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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Applicants:
Terrence E. Hogan, Akron, OH (US);
Christopher G. Robertson, Akron, OH (US);
Alberto Scurati, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Terrence E. Hogan, Akron, OH (US);
Christopher G. Robertson, Akron, OH (US);
Alberto Scurati, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for forming a tire component, the process comprising the steps of introducing a vulcanizable polymer, a curative, a first carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is greater than 60 g/kg, and a second carbon black characterized by an iodine adsorption number, per ASTM D1510, that is less than 60 g/kg to form a vulcanizable composition, fabricating a tire component from the vulcanizable composition, and curing the tire component.