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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:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2007
Applicants:
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Kevin M. Mccauley, Coventry Township, OH (US);
Timothy L. Tartamella, Silver Lake, OH (US);
Mark W. Smale, Hudson, OH (US);
Randhir Shetty, Carrboro, NC (US);
Inventors:
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Kevin M. McCauley, Coventry Township, OH (US);
Timothy L. Tartamella, Silver Lake, OH (US);
Mark W. Smale, Hudson, OH (US);
Randhir Shetty, Carrboro, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/00 (2006.01); C08F 2/38 (2006.01); C08F 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (a) polymerizing monomer in the presence of a coordination catalyst to form a polymer, (b) inhibiting said step of polymerizing with a Lewis base, and (c) reacting the polymer with a functionalizing agent.