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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Justin Crafton, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Weiguo HU, Hudson, OH (US);
Jim Johnson, Akron, OH (US);
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
The invention described is a thermoplastic vulcanizate comprising dynamically-cured rubber, a functionalized thermoplastic polymer, and a functionalized hydrocarbon resin, which thermoplastic vulcanizate can be advantageously adhered to a polar substrate, for example by overmolding. In one or more embodiments of the present invention an article of commerce comprising: a) a polar substrate, and the b) a thermoplastic vulcanizate comprised of dynamically-cured rubber, a functionalized thermoplastic polymer, and a functionalized hydrocarbon resin; wherein said thermoplastic vulcanizate is adhered to the polar substrate is provided.