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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2014
Basf SE, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Mihai Manitiu, Macomb, MI (US);
Guenter Scholz, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Brad Martin, Dearborn, MI (US);
Guido Bilges, Stemwede, DE;
DianJun Chen, Lemfoerde, DE;
BASF SE, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE;
Abstract
A thermoplastic polyurethane foamed article has a plurality of bubbles distributed throughout the thermoplastic polyurethane foamed article and comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane composition and an epoxy-functional styrene acrylic copolymer which are foamed in the presence of a blowing agent. The epoxy-functional styrene acrylic copolymer is present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 5% of the total combined weight of the thermoplastic polyurethane composition and the epoxy-functional styrene acrylic copolymer. The thermoplastic polyurethane foamed article has an average diameter of the plurality of bubbles ranging from 50 to 120 μm with at least 75% of the plurality of bubbles having a diameter of less than 200 μm.