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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Yuan-Yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Justin Yinket Che, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Eric Sean Castner, Uniontown, OH (US);
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A sulfur-vulcanizable rubber compound comprises a silane functionalized diene elastomer, a dual silane coupling system, and a silica filler. The non-active sulfur containing silane coupling agent excludes an active sulfur moiety. The rubber compound is a reaction product of a siloxyl condensation reaction between the silane functionalized diene elastomer and the dual silane coupling system. The dual coupling system comprises a non-active sulfur containing silane coupling agent for reacting with an associated precipitated silica to produce a hydrophobic silica; and