Invention Application
- Patent Title: FORTREX ADDITIVE FOR LOW ROLLING RESISTANCE TIRES
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Application No.: US17834454Application Date: 2022-06-07
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Publication No.: US20220389202A1Publication Date: 2022-12-08
- Inventor: Krishnamachari GOPALAN , Robert LENHART
- Applicant: Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.,
- Applicant Address: US MI Northville
- Assignee: Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.,
- Current Assignee: Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.,
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Northville
- Main IPC: C08L15/00
- IPC: C08L15/00 ; C08J3/22 ; B60C1/00

Abstract:
A tread additive composition to be combined with a base composition for tire treads to achieve low rolling resistance includes an elastomeric component, a first additive component, and a second additive component. The elastomeric component includes a first silane-grafted polyolefine elastomer. The first additive component including a polymer carrier, a reinforcing filler, silane-terminated liquid polybutadienes, and one or more process activators. The second additive component including a butadiene rubber, a hydrocarbon resin, sulfur; and one or more accelerators. Advantageously, the tread additive composition can decrease rolling resistance and improve fuel economy when combined with a base tread composition as compared to treads formed from the base tread composition without the tread additive composition.
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