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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David F Lawson, Uniontown, OH (US);
Thomas A Antkowiak, Wadsworth, OH (US);
James E Hall, Mogadore, OH (US);
Mark L Stayer, Jr, Suffield, OH (US);
John R Schreffler, Clinton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525280 ; 525274 ; 525279 ; 5253328 ; 5253329 ; 5253331 ; 5253332 ; 5253591 ; 525366 ; 525386 ; 528392 ; 528423 ;
Abstract
A functionalized polymer according to the invention includes a polymer molecule having the general formula AYLi where A is a cyclic amine-containing radical having the general formula ##STR1## R.sub.1 is a divalent alkylene, an oxy- or amino-alkylene, or substituted alkylene having from 6 to about 20 carbon atoms; R.sub.2 is a linear-, branched-, or cyclo-alkylene having from about 2 to about 20 carbon atoms; and Y is a divalent polymer radical and Li is a lithium atom bonded to a carbon atom of Y.