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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Toshikazu Kondo, Kobe, JP;
Inventor:
Toshikazu Kondo, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Kobe-Shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/06 (2006.01); B60C 1/00 (2006.01); C08L 9/00 (2006.01); C08L 15/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C08K 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/06 (2013.01); B60C 1/0016 (2013.04); C08L 9/00 (2013.01); C08L 15/00 (2013.01); C08K 3/04 (2013.01); C08K 3/36 (2013.01); Y02T 10/862 (2013.01);
Abstract
Rubber composition for a tread, which enables not only improving handling stability, abrasion resistance, and fuel economy in a balanced manner, but also improving wet grip performance and processability in a balanced manner, in a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises a terminally-modified solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber, a butadiene rubber synthesized in the presence of a rare earth catalyst, and a particular type of reinforcing agent.