of the mandrel and all of its rounded edges separate from the inflatable membrane during pressurization, while the remaining face of the flexible mandrel remains bonded to the remaining face of the inflatable envelope. Sharp internal edges (in the deflated condition) and their associated stress concentrations (in the inflated condition) are thus eliminated.

The present invention relates to collapsible hoses and inflatable structures such as pneumatic actuators for water control gates that are manufactured on and incorporate into their structure a flexible internal mandrel with rounded edges. One face of the mandrel and all of its rounded edges separate from the inflatable membrane during pressurization, while the remaining face of the flexible mandrel remains bonded to the remaining face of the inflatable envelope. Sharp internal edges (in the deflated condition) and their associated stress concentrations (in the inflated condition) are thus eliminated.

In accordance with an example embodiment, a continuous belt may include an outer surface having a first edge spaced apart from a second edge defining a belt width, and a first wear indication positioned on the outer surface near the first edge and having a first width, the first width is less than the belt width, and the first width represents the amount of allowable wear of the continuous belt.