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Flame retardant polycarbonate compositions

Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1984-04-26
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Granted: 1985-08-06
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Expires: 2004-04-26
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Abstract

Abstract A composition comprising an admixture of an aromatic polycarbonate and a flame retardant effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal; R is alkyl, halo, nitro, trihalomethyl or cyano; m is an integer of one to about ten; n is an integer of zero, one, two, three or four; and p is an integer of two, three, four, five or six.

Inventors

  • 👤 Niles R. Rosenquist

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 05:01
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/36; C08K5/41; C08K5/42

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim 71 words
A composition comprising an admixture of an aromatic polycarbonate and a flame retardant effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR3## wherein M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal; R is alkyl, halo, nitro trihalomethyl or cyano; m is an integer of one two or three; n is an integer of zero, one, two, three or four; and p is an integer of two, three, four, five or six.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 71 words
A composition comprising an admixture of an aromatic polycarbonate and a flame retardant effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR3## wherein M is an alkali or alkaline earth metal; R is alkyl, halo, nitro trihalomethyl or cyano; m is an integer of one two or three; n is an integer of zero, one, two, three or four; and p is an integer of two, three, four, five or six.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein M is sodium or potassium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein R is chloro, bromo, trifluoromethyl or alkyl of one to six carbon atoms, inclusive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein n is zero, one or two.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
The composition in accordance with claim 4 wherein M is sodium or potassium; R is chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl; m is three to about 7; and p is 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein n is zero.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein n is one.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein n is two.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 21 words
The composition in accordance with claim 6 wherein SO 3 M is para to [O(CH 2 ) p ] m OH.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 21 words
The composition in accordance with claim 7 wherein SO 3 M is para to [O(CH 2 ) p ] m OH.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 21 words
The composition in accordance with claim 8 wherein SO 3 M is para to [O(CH 2 ) p ] m OH.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 11 words
The compositon in accordance with claim 9 wherein m is one.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition in accordance with claim 9 wherein m is two.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 11 words
The composition in accordance with claim 9 wherein m is three.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 1 wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is bisphenol-A polycarbonate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 5 wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is bisphenol-A polycarbonate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 6 wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is bisphenol-A polycarbonate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 13 wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is bisphenol-A polycarbonate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 14 words
The composition in accordance with claim 14 wherein the aromatic polycarbonate is bisphenol-A polycarbonate.

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