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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
William L. Hergenrother, Akron, OH (US);
Lorri L. Shultz, Akron, OH (US);
Chenchy Jeffrey Lin, Hudson, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/06 (2006.01); C08L 89/00 (2006.01); C08K 3/36 (2006.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); B60C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 9/06 (2013.01); C08L 2205/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rubber composition includes an elastomer having an elongation at break (Eb) of about 50% or more according to ASTM-D 412 at 25° C., a water-insoluble keratin, and a reinforcing filler. A tire component including the composition and a method for making the composition are also disclosed.