Coated Garnet Particle Product, Tire Containing, and Method of Manufacturing

A coated garnet particle product comprising:

• a plurality of garnet particles;
• and
• at least one coating that individually coats the garnet particles of the plurality of garnet particles, the at least one coating including at least a bonding agent;
• and
• wherein the combination of the plurality of garnet particles and the at least one coating defines a plurality of coated garnet particles;
• wherein the plurality of coated garnet particles are suitable for mixing with one or more tire rubber formulations for incorporation into one or more tire treads of one or more tires with at least some of the plurality of coated garnet particles partially protruding from the one or more tire treads for engaging one or more road surfaces when the one or more tires are in use on the one or more road surfaces thereby increasing wear and gripping capabilities of the one or more tires on dry, wet, icy, or snowy road conditions;
• wherein the bonding agent is bonding agent for elastomers that configured to adhere to said tire rubber formulations after said mixing and subsequent heating and pressurization as part of a tire vulcanization process;
• wherein, after the tire vulcanization process, the incorporation of the plurality of coated garnet particles into the one or more tire treads of the one or more tires, and upon the use of the one or more tires on the one or more road surfaces, the plurality of coated garnet particles adhere more strongly to said one or more tire threads than would uncoated garnet particles and thereby loss of some of the plurality of coated garnet particles from road friction is reduced relative to a loss of uncoated garnet particles from road friction, and the wear and gripping capabilities of the one or more tires on the one or more road surfaces is thereby increased relative to wear and gripping capabilities of tires with uncoated garnet particles.