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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:
Oct. 06, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joel Muse, Hudson, OH (US);
Paul H Sandstrom, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Lawson G Wideman, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524105 ; 524492 ; 525347 ; 525375 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sulfur vulcanized rubber composition containing a silica filler and a bismaleimide of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are individually selected from the group of radicals consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a halogen; R.sup.2 is selected from the group of radicals consisting of 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and n has a value of from 0 to 4. The bismaleimide functions as a coupling agent in the silica filled sulfur vulcanized rubber compound.