Patent ID: 8329805

Claim:
A tire which is comprised of a generally toroidal-shaped carcass with an outer circumferential tread, two spaced beads, at least one ply extending from bead to bead and sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, wherein said tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, and wherein said tread is comprised of (1) a rubbery polymer, (2) a silica coupling agent, and (3) a surface metalated siliceous filler, wherein the surface metalated siliceous filler is metalated with a mixture of catalytically active metals selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, niobium, tantalum, hafnium, nickel, copper, tin, zinc, cobalt, antimony, manganese, chromium, vanadium, molybdenum, and iron, wherein the titanium is present in the mixture at a level of at least 80 mole percent.