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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
David Lussey, Richmond, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/08 ;
Abstract
A polymer composition is elastically deformable from a quiescent state. The composition includes at least one electrically conductive filler dispersed within and encapsulated by a non-conductive elastomer, the nature and concentration of the filler being such that the electrical resistivity of the composition is variable in response to distortion forces down to a value substantially equal to that of the conductor bridges of the filler. The composition further includes a modifier which, on release of the distortion forces, accelerates the elastic return of the composition to its quiescent state.