Gelatinous food elastomer compositions and articles for use as fishing bait

• US 20040018272A1
• Filed: 07/20/2002
• Published: 01/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Applied Elastomerics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: John Y. Chen
• Inventors: Chen, John Y.
• Granted Patent: US 7,208,184 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 85/01 with light emission, sound emission, scent dispersal or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 97/045 Preparation of bait; Ingredients

Abstract

A soft gelatinous food elastomer composition and article useful as fishing bait formed from one or a mixture of two or more of a thermoplastic elastomer block copolymers) and one or more plasticizers and a food or components of food. The plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom

Claims

1. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) a selected plasticizer being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom; and

(IV) 1 to 200 parts by weight of one or more dry foods..

2. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom; and

(V) 1 to 200 parts of a food protein.

3. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom; and

(VI) 1 to 200 parts by weight of an amino acid of a dry fish food protein;

wherein said block copolymers is poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) and a source of said block copolymers being Septon®

4033, Septon®

4045 and Septon®

4055.

4. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer(s) and from

(II) about 300 to about 1,600 parts by weight of a plasticizing oil;

and in combination with or without

(III) a selected amount of one or more polymers or copolymers of poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene), poly(styrene-butadiene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene)_n, poly(styrene-isoprene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene)_n, poly(styrene-ethylene-butylene)_n, polystyrene, polybutylene, poly(ethylene-propylene), poly(ethylene-butylene), polypropylene, or polyethylene, wherein said selected copolymer is a linear, radial, star-shaped, branched or multiarm copolymer, wherein n is greater than one;

(VI) 1 to 200 parts by weight of an amino acid of a dry seafood protein.

5. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more dry foods.

6. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more components of dry foods.

7. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more food flavorings.

8. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more food additives;

wherein said block copolymers is poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) or poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) and a source of said block copolymers being Septon®

4055, Kraton®

1651, Kraton®

1654 and Kraton®

1101.

9. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more amino acids;

wherein said block copolymers is poly(styrene-ethylene-ethylene-propylene-styrene), poly(styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene) or poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene.

10. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without fatty acids and amino acids.

11. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said second plasticizers being in effective amounts in combination with said first plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone;

said second plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizers and said second plasticizers.

12. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said second plasticizers being in effective amounts in combination with said first plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone;

said second plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizers and said second plasticizers; and

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water.

13. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water, and having a elongation greater than 500%;

said fishing bait being rupture resistant to dynamic stretching, shearing, resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, casting, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a conventional plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

14. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous food elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected components (III), (IV), (V), (VI), (VII) and (VIII);

said components (III) being one or more selected polymers or copolymers;

said components (IV) being one or more foods

said components (V) being one or more components of foods;

said components (VI) being one or more food nutrients;

said components (VII) being one or more food flavorings; and

said components (VIII) being one or more food additives;

said first plasticizers being in effective amounts for said gelatinous compositions to have a Gram Tack lower than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said second plasticizers alone;

said second plasticizers being in effective amounts in combination with said first plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone;

said second plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizers and said second plasticizers;

said first plasticizers being in effective amounts with said second plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a Gram Tack lower than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said second plasticizers alone;

said selected polymers being in effective amounts for said gelatinous compositions to have a Gram Tack lower than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said block copolymers and corresponding said first plasticizers alone or said first plasticizers with said second plasticizers;

said selected component (III) polymers being in effective amounts for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said block copolymers and corresponding said first plasticizers alone or said first plasticizers with said second plasticizers; and

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water, and having low tack;

said fishing bait being rupture resistant to dynamic stretching, shearing, resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, casting, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a conventional plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

15. A fishing bait comprising a soft gelatinous food elastomer composition formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers with or without one or more second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said second plasticizers being in effective amounts in combination with said first plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone;

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water;

said fishing bait being resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a conventional plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.

16. The present invention comprises a soft gelatinous elastomer composition and article useful as fishing bait formed from

(I) 100 parts by weight of one or a mixture of two or more of thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer(s);

(II) one or more first plasticizers in combination with or without one or more of second plasticizers being in sufficient amounts to achieve a gel rigidity of from about 20 gram Bloom to about 1,800 gram Bloom;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with or without one or more selected (III) polymers or copolymers;

said gelatinous elastomer composition in combination with at least one selected components (IV), (V), (VI), (VII) and (VIII);

said components (W) being one or more foods;

said components (V) being one or more components of foods;

said components (VI) being one or more food nutrients;

said components (VII) being one or more food flavorings; and

said components (VIII) being one or more food additives;

said second plasticizers being in effective amounts in combination with said first plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone;

said second plasticizers for said gelatinous compositions to have a greater temperature compression set than a gelatinous composition having the same rigidity formed from said first plasticizers alone or formed from a combination of said first plasticizers and said second plasticizers;

said fishing bait being life like, soft, flexible, and capable of exhibiting buoyancy in water;

said fishing bait being rupture resistant to dynamic stretching, shearing, resistant to ball-up during casting, resistant to tearing encountered during hook penetration, casting, and presentation;

said fishing bait capable of exhibiting a success hook to catch ratio greater than 5, and

said fishing bait having greater elongation, greater tear resistance, or greater fatigue resistance than a conventional plastisol polyvinyl chloride fishing bait of corresponding rigidity.