US Patent Issued to Rubber Nano Products on June 23 for "Method of functionalising an elastomeric material and the use thereof in rubber formulations" (South African Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,580, issued on June 23, was assigned to Rubber Nano Products (Pty.) Ltd. (Gqeberha, South Africa).

"Method of functionalising an elastomeric material and the use thereof in rubber formulations" was invented by Robert Michael Bosch (Gqeberha, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of functionalising an elastomeric material, such as a rubber particle, is provided. The method comprises the functionalisation of an elastomeric material through the use of an ionic liquid based composition, which comprises a water soluble polymer, a cationic silicate component, and a salt of a vulcanization accelerator, together with a zinc co...