Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, and (B) an aromatic polyamide having a melting point of up to 330°C composed mainly of at least one kind of recurring structural units containing an aromatic nucleus represented by formula (I) wherein R 1 represents an alkylenephenylene or dialkylenephenylene group, or formula (II) wherein R represents a phenylene, dialkylenephenylene or biphenylene group or a group of the following formula in which X represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a carbonyl group or a sulfonyl group, and R 3 represents an alkylene group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a phenylene group or a naphthylene group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising (A) a polyphenylene ether resin, and (B) an aromatic polyamide having a melting point of up to 330°C composed mainly of at least one kind of recurring structural units containing an aromatic nucleus represented by formula (I) wherein R 1 represents an alkylenephenylene or dialkylenephenylene group, or formula (II) wherein R represents a phenylene, dialkylenephenylene or biphenylene group or a group of the following formula in which X represents an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a carbonyl group or a sulfonyl group, and R 3 represents an alkylene group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, a phenylene group or a naphthylene group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A resin composition according to claim 1 wherein the polyphenylene ether resin is a homopolymer of phenylene ether, a copolymer of phenylene ether, a grafted phenylene ether polymer, or a blend of any one of these polymers with another resin or an elastomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A resin composition according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the other resin is a polystyrene-type resin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A resin composition according to claim 2 wherein the elastomer has a Young's modulus at room temperature of 10 5 to 10 9 dynes/cm 2 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A resin composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the aromatic polyamide contains at least 40 mole%, based on the entire recurring units, of the recurring units of formula (I) or (II).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A resin composition according to any one of the preceding claims wherein the aromatic polyamide has a melting point of up to 300°C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A resin composition according to any one of the preceding claims which comprises the aromatic polyamide in an amount of 1 to 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyphenylene ether resin (A) and the aromatic polyamide (B) .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
Shaped articles of a resin composition as claimed in any one of the preceding claims.