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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Margaret McGuigan Flook, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Inigo Göttker genannt Schnetmann, Constance, DE;
Hannes Leicht, Constance, DE;
Stefan Mecking, Constance, DE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a copolymer of 1,3-butadiene or isoprene and a monomer of formula I or formula II where Ris a covalent bond or C1 to C8 linear or branched alkanediyl; R, R, Rare independently C1 to C8 linear or branched alkyl or —OR, where Ris C1 to C8 linear or branched alkyl, with the proviso that at least one of R, R, and Ris —OR, and where Ris hydrogen or C1 to C8 linear or branched alkyl. The invention is further directed to a rubber composition including the copolymer, and a pneumatic tire containing the rubber composition. The invention is further directed to a method of making such a copolymer.