Patent ID: 8726955

Claim:
A self-balancing tire comprising: a cured tread having a tread width and defining an outermost layer; and first and second flowable, partially de-polymerized gel precursors, which are non-flowable prior to cure, the gel precursors respectively contained within spaced-apart first and second circumferential regions, wherein the first circumferential region is defined by confronting, non-contacting surfaces of a first barrier layer portion and a second barrier layer portion, wherein the second circumferential region is defined by confronting, non-contacting surfaces of a third barrier layer portion and a fourth barrier layer portion, wherein the first and the third barrier layer portions define a first continuous barrier layer, wherein the second and the fourth barrier layer portions define a second continuous barrier layer, wherein the first and second circumferential regions define the only regions in the tire with the gel precursors, and wherein the first and the second circumferential regions are further situated proximate opposing sidewalls of the tire and each circumferential region having a width from about 5 percent to about 25 percent of the tread width.