IP Library Granted Patent US 12,312,454
Granted Patent B2
US 12,312,454 · App. 17/469,245 · Granted May 27, 2025

Elastomeric material

Inventors: Matthew Paul James (Swindon, GB); Ladislaus Kehl (Ottobrunn, DE); David Francis Pearce (Swindon, GB)
Assignees: Tyco Electronics UK Ltd.; Tyco Electronics Raychem GmbH
C08K3/04C08K3/22C08K5/375C08L23/16H01B3/28C08K2003/2241C08K2201/001C08K2201/002C08K2201/014
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Patent No.
US 12,312,454
App. No.
17/469,245
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An elastomeric material for providing electrical stress control comprises 5 to 40 volume percent low structured carbon black, 0.5 to 10 volume percent of high structured carbon black, up to about 30 volume percent of high permittivity inorganic fillers, and a remainder of polymeric carrier material and functional additives.

Claims (35)

1. An elastomeric material compound for providing electrical stress control, comprising:

up to about 50 volume percent selected from a group of ethylene, propylene, and diene monomer rubber;

up to about 10 volume percent of low structured carbon black;

0.5 to about 3 volume percent of high structured carbon black;

up to about 1 volume percent sterically hindered primary phenolic antioxidant stabilizer;

up to about 2 volume percent polymeric extrusion process aid;

up to about 1 volume percent hindered thiophenol antioxidant stabilizer; and

up to about 30 volume percent inorganic filler.

2. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler comprises barium titanate.

3. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler comprises titanium dioxide.

4. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , wherein the elastomeric material compound comprises thiophenol as a functional additive.

5. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , further comprising Zinc Stearate.

6. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , wherein an elastomeric material dissipation factor of the elastomeric material compound is less than 0.1 in 50 Hz to 60 Hz AC dielectric fields up to 2 kV/mm.

7. The elastomeric material compound of claim 1 , wherein an elastomeric material dissipation factor of the elastomeric material compound is less than 0.1 at frequencies from 1 Hz to 10 MHz.

8. An elastomeric material compound for providing electrical stress control, comprising:

up to about 50 volume percent selected from a group of ethylene, propylene, and diene monomer rubber;

up to about 2 volume percent Epichlorohydrin rubber;

up to about 45 volume percent of low structured carbon black;

0.5 to about 5 volume percent of high structured carbon black;

up to about 1 volume percent sterically hindered primary phenolic antioxidant stabilizer;

up to about 2 volume percent Zinc-Stearate; and

up to about 1 volume percent hindered thiophenol antioxidant stabilizer.

9. The article of claim 8 , wherein the elastomeric material compound comprises thiophenol as a functional additive.

10. The article of claim 8 , wherein the elastomeric material compound comprises has a relative permittivity greater than 15.

11. An elastomeric material compound for providing electrical stress control, comprising:

up to about 20 volume percent selected from a group of ethylene, propylene, and diene monomer rubber;

up to about 20 volume percent of low structured carbon black;

0.5 to about 2 volume percent of high structured carbon black;

up to about 1 volume percent sterically hindered primary phenolic antioxidant stabilizer;

up to about 1 volume percent Zinc-Stearate;

up to about 1 volume percent hindered thiophenol antioxidant stabilizer; and

up to about 60 volume percent inorganic filler.

12. The elastomeric material compound of claim 11 , wherein the inorganic filler comprises barium titanate.

13. The elastomeric material compound of claim 11 , wherein the inorganic filler comprises titanium dioxide.

14. The elastomeric material compound of claim 11 , wherein the elastomeric material compound comprises thiophenol as a functional additive.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 19, 2026
From: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
To: TE CONNECTIVITY ENERGY GMBH
Reel/Frame 074434/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2024
From: KEHL, LADISLAUS
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM GMBH
Reel/Frame 066628/0294 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2021
From: JAMES, MATTHEW PAUL; PEARCE, DAVID FRANCIS
To: TYCO ELECTRONICS UK LTD.
Reel/Frame 057618/0638 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19161546 · Mar 8, 2019 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2020055738 · Mar 4, 2020
Related Publication 20210403671A1 · Dec 30, 2021
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