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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2003
Applicants:
Georg G. A. Böhm, Akron, OH (US);
William L. Hergenrother, Akron, OH (US);
Christine M. Rademacher, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Georg G. A. Böhm, Akron, OH (US);
William L. Hergenrother, Akron, OH (US);
Christine M. Rademacher, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Chou-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 136/04 (2006.01); C08F 236/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multi-functional polymer defined by the formula(Q—RZ—P—Ywhere (Q—R)is a functionality cluster, Q is a functional group, R is a multi-valent organic group, Pis a long-chain polymer, n is an integer from about 2 to about 10, Y is a proton, a weak functional group, or a selective functional group, and Z is a branch point where the functionality clusters join the long-chain polymer.