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Rubber composition for lighter weight tires and improved wet traction

US11912861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 2021
Grant dateFeb 27, 2024
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08L2312/00
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to a rubber compound for tire treads, comprising:30 to 70 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of a cyclopentene ring-opening rubber having a Tg of −120° C. to −80° C. and a ratio of cis to trans of 5:95 to 40:60; and 20 phr to 60 phr of a high vinyl polybutadiene rubber.

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