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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Robert Maier, Brecksville, OH (US);
Bruce Raymond Hahn, Hudson, OH (US);
Brian John Doucet, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525197 ; 524491 ;
Abstract
This invention specifically discloses a process for heating trans-1,4-polybutadiene to a temperature at which it can be processed without causing oxidative gelation which comprises heating the trans-1,4-polybutadiene by exposing it to electromagnetic radiation having a frequency in the range of about 2 MHz to about 80 MHz, wherein the trans-1,4-polybutadiene is oil-extended with at least 10 phr of a processing oil.