An elevator load bearing member includes a plurality of load bearing cords and a jacket at least partially surrounding the cords. The jacket includes a layer received against the cords, and a self-healing component. A method of making an elevator load bearing member is also disclosed.

A method of forming an implant includes providing a preformed shell formed from at least one cured elastomeric layer. The preformed shell includes an outer surface, an inner surface, and an opening for accessing an interior volume of the preformed shell. The method further includes expanding the preformed shell to an expanded state, in which the interior volume is greater than the interior volume of the preformed shell at a time of forming the preformed shell and forming an inner zone having at least one inner elastomeric layer on at least a portion of the inner surface of the preformed shell, while the shell is in the expanded state, thereby forming a multi-zone shell. The method further includes reducing the interior volume of the multi-zone shell, thereby contracting the at least one inner elastomeric layer of the inner zone and causing texturing of the at least one inner elastomeric layer.

One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a tire and method of forming a continuous encapsulated strip of sealant layer inside the tire. The strip of sealant layer has a varied mixture ratio of the sealant compound to the skin compound.

One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a tire and method of forming a continuous encapsulated strip of sealant layer inside the tire. The strip of sealant layer has a varied mixture ratio of the sealant compound to the skin compound.

A tire with a built-in puncture sealant comprising a supporting tire carcass comprised of one or more layers of ply, an outer circumferential tread, and a radially inner layer, a pair of beads, sidewalls extending radially inward from the axial outer edges of the tread portion to join the respective beads, a sealant comprising a butyl ionomer containing degradation product, disposed inwardly from said tire carcass inner layer, wherein said sealant provides self-sealing properties to the tire.

A tire with a built-in puncture sealant comprising a supporting tire carcass comprised of one or more layers of ply, an outer circumferential tread, and a radially inner layer, a pair of beads, sidewalls extending radially inward from the axial outer edges of the tread portion to join the respective beads, a sealant comprising a butyl ionomer containing degradation product, disposed inwardly from said tire carcass inner layer, wherein said sealant provides self-sealing properties to the tire.

The present invention provides a pneumatic tire including a sealant layer that has excellent tear resistance despite its being formed of a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along an inner periphery of the tire. Included is a pneumatic tire including an innerliner and a sealant layer located radially inside the innerliner, the sealant layer including a first sealant layer and a second sealant layer stacked in that order from the innerliner, the first sealant layer including a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along an inner periphery of the tire, the second sealant layer including a generally string-shaped sealant provided continuously and spirally along the first sealant layer, the sealant of the first sealant layer and the sealant of the second sealant layer extending in directions crossing each other.

A fuel tank of an advanced ballistic tolerant fuel containment system is constructed with an inner layer designed to contain fuel, an intermediate layer or layers designed to self-seal any openings or holes made into the fuel tank, and an exterior layer that reinforces the fuel tank and provides the fuel tank with hard points for connection to an aircraft or vehicle. The interior layer, the intermediate layer and the exterior layer are all constructed of thermoplastic materials.

A tire with a built-in puncture sealant comprising a supporting tire carcass comprised of one or more layers of ply, an outer circumferential tread, and a radially inner layer, a pair of beads, sidewalls extending radially inward from the axial outer edges of the tread portion to join the respective beads, a sealant comprising an outer layer of sealant and an inner layer of sealant, disposed inwardly from said tire carcass inner layer, wherein the outer layer of sealant and the inner layer of sealant have different viscosities, and wherein said sealant provides self-sealing properties to the tire.

A method of selectively controlling the self-sealing ability of a tyre obtained by application of a sealing assembly on a drum and subsequent formation thereon of a precursor of a green tyre inclusive of liner and carcass, followed by shaping, curing and molding. The sealing assembly includes: a self-supporting thermoplastic film of polyamide or polyester and a layer of sealing material possessing viscoelasticity and stickiness features, which is associated with and supported by the self-supporting thermoplastic film. The sealing assembly is easily puncturable by a sharp-pointed element while it maintains such a deformability and stickiness that it helps in the transfer of the sealing material during ejection of the sharp-pointed element and limits the transferred material amount to such an extent that holes bigger than a predetermined value are not sealed.