Patent ID: 6133354
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: C08F,C08L

Abstract:
A method for the formation of a high damping gel, comprising: mixing in any order a non-vulcanized thermoplastic elastomeric polymer or copolymer with a poly(R.sub.1 (R.sub.2)ethylene-co-maleimide) copolymer wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different substituents selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl groups and wherein the maleimide portion of the polymer is the reaction product of maleic anhydride and a primary amine selected from the group consisting of alkyl amines, alkyl benzyl amines, alkyl phenyl amines, alkoxybenzyl amines, alkyl aminobenzoates, and alkoxy aniline wherein the alkyl and alkoxy substituents of the primary amines contain from 1 to 50 carbon atoms; and an extender in proportions sufficient to form a gel.