Abstract: A rubber composition as a blend comprised of an elastomer(s), and particulate reinforcement provided as an intimate blend of carbon black particles and fumed silica particles, together with a coupling agent.A tire having a component of such rubber composition such as, for example, a tread, is specifically contemplated.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 26, 1997
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2000
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Giorgio Agostini, Thierry Florent Edme Materne