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Flame retardant polycarbonate composition

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1973-12-28
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Granted: 1976-01-20
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Expires: 1993-12-28
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Abstract

Abstract A flame retardant polycarbonate composition comprising in admixture an aromatic carbonate polymer and a flame retardant additive which may be the metal salts of either monomeric or polymeric aromatic sulfonic acids, or mixtures thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Victor Mark
  • 👤 Thomas J. Hoogeboom

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 22:59
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/36; C08K5/41; C08K5/42; C08L; C08L25/00; C08L41/00; C08L49/00; C08L65/00; C08L69/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 55 words
A flame retardant carbonate polymer composition comprising in admixture an aromatic carbonate polymer and a minor amount of a metal salt of a monomeric aromatic sulfonic acid or mixtures thereof, wherein said metal salts thereof are selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal salts and the alkali earth metal salts and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 55 words
A flame retardant carbonate polymer composition comprising in admixture an aromatic carbonate polymer and a minor amount of a metal salt of a monomeric aromatic sulfonic acid or mixtures thereof, wherein said metal salts thereof are selected from the group consisting of the alkali metal salts and the alkali earth metal salts and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 40 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises in admixture 0.01 to about 10 weight percent of the metal salt of a monomeric aromatic sulfonic acid or mixtures thereof based on the weight of the aromatic carbonate polymer composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 130 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the metal salt of the monomeric aromatic sulfonic acid has the following formula: [A].sub.0.sub.-1 [R].sub.0.sub.-2 [B] wherein R is selected from the group of organic radicals consisting of halogen substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aralkyl, alkaryl, aralkenyl, alkylene, alkylidene, aralkylidene, alkenylidene and aralkenylidene radicals of 1-20 carbon atoms and wherein A and B are independently selected from the following formula: (SO.sub.3 M).sub.y R' wherein M is a metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkali earth metal, R' is an aryl radical of 1-4 aromatic rings and y is an integer of 0-10, provided that the sum of y must equal 1 and wherein when R is 0 and A is 1, the R' radicals of [A] and [B] are directly linked.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein R in the formula is trichloroethylidene and A in the formula is 1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein R in the formula is trichloroethylidene and A and B are each as follows: (SO.sub.3 Na).sub.1 C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the metal salt is as follows: ##SPC4##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the metal salt is calcium benzene sulfonate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the metal salt is sodium benzenesulfonate.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1979-01-19 1979-07-21 1980-01-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-01-19 1983-07-21 1984-01-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-01-19 1987-07-21 1988-01-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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