Abstract: This invention relates to rubber compositions comprised of cis-1,4-polyisoprene and a polymeric di-maleamic acid and to articles of manufacture having at least one component comprised thereof, including tires. The polymeric di-maleamic acid has been observed to enhance green strength of such rubber composition.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 25, 2000
Date of Patent:
October 2, 2001
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Inventors:
Lawson Gibson Wideman, Paul Harry Sandstrom
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