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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Applicants:
Zhong-ren Chen, Stow, OH (US);
Kevin Mccauley, Akron, OH (US);
Mark Smale, Hudson, OH (US);
Michael W. Hayes, Canton, OH (US);
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Inventors:
Zhong-Ren Chen, Stow, OH (US);
Kevin McCauley, Akron, OH (US);
Mark Smale, Hudson, OH (US);
Michael W. Hayes, Canton, OH (US);
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/00 (2006.01); C08F 136/00 (2006.01); C08L 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/00 (2013.01); C08L 9/06 (2013.01); C08L 2205/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vulcanizable composition of matter comprising a rubber component, a filler, a curative for the rubber, where the rubber component includes a multi-modal polymer including at least two distinct peak molecular weights within a range defined by a lower limit of 80 kg/mole and an upper limit of 500 kg/mole.