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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Ralf Mruk, Lipperscheid, LU;
Frank Schmitz, Bissen, LU;
Robert Fokko Roskamp, Triet, DE;
Alexandra Hermann, Mainz, DE;
Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel, Nierstein, DE;
Inventors:
Ralf Mruk, Lipperscheid, LU;
Frank Schmitz, Bissen, LU;
Robert Fokko Roskamp, Triet, DE;
Alexandra Hermann, Mainz, DE;
Rudolf Wilhelm Zentel, Nierstein, DE;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08C 19/20 (2006.01); C08C 19/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion.