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Patent No.:

US 12661863 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 26, 2021

Tpu for inmold assembly of an outer shoe sole on etpu

Applicant:

Basf SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;

Inventors:

Frank Schaefer, Lemfoerde, DE;

Elmar Poeselt, Lemfoerde, DE;

Florian Schulz, Lemfoerde, DE;

Assignee:

BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;

Attorney:

Grüneberg Global IP, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Chinessa T Golden

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B32B 7/027 (2019.01); B32B 27/06 (2006.01); B32B 27/40 (2006.01); C08G 18/32 (2006.01); C08G 18/48 (2006.01); C08J 9/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B32B 7/027 (2019.01); B32B 27/065 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); C08G 18/3206 (2013.01); C08G 18/4854 (2013.01); C08J 9/232 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0278 (2013.01); B32B 2266/0292 (2013.01); B32B 2274/00 (2013.01); B32B 2437/02 (2013.01); C08G 2410/00 (2013.01); C08J 2201/03 (2013.01); C08J 2375/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

A molded article (M) contains a molded article (M-1) made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-1) and a foamed pellet material made of a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-2). The molded article (M-1) has a softening temperature TS (TPE-1) that deviates by no more than 25° C. from the processing temperature TP (TPE-2) of the thermoplastic elastomer (TPE-2). The softening temperature is determined by TMA in accordance with ISO 11359-3:2014. A process can be used for producing the molded article. The molded article can be used for application in the sports, industry, medicine, sports medicine, safety, automotive and consumer goods field, especially as a shoe sole, a part of a shoe sole, a bicycle saddle, a cushioning, a mattress, an underlay, a grip, a protective film, or a component in automobile interiors and exteriors.

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