US Patent No: 7,723,440

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Functionalized polymers and improved vulcanizates therefrom

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Abstract

is a bond or a divalent organic group, and α is a sulfur-containing heterocycle.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONTOKYO3185

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hergenrother, William Akron, OH 18 38
Hogan, Terrence E Akron, OH 104 220
Lawson, David F Uniontown, OH 98 1260
Rademacher, Christine Akron, OH 48 82

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BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (78)
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5,151,469 Method of preparing elastomers having reduced hysteresis properties with sulfoxides 5 1991
5,153,271 Diene polymers and copolymers terminated by reaction with aromatic nitriles 18 1991
5,254,628 Diene polymers having reduced hysteresis and improved raw viscosity incorporating primary partial coupling and terminals formed from aromatic nitrile compounds 4 1991
5,210,144 Diene polymers having reduced hysteresis and improved raw viscosity incorporating primary partial coupling and fused-ring polynuclear aromatic terminators 6 1991
5,238,893 Method of preparing an anionic polymerization initiator 40 1991
5,244,966 1,3,2-dioxastannolane-modified elastomers and compositions containing them having reduced hysteresis properties 2 1991
5,274,106 Amino-substituted aryllithium compounds as anionic polymerization initiators 18 1991
5,276,099 (Vinyl sulfoxide)-capped elastomers and compositions containing them having reduced hysteresis properties 2 1991
5,248,722 Tire tread composition 12 1992
5,329,005 Soluble anionic polymerization initiators and preparation thereof 54 1992
5,332,810 Solubilized anionic polymerization initiator and preparation thereof 57 1992
5,420,219 Low-hysteresis elastomer compositions using amino-substituted aryllithium polymerization initiators 8 1993
5,436,290 Low-hysteresis elastomer compositions using amino-substituted aryllithium polymerization initiators 5 1993
5,955,531 Pneumatic tires having reduced rolling resistance 3 1993
5,463,003 Process for polymerizing conjugated dienes with lithium-tin-nitrogen initiators 5 1993
5,491,230 Anionic polymerization initiators containing adducts of cyclic secondary amines and conjugated dienes, and products therefrom 17 1993
5,463,004 Process for polymerizing conjugated dienes with lithium-tin-nitrogen initiators 3 1994
5,578,542 Soluble anionic polymerization initiators and method of preparing same 15 1994
5,464,899 High modulus low hysteresis rubber compound for pneumatic tires 8 1994
5,567,815 Teritary amine containing antonic initiators used in preparing polymers and process for the preparation thereof 13 1994
5,674,798 Hydrocarbon soluble anionic polymerization initiators 6 1994
5,521,309 Tertiary-amino allyl-or xylyl-lithium initiators and method of preparing same 57 1994
5,508,333 Diene polymers and copolymers having an alkoxysilane group 57 1994
5,508,336 Rubber composition 8 1994
5,496,940 Alkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and their use in polymerization 42 1995
5,574,109 Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom 33 1995
5,519,086 Low-hysteresis elastomer compositions using amino-substituted aryllithium polymerization initiators 8 1995
5,523,371 Functionalized polymer of improved hysteresis properties prepared using amino-substituted aryllithium polymerization initiators 8 1995
5,643,848 Soluble anionic polymerization initiators and products therefrom 7 1995
5,552,473 Functionalized polymer and rubber compositions produced from solubilized anionic polymerization initiators 24 1995
5,494,091 High modulus low hysteresis rubber compound for pneumatic tires 43 1995
5,494,958 High modulus low hysteresis rubber compound for pneumatic tires 27 1995
5,500,447 Anionic polymerization initiators containing adducts of cyclic secondary amines and conjugated dienes, and products therefrom 4 1995
5,502,130 Anionic polymerization initiators containing adducts of cyclic secondary amines and conjugated dienes, and products therefrom 5 1995
5,502,131 Method of preparing polymer using allyl-and xylyl-amine containing initiators 27 1995
5,536,801 Allyl-and xylyl-amine containing elastomers and products having reduced hysteresis 4 1995
5,552,499 Process of preparing reduced hysteresis products using anionic polymerization initiators 5 1995
5,610,228 Anionic polymerization initiators containing adducts of cyclic secondary amines and conjugated dienes, and products therefrom 3 1995
5,883,183 Reduced hysteresis products prepared with anionic polymerization initiators 6 1995
5,625,017 Process for preparing a polymer using lithium initiator prepared by in situ preparation 4 1995
5,792,820 Alkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and their use in polymerization 4 1996
5,616,704 Solubilized anionic polymerization initiators 5 1996
5,610,237 Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom 19 1996
5,717,043 Process for preparing a polymer using lithium initiator prepared by in situ preparation 2 1996
5,677,399 Synthesis of macrocyclic polymers with group IIA and IIB metal cyclic organometallic initiators 11 1996
5,932,662 Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom 30 1996
5,700,888 Synthesis of macrocyclic polymers having low hysteresis compounded properties 42 1996
5,723,533 Soluble anionic polymerization initiators and products therefrom 7 1996
5,736,617 Polymers, elastomeric compounds, and products thereof, terminated with novel amine compounds containing side-chain organohalide reactive moieties 13 1996
5,786,441 Polymers, elastomeric compounds and products thereof, derived from novel amine compounds containing side-chain organolithium moieties 30 1996
5,785,778 Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom 8 1997
5,959,048 Soluble anionic polymerization initiators for preparing functionalized polymer 4 1997
5,866,650 Composition of cyclic amine-initiated elastomers and amorphous silica and process for the production thereof 39 1997
5,916,961 Amine-initiated elastomers having hysteresis reducing interaction with silica 41 1997
6,008,295 Diene polymers and copolymers incorporating partial coupling and terminals formed from hydrocarboxysilane compounds 46 1997
6,252,007 Elastomers having a reduced hysteresis via interaction of polymer with silica surfaces 10 1997
5,935,893 Aliphatic solutions of aminoalkyllithium compounds 10 1997
6,046,288 Method of preparing a polymer using aliphatic solutions of aminoalkyllithium compounds 14 1997
6,080,835 Aminoalkyllithium compounds containing cyclic amines and polymers therefrom 27 1997
5,936,029 Macrocyclic polymers having low hysteresis compounded properties 35 1997
5,916,976 Polymers, elastomeric compounds, and products thereof, terminated with novel amine compounds containing side-chain organohalide reactive moieties 6 1997
6,235,819 Process to scavenge amines in polymeric compounds by treatment with triazine derivatives and compositions therefrom 9 1997
6,136,914 Anionic polymerization initiators for preparing macro-branched diene rubbers 12 1998
6,274,680 Sulfenyl halide polymerization terminators 2 1998
6,228,908 Diene polymers and copolymers incorporating partial coupling and terminals formed from hydrocarboxysilane compounds 23 1999
6,255,401 Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the rubber composition 3 1999
6,084,025 Reduced hysteresis products prepared with anionic polymerization initiators 22 1999
6,313,232 Continuous addition of tin halides to solution SBR 2 1999
6,369,167 Polymer, process for making the polymer, and rubber composition using the polymer 10 1999
6,271,314 Anionic polymerization initiators for preparing macro-branched diene rubbers 3 2000
6,596,798 Preparation of low hysteresis rubber by reacting a lithium polymer with oxazoline compounds 8 2001
2006/0074,197 Functionalized polymers and improved vulcanizates therefrom 4 2003
7,153,919 Use of sulfur containing initiators for anionic polymerization of monomers 20 2003
7,186,845 Polymer-filler coupling additives 3 2004
2006/0178,467 Tire treads with reduced hysteresis loss 6 2006
2006/0264,589 Anionic polymerization initiators and polymers therefrom 16 2006
2006/0264,590 Anionic polymerization initiators and polymers therefrom 17 2006
 
