Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HEAT-SHRINK ELASTOMERIC ELEMENT
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Application No.: US17356124Application Date: 2021-06-23
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Publication No.: US20210323217A1Publication Date: 2021-10-21
- Inventor: Michael L. FRIPP , Kejia YANG , Radu REIT , Benjamin LUND , Walter VOIT
- Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System , Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin; US TX Houston
- Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System,Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System,Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin; US TX Houston
- Main IPC: B29C61/08
- IPC: B29C61/08 ; E21B33/12 ; B29C71/02 ; E21B33/127

Abstract:
Provided are methods and systems for manufacturing and using heat-shrink elastomeric. An example method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element comprises providing a thermoplastic elastomeric element having a first shape; modifying the thermoplastic elastomeric element to produce a thermoset elastomeric element having the first shape; heating the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element; adjusting the first shape of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce a second shape with at least one dimension greater than that of the first shape; and cooling the thermoset elastomeric element to a temperature below that of the glass transition temperature of the thermoset elastomeric element to produce the heat-shrink elastomeric element.
Public/Granted literature
- US12186974B2 Method of manufacturing a heat-shrink elastomeric element Public/Granted day:2025-01-07
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