Patents by Inventor Loic Tron

Loic Tron has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6361730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for forming composite shaped articles used for athletic shoe soles, tubes, pipes, transmission belts and conveyor belts, comprising a vulcanized elastomer directly or autogenously bonded, that is, essentially in the absence of adhesive, to a thermoplastic elastomer comprising recurring polyamide-6 and polyether structural units, such as thermoplastic polyetheresteramide elastomers, are provided. The article is prepared by a process comprising placing a thermoplastic elastomer component into a vulcanization mold, overmolding onto at least a portion of the surface area of one face surface of the thermoplastic elastomer component with a vulcanizable elastomer component, and vulcanizing the vulcanizable elastomer component at a temperature below the melting point of the thermoplastic elastomer component but over a wide temperature range, which can be about 40° C. or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Elf Atochem S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Alex, Christian Dousson, Loic Tron, Martine Cerf