US Patent 7347242 Tire with low thermal expansion component

Patent 7347242 was granted and assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on March, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7347242

Date of Patent

March 25, 2008

Patent Application Number

11243868

Date Filed

October 5, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Justin R. Fischer

Patent abstract

The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and an inorganic negative thermal expansion (NTE) filler comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of metal tungstates, metal phosphates, metal molybdates, metal vanadates, and metal arsenates, wherein the inorganic filler has a negative coefficient of thermal expansion in at least part of the temperature range of 0° C. to 200° C.