Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Process for foaming thermoplastic elastomers
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Application No.: US15609684Application Date: 2017-05-31
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Publication No.: US10005209B2Publication Date: 2018-06-26
- Inventor: Hossein A. Baghdadi , Yihua Chang , Charles R. Edwards , Richard L. Watkins
- Applicant: NIKE, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OR Beaverton
- Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nike, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OR Beaverton
- Agency: Thomas | Horstemeyer, LLP
- Main IPC: H05B6/64
- IPC: H05B6/64 ; B29C44/34 ; A43B13/04 ; B29D35/12 ; B29D35/00 ; C08J9/12 ; C08J9/18 ; C08J9/232 ; A43B13/12

Abstract:
A foamed article is made by infusing the article of thermoplastic elastomer with a supercritical fluid, then removing the article from the supercritical fluid and either (i) immersing the article in a heated fluid or (ii) irradiating the article with infrared or microwave radiation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170259473A1 PROCESS FOR FOAMING THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS Public/Granted day:2017-09-14
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