US 7,600,546 B2
	Pneumatic tire comprising an innerliner
Kentaro Fujino, Tokyo (Japan); Shinji Tai, Tokyo (Japan); Kaoru Ikeda, Kurashiki (Japan); Tomoyuki Watanabe, Kurashiki (Japan); and Kouta Isoyama, Kurashiki (Japan)
Assigned to Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo (Japan); and Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki-shi (Japan)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/692,950.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-329149 (JP), filed on Nov. 13, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0089388 A1, May 13, 2004
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60C 5/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 152—510  [152/DIG. 16]

11 Claims

1. A pneumatic tire comprising an innerliner which comprises a layer comprising a modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) obtained by reacting 1-50 parts by weight of a monofunctional epoxy compound (B) with 100 parts by weight of an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (A) having an ethylene content of 25-50 mol %, wherein the modified ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (C) is crosslinked by irradiation with an energy ray.