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UV laser markable thermoplastic elastomer compound

US8975323B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

PolyOne Corporation · US

Inventors

Gerald Meyer · Ludwigshafen, DE
Santosh S. Bawiskar · Sugar Land, US
Jiren Gu · Crystal Lake, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 16, 2011
Grant date	Mar 10, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC08L2205/03
WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) is disclosed which is markable by a laser operating at an ultra-violet wavelength because of the presence of between about 0.05 and about 0.1 weight percent of titanium dioxide or between about 0.1 and 0.3 weight percent of zinc oxide.

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