ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,386, issued on Dec. 2.
"Process for regenerating a monolithic, macro-structural, inter-penetrating elastomer network morphology from ground tire rubber particles" was invented by William B. Coe (Wrightwood, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Crumb rubber obtained from recycled tires is subjected to an interlinked substitution process. The process utilizes a reactive component that interferes with sulfur bonds. The resulting treated rubber exhibits properties similar to those of the virgin composite rubber structure prior to being granulated, and is suitable for use in fabricating new tires, engineered rubber articles, and asphalt r...