Patent ID: 7754129

Claim:
A method of sealing a juncture of a first component and a second component in which the first component penetrates the second component to eliminate leak paths, comprising the steps of: providing a first penetrating component; disposing around a portion of the first penetrating component a sealant material formulated from a first polymer being an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a concentration of about 25 percent to about 40 percent of the sealant material, an inert filler material in a concentration of about 20 percent to about 45 percent of the sealant material, a second polymer being an ethylene polymer other than an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer in a concentration of about 20 percent to about 35 percent of the sealant material, a hydrocarbon resin in a concentration of about 1 percent to about 15 percent of the sealant material, an epoxy resin present in a concentration of about 2 percent to about 5 percent of the sealant material and an activator present in a concentration of about less than one percent of the sealant material; overmolding a second, penetrated component material around the first component and the sealant material; and activating the sealant material to form seal between the first component and the second component, wherein the activating step is carried out by heating the sealant material without liquefying the sealant material.