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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. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin C. Galizio, Kent, OH (US);
Amy M. Randall, Akron, OH (US);
Melissa M. Clark, Woodland Park, CO (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/28 (2006.01); B60C 1/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C08K 3/34 (2006.01); C08K 3/36 (2006.01); C08L 9/00 (2006.01); C08L 21/00 (2006.01); C08L 89/00 (2006.01); C08L 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 23/283 (2013.01); B60C 1/0016 (2013.01); B60C 1/0025 (2013.01); C08K 3/04 (2013.01); C08K 3/346 (2013.01); C08K 3/36 (2013.01); C08L 9/00 (2013.01); C08L 9/06 (2013.01); C08L 21/00 (2013.01); C08L 89/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to rubber compositions comprising a conjugated diene rubber, a reinforcing silica filler, and a whey protein component. The whey protein component is in an amount sufficient to provide about 0.1 to about 10 phr whey protein. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of preparing such rubber compositions and to tire components containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.