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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2009
Applicants:
Yuan-yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Michael W. Hayes, Canton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Yuan-Yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Michael W. Hayes, Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 36/04 (2006.01); C08F 4/48 (2006.01); C08F 8/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymer includes at a terminus a cyclic amine radical bonded to the polymer through a ring nitrogen atom. The polymer can be provided by using a lithiated version of the cyclic amine to initiate polymerization of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers. The polymer can be used in the production in a variety of vulcanizates.