Method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element
US11065807B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08J3/247
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Provided are methods and systems for manufacturing and using heat-shrink elastomeric. An example method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element comprises providing a thermoplastic elastomeric element having a first shape; modifying the thermoplastic elastomeric element to produce a thermoset elastomeric element having the first shape; heating the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element; adjusting the first shape of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce a second shape with at least one dimension greater than that of the first shape; and cooling the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature below that of the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce the heat-shrink elastomeric element.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.