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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2020
Star Thermoplastic Allows & Rubbers, Inc., Broadview, IL (US);
Prakash Sanjeevaiah, Orland Park, IL (US);
Krishna Venkataswamy, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Pei-Zhen Jian, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Star Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubbers, Inc., Broadview, IL (US);
Abstract
A thermoplastic elastomer composition for overmolding a predominantly polyamide substrate, a method for the preparation of an overmolded article, and an overmolded article having a layer of thermoplastic elastomer is provided. The thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises a thermoplastic vulcanizate, an olefinic block copolymer, and a maleated functionalized polyolefin copolymer. The method for the preparation of the overmolded article comprises heating the thermoplastic elastomer composition followed by applying the heated composition to at least a portion of the predominantly polyamide substrate.