Patent ID: 6265478
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B60C,C08F,C08L,Y10T

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire having a tread comprised of (a) a diene-based elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation and (b) 1 to 80 phr of a polymeric resinous material comprising(1) from 5 to 70 weight percent units derived from limonene;(2) from 5 to 70 weight percent units derived from dicyclopentadiene;(3) from 5 to 45 weight percent units derived from indene; and(4) from 5 to 45 weight percent units derived from alpha-methyl styrene;wherein the sum of the weight percent units derived from limonene and dicyclopentadiene range from 40 to 75 weight percent units of the resin and the sum of the weight percent units derived from indene and alpha-methyl styrene range from 25 to 60 weight percent units of the resin.