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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Toyosawa, Tokorozawa, JP;
Naruhiko Mashita, Kodaira, JP;
Yasushi Imai, Kodaira, JP;
Takahiro Matsuse, Kodaira, JP;
Yuichiro Wakana, Kodaira, JP;
Yoshihide Fukahori, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521 52 ; 521 61 ; 521 63 ; 521 64 ;
Abstract
A polymeric reticulated structure is prepared by mixing an ethylene-propylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at least 60% by weight or a thermoplastic block copolymer terminated with a crystalline ethylene block with a low molecular weight material. The low molecular weight material is trapped in the three-dimensional continuous network the copolymer forms.