Patent ID: 8664305
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: B60C,C08H,C08K,C08L

Abstract:
1. A tire having a component comprised of a rubber composition comprised of: (A) at least one conjugated diene-based elastomer consisting of at least one of polymers and copolymers consisting of at least one conjugated diene selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene, and copolymers consisting of styrene with at least one conjugated diene selected from isoprene and 1,3-butadiene, and (B) reinforcing filler without synthetic amorphous silica consisting of: wherein said lignosulfonate contains sulfonate constituents and one or more of resident hydroxyl, methoxyl, carbonyl, and carboxy moieties, wherein said lignosulfonate is silylated with at least one of (trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate; allyltrimethoxysilane; 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propane-1-thiol; isobutyltrimethoxysilane and 3-(dimethoxysilyl)propane-1-thiol.