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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
Applicants:
Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku, JP;
Amy M. Randall, Akron, OH (US);
Yuan-yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Kevin M. Mccauley, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/20 (2006.01); C08K 5/01 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C08K 3/22 (2006.01); C08L 9/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/00 (2018.01); C08K 3/013 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/20 (2013.01); C08K 3/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/04 (2013.01); C08K 3/22 (2013.01); C08K 5/01 (2013.01); C08L 9/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/013 (2018.01); C08K 2003/2296 (2013.01); C08L 2205/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions containing a chemical additive capable of generating or enhancing strain-induced crystallization into the compositions, and tires containing the rubber compositions in one or more components such as sidewalls or treads. The chemical additive is at least one fatty acid amide compound of formula (I). As well, certain embodiments relate to methods for achieving reduced wear or improved durability in a tire tread or tire sidewall by using the chemical additives.