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Rubber composition with imidazole-based silica shielding agent

US9758639B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Yaohong Chen · Akron, US
Arif O. Gozen · Dundee, US
Toshihiro Uchiyama · Chuo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2015
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08K3/36
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein are vulcanizable and vulcanized rubber compositions comprising a conjugated diene polymer or copolymer, silica, and a substituted imidazole-based silica shielding agent of Formula (I), and methods for preparing such rubber compositions. Also disclosed herein are tire components, such as tire treads, containing the rubber compositions disclosed herein.

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