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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Paul Francik, Bath, OH (US);
Edward John Blok, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Tallmadge, OH (US);
John Joseph Andre Verthe, Kent, OH (US);
David John Zanzig, Uniontown, OH (US);
Adel Farhan Halasa, Bath, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/24 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a tire with a tread. The tread is composed of at least two defined elastomers having Tg's spaced apart by at least 55° C. to the exclusion of elastomers having Tg's between −30° and −85° C. The tread composition can be reinforced with either carbon black or a combination of carbon black and silica reinforcing fillers.