US Patent Issued to Mitsui Chemicals on July 1 for "Thermoplastic elastomer composition and thermoplastic elastomer molded body" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,733, issued on July 1, was assigned to Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (Tokyo).

"Thermoplastic elastomer composition and thermoplastic elastomer molded body" was invented by Ryo Ishikawa (Ichihara, Japan), Ryosuke Aburaki (Ichihara, Japan) and Remi Kusumoto (Ichihara, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A thermoplastic elastomer composition: 41 to 70 parts by mass of component (A), 0 to 54 parts by mass of component (B), and 5 to 59 parts by mass of component (C) ((A), (B), and (C) being 100 parts by mass), with dynamic heat treatment with a cross-linking agent. Component (A): a propylene block copolymer having a melt flow rate measured in acc...