Patent ID: 7605202

Claim:
A pneumatic tire comprising a ground contacting tread, the ground contacting tread comprising a rubber composition, the rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer, from 60 to 120 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr) of silica, from 1 to 10 phr of a sulfur-containing organosilicon compound, and from 1 to 5 phr of a self condensing resin derived from monomers of formula I wherein R1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and each of R 2 to R 6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —CH 2 OH, and —CH 2 OR 1 wherein R 1 is as previously described; provided that at least one of R 2 to R 6 is hydrogen, and at least one of R 2 to R 6 is —CH 2 OH.