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US 6,552,109 B1Granted
Gelatinous elastomer compositions and articles
AssigneeApplied Elastomerics, Inc.
InventorJohn Y. Chen
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Abstract
Novel gelatinous compositions and articles are formed from an intimate melt blend admixture of one or more of a high viscosity poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, and poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n triblock and branched copolymers and high levels of a plasticizing oil.
Claims12
A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer composition, G, which is formed into a composite by heat with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition formed from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymers(s) and from
- (ii) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a plasticizing oil;
- and in combination with or without
- (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;
- and wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer compositions, G, which is formed into a composite by heat with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition formed from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil;
- in combination with or without
- (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymer or copolymer of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer, and n is an integer greater than one;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer compositions, G, which is formed into a composite by heat with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition formed from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene block copolymer(s) with 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene and 1,3-butadiene and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil:
- in combination with or without
- (iii) a selected amount of one or more selected polymer or copolymer selected from the group consisting of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, branched, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer;
- and n is an integer greater than one, wherein said gelatinous elastomer compositions characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer composition, G, which is formed into a composite article by heat with a selected substrate material M, said gelatinous elastomer composition form from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s), wherein at least one of said block copolymer is a high viscosity copolymer having a viscosity value at 5 weight percent solution in toluene at 30° C. of about 90 cps and higher which corresponds to a viscosity at 10 weight percent of about 5800 cps and higher which corresponds to a viscosity at 20 weight percent solids solution in toluene at 25° C. of at about 80,000 cps and higher, and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without
- (ii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, branched, radial, star-shaped, or multiarm copolymer;
- and n is an integer greater than one;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn, wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer composition, G, which is formed into a composite article by heat with a selected substrate material M, said gelatinous elastomer composition form from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon® 4033, Septon® 4045 and Septon® 4055, and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without
- (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, GnGnMn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and beat reversible gelatinous elastomer compositions, G, which is formed into a composite by beat with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition formed from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of a block copolymer of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon® 4033, Septon® 4045 and Septon® 4055, and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, MnGnGn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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A composite article comprising a thermoplastic, heat formable and heat reversible gelatinous elastomer compositions, G, which is formed into a composite by heat with one or more of a selected substrate material, M, said gelatinous elastomer composition formed from
- (i) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) block copolymers and a source of said block copolymers being Septon® 4033 and Septon® 4055, and
- (ii) from about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of an plasticizing oil, and in combination with or without
- (iii) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)n, poly(styrene-isoprene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;
- wherein said gelatinous elastomer composition characterized by a gel rigidity of from about 20 to about 800 gram Bloom;
- wherein said composite formed from the combination GnMn, GnMnGn, MnGnMn, MnGnGn, MnMnMnGn, MnMnMnGnMn, MnGnGnMn, GnMnGnGn, GnMnMnGn, GnGnMnMn, GnGnMnGnMn, GnMnGnMnMn, MnGnMnGnMnGn, GnGnMnMnGn, GnGnMnGnMnGn, a sequential addition or a permutation of one or more of said Gn with Mn;
- wherein when n is a subscript of M, n is the same or different selected from the group consisting of foam, plastic, fabric, metal, concrete, wood, glass, ceramics, synthetic resin, synthetic fibers or refractory materials;
- and wherein when n is a subscript of G, n denotes the same or a different gel rigidity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.