IP Library Granted Patent US 12,365,786
Granted Patent B2
US 12,365,786 · App. 17/765,830 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Surface-treated nanocellulose master batch

Inventors: Masayuki Kawazoe (Hiratsuka, JP); Tomoyuki Sakai (Hiratsuka, JP); Toru Noguchi (Nagano, JP)
Assignees: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.; SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
C08L1/02C08J3/22C08L9/06C08J2301/02C08J2309/06C08L2310/00
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Patent No.
US 12,365,786
App. No.
17/765,830
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surface-treated nanocellulose master batch includes a rubber component, a nanocellulose, a resole or novolac resorcin-formaldehyde initial condensation product, and formaldehyde. The the surface-treated nanocellulose master batch includes from 0.3 to 15 parts by mass of the nanocellulose per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. The the surface-treated nanocellulose master batch includes from 0.03 to 1.2 parts by mass of the resole or novolac resorcin-formaldehyde initial condensation product per 1 part by mass of the nanocellulose and 0.02 to 0.8 parts by mass of the formaldehyde per 1 part by mass of the nanocellulose.

Claims (14)

1. A surface-treated nanocellulose master batch comprising:

a rubber component;

a nanocellulose;

a resole or novolac resorcin-formaldehyde initial condensation product; and

formaldehyde,

the surface-treated nanocellulose master batch comprising from 0.3 to 15 parts by mass of the nanocellulose per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and

the surface-treated nanocellulose master batch comprising from 0.03 to 1.2 parts by mass of the resole or novolac resorcin-formaldehyde initial condensation product per 1 part by mass of the nanocellulose and 0.02 to 0.8 parts by mass of the formaldehyde per I part by mass of the nanocellulose.

2. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber component comprises a diene rubber and a styrene-butadiene-vinylpyridine terpolymer.

3. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 1 , further comprising carbon black or silica.

4. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 1 , further comprising from 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid metal salt per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

5. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 4 , wherein the unsaturated fatty acid metal salt is an acrylic acid metal salt and/oror a methacrylic acid metal salt.

6. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 2 , further comprising carbon black or silica.

7. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 2 , further comprising from 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid metal salt per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

8. The surface-treated nanocellulose master batch according to claim 3 , further comprising from 0.1 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated fatty acid metal salt per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: KAWAZOE, MASAYUKI; SAKAI, TOMOYUKI
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059466/0198 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2022
From: NOGUCHI, TORU
To: SHINSHU UNIVERSITY
Reel/Frame 059466/0218 →