US3717615A
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Polyimides
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1969-04-25
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Granted: 1973-02-20
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Expires: 1989-04-25
Abstract
Abstract Improved products are obtained from the polymerization of mixtures of mono-imides and bis-imides. The compositions thus obtained have improved physical properties and heat resistance making them especially suitable in various coating, insulating and molding applications.
Inventors
- 👤 F Holub
- 👤 D Pauze
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 22:22
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L79/00; C08L79/04; C08L79/08; C08L79/085; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/10; C08G73/12; C08G73/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as in claim 1 having incorporated therein a small amount of a curing agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
A composition containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) up to about 50 percent of a copolymerizable olefin monomer containing a terminal grouping, and correspondingly (2) at least about 50 percent of said composition of claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of N-phenyl maleimide and correspondingly (2) from 95 to 5 percent of N,N''-p,p''-diphenyl-methane-bis-maleimiDe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of N-phenyl maleimide and correspondingly (2) from 95 to 5 percent of N,N''-p,p''-diphenyl-methane-bis-maleimiDe.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition as in claim 6 wherein an organic peroxide is incorporated in an amount sufficient to effect copolymerization of the ingredients.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
A heat-reactable composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent N-phenyl maleimide, and correspondingly (2) from 95 to 5 percent of an imide obtained by the reaction of N,N''-p,p''-diphenylmethane-bis-maleimide and 4,4''-diaminodiphenylmethane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A heat-reactable composition of matter containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent N-phenyl maleimide, and correspondingly (2) from 95 to 5 percent of an imide obtained by the reaction of N,N''-p,p''-diphenylmethane-bis-maleimide and 4,4''-diaminodiphenylmethane.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A curable composition consisting essentially of the composition of claim 1, and the diamino compound of formula (b) of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients (A) the imide film forming reaction product of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A composition of matter containing as essential ingredients (A) the imide film forming reaction product of a mono-imide of the general formula,
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition as in claim 10 where the mono-imide is N-phenyl maleimide, the diamino compound is 4,4''-diamino diphenyl methane and the bis-imide is N,N''-p,p''-diphenyl methane-bis-maleimide.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating the composition of claim 1 at a temperature in the range of between 75*C to 200*C.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating the composition of claim 4 at a temperature in the range of between 75*C to 200*C.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating the composition of claim 11 at a temperature in the range of 75*C to 200*C.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating the composition of claim 9 to a temperature in the range of 75*C to 200*C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating the composition of claim 8 to a temperature in the range of 75*C to 200*C.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
33 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating at a temperature in the range of between 75*C to 200*C, a composition of matter containing as essential ingredients (1) an imide of the general formula:
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
The fusible reaction product obtained by heating at a temperature in the range of between 75*C to 200*C, a composition of matter containing as essential ingredients (1) an imide of the general formula:
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
20 words
The infusible product of reaction obtained by heating the composition of claim 1 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
18 words
The infusible product obtained by heating the composition of claim 4 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
18 words
The infusible product obtained by heating the composition of claim 11 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
The infusible product obtained by heating the composition of claim 9 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
18 words
The infusible product obtained by heating the composition of claim 10 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
The infusible product obtained by heating the composition of claim 8 to a temperature of at least 165*C.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process which comprises (1) forming a mixture, containing as essential ingredients (a) a mono-imide of the geneRal formula
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process which comprises (1) forming a mixture, containing as essential ingredients (a) a mono-imide of the geneRal formula
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
24 words
The process as set forth in claim 24 wherein the diamino compound is first reacted with the mono-imide to form an intermediate reaction product.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process which comprises (1) heating a mixture at a temperature in the range of 80*C to 400*C, which contains as essential ingredients, N-phenyl maleimide and 4,4''-diaminodiphenylmethane, and (2) incorporating N,N''-p,p''-diphenylmethane-bis-maleimide in (1) and (3) heating to a temperature of at least 165*C., the resulting mixture of ingredients to give a product convertible to the infusible state when heated in the presence of an organic peroxide.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
66 words
The process which comprises (1) heating a mixture at a temperature in the range of 80*C to 400*C, which contains as essential ingredients, N-phenyl maleimide and 4,4''-diaminodiphenylmethane, and (2) incorporating N,N''-p,p''-diphenylmethane-bis-maleimide in (1) and (3) heating to a temperature of at least 165*C., the resulting mixture of ingredients to give a product convertible to the infusible state when heated in the presence of an organic peroxide.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process which comprises (A) forming a mixture containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process which comprises (A) forming a mixture containing as essential ingredients by weight (1) from 5 to 95 percent of a mono-imide of the general formula
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
34 words
The process as in claim 27 wherein a source of free radicals is incorporated in the mixture of ingredients in an amount sufficient to accelerate the cure of the mixture of the copolymerizable ingredients.
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