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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Yuan-yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Jason T. Poulton, Akron, OH (US);
Eiju Suzuki, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Inventors:
Steven Luo, Copley, OH (US);
Yuan-Yong Yan, Copley, OH (US);
Jason T. Poulton, Akron, OH (US);
Eiju Suzuki, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/12 (2006.01); C08F 4/52 (2006.01); C08F 36/04 (2006.01); C08C 19/22 (2006.01); C08C 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for preparing a functionalized polymer, the method comprising the steps of (i) polymerizing conjugated diene monomer by employing a lanthanide-based catalyst to form a reactive polymer, and (ii) reacting the reactive polymer with a protected oxime compound.