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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Inventors:
Soumendra Kumar Basu, Johnson City, TN (US);
Bradley James Helmer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 1/10 (2006.01); C08L 1/12 (2006.01); C08J 3/20 (2006.01); C08K 13/08 (2006.01); C08L 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 1/12 (2013.01); C08J 3/20 (2013.01); C08K 13/08 (2013.01); C08L 1/10 (2013.01); C08L 1/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire component is provided comprising an elastomeric composition containing at least one non-fibril cellulose ester, at least one non-nitrile primary elastomer, optionally a starch, and at least 70 parts per hundred rubber (phr) of one or more fillers, wherein the weight ratio of the cellulose ester to the starch is at least 3:1, and wherein the cellulose ester is in the form of particles having an average diameter of not more than 10 μm.