Extrusion of thermoplastic elastomers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7955540
APP PUB NO 20080174042A1
SERIAL NO

11655454

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A method of forming a thermoplastic vulcanizate by first providing a melt-blender having a die through which melt-blended thermoplastic vulcanizate passes to form a shaped article; wherein the die comprises a flow design having at least one flow branch having a taper angle and a flow reservoir at the end of each flow branch; and wherein the taper angle of the flow design ranges from 5 to 20 degrees; followed by melt-blending a thermoplastic and an elastomer with an organic peroxide curative in the melt-blender to form a thermoplastic vulcanizate; and finally, passing the melt-blended thermoplastic vulcanizate through the flow design to form the shaped article.

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ADVANCED ELASTOMER SYSTEMS L P388 SOUTH MAIN STREET AKRON OH 44311-1065

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, John Mogadore, US 33 1097
Mohan, Rachna Solon, US 3 11
Zacarias, Felix M Akron, US 12 52

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