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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 04, 2015
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Ralf Mruk, Lipperscheid, LU;
Frank Schmitz, Bissen, LU;
Robert Fokko Roskamp, Trier, DE;
Christian Jean-Marie Kaes, Schrondweiler, LU;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a rubber composition comprising: a functionalized elastomer comprising a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and an encapsulated metal salt. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall insert, the insert comprising the rubber composition.