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICAN TIRE, LLC (11)
4,465,829 Elastomeric composition comprising natural rubber for use under dynamic, high heat conditions 7 1983
4,713,409 Vulcanizable polymeric compositions containing a zinc dimethacrylate adjuvant and method for preparing the adjuvant 26 1986
5,066,729 Diene polymers and copolymers terminated by reaction with N-alkyl and N-aryl imines 88 1990
5,153,159 Elastomers and products having reduced hysteresis 43 1990
5,268,439 Tin containing elastomers and products having reduced hysteresis properties 43 1991
5,217,549 Pneumatic safety tire 21 1991
5,227,431 Diene polymers and copolymers jumped by partial crosslinking and terminated with a substituted imine 38 1991
5,109,907 Diene polymers and copolymers terminated by reaction with N-alkyl and N-aryl imines 31 1991
5,268,413 Elastomers and products having reduced hysteresis 17 1991
5,354,822 Methods for preparing functionalized polymer and elastomeric compounds having reduced hysteresis 23 1992
5,367,014 High modulus low hysteresis rubber compound for pneumatic tires 5 1993
 
BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. (7)
4,557,306 Carbon black-furazan oxide product and rubber compositions containing same 12 1984
4,570,690 Mixing procedure for obtaining filled rubber vulcanizates containing aromatic furazan oxides 5 1984
4,751,271 Furazan oxide modified rubbers and rubber compositions containing same 6 1987
4,762,870 Rubber compositions modified with hydroxy-benz-imidazole oxides 7 1987
4,927,887 Modified rubber compositions containing aromatic six-membered heterocyclic nitrogen-containing groups 14 1988
5,393,721 Anionic polymerization initiators and reduced hysteresis products therefom 42 1992
5,610,227 Lithium amino magnesiate polymerization initiators and elastomers having reduced hysteresis 24 1995
 
FIRESTONE POLYMERS, LLC (4)
5,210,145 Diene polymers and copolymers terminated by reaction with fused-ring polynuclear aromatic compounds 8 1991
5,310,798 Diene polymers and copolymers terminated with compounds having multiple-bonded nitrogen atoms and partially crosslinked with polyfunctional reagents 33 1993
5,346,962 Elastomers having reduced hysteresis prepared with vinyl imidazole 4 1993
5,349,024 Elastomers having reduced hysteresis prepared with vinyl polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon 11 1993
 
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, THE (2)
4,761,446 Rubber compositions modified with benzimidazo-linones 5 1987
4,822,845 Rubber compositions modified with heterocyclic di-N-oxides 5 1987
 
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
4,839,434 Preparation of homo- and copolymers having terminal mercapto groups and their use 5 1988
 
BRIGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. (1)
6,579,949 Preparation of low hysteresis rubber by reacting a lithium polymer with a sulfur containing reagent 10 2001
 
ETHYL ADDITIVES CORPORATION (1)
5,374,364 Multifunction viscosity index improvers 6 1993
 
JSR CORPORATION (1)
6,838,526 Modified conjugated diene polymer and method of producing the same and rubber composition 26 2000
 
ROCKWOOD LITHIUM INC. (1)
5,502,129 Triorganotin lithium, process to prepare same and anionic polymerization initiated therewith 7 1994
 
Tracer Detection Technology Corp. (1)
6,025,200 Method for remote detection of volatile taggant 43 1996

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BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (1)
8,440,755 Method of making hydroxyaryl-functionalized interpolymer 0 2010

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