Gel putties, articles comprising same, and methods of forming such gel putties and articles
AssigneeEdizone, LLC
InventorsJoseph T. Nilson, Russell Whatcott
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Abstract
A healable gel putty may comprise an elastomeric polymer and a plasticizer. The elastomeric polymer may have a melt mass-flow rate in a range extending from about 2 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min. A weight ratio of the plasticizer to the elastomeric polymer may be from about 1-to-1 to about 50-to-1. An article of manufacture may comprise gel putty disposed in a flexible container. A method of forming gel putty may comprise forming a mixture comprising an elastomeric polymer and a plasticizer. An article of manufacture may be formed by disposing gel putty within a flexible container.
Claims43
A healable gel putty material, comprising:
- an elastomeric polymer having a melt mass-flow rate in a range extending from about 2 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min;
- and
- a plasticizer mixed with the elastomeric polymer to form the healable gel putty material;
- wherein a ratio of the plasticizer to the elastomeric polymer by weight is in a range extending from about 1-to-1 to about 50-to-1;
- wherein the healable gel putty material is formulated to be parted and rejoined, wherein rejoining of the healable gel putty material comprises obscuring a boundary between portions of the healable gel putty material.
An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a flexible container;
- and
- a material comprising healable gel putty material disposed within the flexible container, the healable gel putty material comprising:
- an elastomeric polymer having a melt mass-flow rate in a range extending from about 2 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min;
- and
- a plasticizer mixed with the elastomeric polymer;
- wherein a ratio of the plasticizer to the elastomeric polymer by weight is in a range extending from about 1-to-1 to about 50-to-1;
- wherein the healable gel putty material is formulated to be parted and rejoined, wherein rejoining of the healable gel putty material comprises obscuring a boundary between portions of the healable gel putty material.
A method of forming a healable gel putty material, the method comprising:
- mixing a plasticizer and an elastomeric polymer to form a mixture;
- wherein the elastomeric polymer comprises an elastomeric polymer having a melt mass-flow rate in a range extending from about 2 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the plasticizer to the elastomeric polymer by weight in the mixture is in a range extending from about 1-to-1 to about 50-to-1;
- wherein the healable gel putty material is formulated to be parted and rejoined, wherein rejoining of the healable gel putty material comprises obscuring a boundary between portions of the healable gel putty material.
A method of forming an article of manufacture, comprising:
- forming healable gel putty material, the forming comprising:
- mixing a plasticizer and an elastomeric polymer to form a mixture;
- wherein the elastomeric polymer comprises an elastomeric polymer having a melt mass-flow rate in a range extending from about 2 g/10 min to about 100 g/10 min;
- and
- wherein a ratio of the plasticizer to the elastomeric polymer by weight in the mixture is in a range extending from about 1-to-1 to about 50-to-1;
- wherein the healable gel putty material is formulated to be parted and rejoined, wherein rejoining of the healable gel putty material comprises obscuring a boundary between portions of the healable gel putty material;
- and
- disposing the healable gel putty material within a flexible container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.