Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for preparing thermoplastic elastomer foam and foamed article
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Application No.: US15752680Application Date: 2016-08-09
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Publication No.: US10081716B2Publication Date: 2018-09-25
- Inventor: Yihua Chang , Richard L. Watkins
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2016/046156 WO 20160809
- International Announcement: WO2017/030835 WO 20170223
- Main IPC: C08J9/00
- IPC: C08J9/00 ; C08J9/18 ; C08J9/22 ; C08J9/12

Abstract:
A thermoplastic elastomer foam is made by incorporating a gaseous or supercritical blowing agent under pressure into a molten thermoplastic elastomer comprising polymeric polymeric crystalline domains, then releasing the pressure to foam the thermoplastic elastomer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180237605A1 PROCESS FOR PREPARING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER FOAM AND FOAMED ARTICLE Public/Granted day:2018-08-23
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