ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,980, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Rubber composition and tire" was invented by Hayato Yoshiyasu (Hyogo, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rubber composition that includes a rubber component, an inorganic fiber material, and a coupling agent. The inorganic fiber material is one or more inorganic fiber materials selected from the group consisting of a magnesium sulfate fiber, a calcium silicate fiber, a potassium titanate fiber, an aluminum borate fiber, and a glass fiber."
The patent was filed on Oct. 19, 2020, under Application No. 17/775,655.
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