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Composition of a polyphenylene ether, a block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene and a polyolefin
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1979-04-03
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Granted: 1980-12-16
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Expires: 1999-04-03
Abstract
Abstract There are provided compositions comprising a polyphenylene ether and a synergistic combination comprising an elastomeric block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene and a polyolefin resin, optionally containing a styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin. The addition of the combination of elastomeric block copolymer resin and polyolefin resin to polyphenylene ethers or mixtures of polyphenylene ethers and such polystyrenes provides unexpected improvements in toughness in parts molded from the composition, in comparison with compositions containing either the block copolymer or the polyolefin resin alone.
Inventors
- 👤 Gim F. Lee, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 12:42
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/123
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A thermoplastic composition, having high impact strength, comprising (a) a polyphenylene ether resin or a composition comprising a polyphenylene ether resin and a styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin and (b) a synergistic, impact strength-improving combination comprising (i) an elastomeric unhydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound (A) and (A) 1 and a conjugated diene (B), of the A-B-A 1 type, the center block B being of higher molecular weight than that of the combined terminal blocks A and A' and (ii) a polyolefin resin, component (b) being present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the total resinous components of the composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
110 words
A thermoplastic composition, having high impact strength, comprising (a) a polyphenylene ether resin or a composition comprising a polyphenylene ether resin and a styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin and (b) a synergistic, impact strength-improving combination comprising (i) an elastomeric unhydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound (A) and (A) 1 and a conjugated diene (B), of the A-B-A 1 type, the center block B being of higher molecular weight than that of the combined terminal blocks A and A' and (ii) a polyolefin resin, component (b) being present in an amount of from about 5 to about 30% by weight of the total resinous components of the composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein component (a) is a polyphenylene ether of the formula ##STR3## wherein the oxygen ether atom of one unit is connected to the benzene nucleus of the next adjoining unit; n is an integer of at least 50; and each Q is a monovalent substituent selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydrocarbon radicals, halohydrocarbon radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus, hydrocarbonoxy radicals, and halohydrocarbonoxy radicals having at least two carbon atoms between the halogen atom and the phenyl nucleus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition as defined in claim 2 wherein each Q is alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition as defined in claim 2 wherein each Q is methyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition as defined in claim 2 wherein said polyphenylene ether comprises at least 1% by weight of the total resinous components in said composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein, in component (b) (i), (A) and (A) 1 are selected from styrene, α-methyl styrene, vinyl toluene, vinyl xylene and vinyl naphthalene and (B) is selected from butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene or 2,3-dimethylbutadiene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition as defined in claim 6 wherein, in component (b) (i), (A) is a styrene block, (B) is a butadiene block and (A) 1 is a styrene block.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition as defined in claim 7 wherein, in component (b) (i), terminal blocks A and A 1 have molecular weights of 2,000 to 100,000, respectively, and center block B has a molecular weight of from 25,000 to 1,000,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein polyolefin component (b) (ii) is polyethylene, a copolymer of ethylene and propylene, polypropylene, polyisobutylene, or a mixture of any of the foregoing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition as defined in claim 9 wherein polyolefin component (b) (ii) is polyethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
119 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein component (a) comprises (i) from 1 to 99% by weight of a polyphenylene ether of the formula ##STR4## where Q is alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and n is an integer of at least 50 and (ii) from 99 to 1% by weight of a styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin having at least 25% of the polymer units derived from a vinyl aromatic compound of the formula ##STR5## wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or halogen, Z is hydrogen, alkyl of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or vinyl and p is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 5.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
51 words
A composition as defined in claim 11 wherein the styrene resin is a styrene homopolymer resin or a rubber modified styrene resin, said rubber comprising a diene rubber or a rubbery copolymer of butadiene and styrene in an amount of from about 4 to about 12% by weight of said resin.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition as defined in claim 11 wherein the polyphenylene ether is poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)ether.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
82 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyphenylene ether comprises from about 1 to about 90% by weight, the synergistic combination (b) comprising (i) an elastomeric unhydrogenated block copolymer of a vinyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene and (ii) a polyolefin resin comprises from about 5 to about 30% by weight, and the styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin component comprises from 0 to the remainder by weight of the total weight of the resinous components in said composition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
94 words
A composition as defined in claim 14 wherein said polyphenylene ether is poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)ether and comprises from about 20 to about 90% by weight, component (b) (i) is an elastomeric unhydrogenated block copolymer of styrene and butadiene of the poly(styrene-butadienestyrene) type and (ii) is polyethylene, and (b) (i) and (ii) comprise from about 5 to about 30% by weight and the styrene homopolymer or random copolymer resin component is a homopolystyrene or a rubber modified polystyrene and comprises up to about 60% by weight of the total weight of the resinous components in said composition.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as defined in claim 1 including up to about 25% by weight of a plasticizer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition as defined in claim 16 wherein said plasticizer is triphenyl phosphate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A reinforced composition as defined in claim 1 including a reinforcing amount of fibrous glass.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-12-16 | 1984-06-16 | 1984-12-16 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-12-16 | 1988-06-16 | 1988-12-16 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-12-16 | 1992-06-16 | 1992-12-16 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |