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Thermoplastic impact modified polyamide-polyphenylene ether composition
Assignee: GE Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1988-03-22
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2008-03-22
Abstract
Abstract Thermoplastic blend compositions comprise a polyamide, a carboxylated polyphenylene ether resin and an impact modifier. The carboxylated polyphenylene ether resin is the product of melt mixing a mixture consisting essentially of polyphenylene ether resin and a minor amount of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid compound. The impact modifier may comprise a graft of a vinyl aromatic polymer on a rubbery substrate; a vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymer; a carboxylated vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymer; a carboxylated alpha-olefin polymer; a copolymer of an alpha-olefin compound and an unsaturated carboxylic compound; a graft of a rigid acrylic polymer on a rubber substrate; a linear low density polyethylene; or mixtures thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas S. Grant
- 👤 Ronald L. Jalbert
- 👤 David Whalen
- 👤 Brenda A. Bartges
- 👤 Tracey L. Thompson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L71/00; C08L71/08; C08L71/10; C08L71/12; C08L71/126; C08F; C08F283/00; C08F283/06; C08F283/08; C08G; C08G65/00; C08G65/34; C08G65/48; C08G65/485; C08L77/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
A thermoplastic blend composition, comprising (a) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent polyamide, (b) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent carboxylated polyphenylene ether resin which is the product of melt mixing a mixture consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight polyphenylene ether resin and 0.05 to 1 part by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid compound, and (c) from about 0.1 to about 40 weight percent of an impact modifier selected from the group consisting of grafts of a vinyl aromatic polymer on a diene rubber substrate; vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; carboxylated vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; carboxylated hydrogenated vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; copolymers of an alpha-olefin compound and an unsaturated carboxylic compound; grafts of an acrylic polymer on an acrylate rubber substrate; linear low density polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
A thermoplastic blend composition, comprising (a) from about 30 to about 90 weight percent polyamide, (b) from about 10 to about 70 weight percent carboxylated polyphenylene ether resin which is the product of melt mixing a mixture consisting essentially of 100 parts by weight polyphenylene ether resin and 0.05 to 1 part by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid compound, and (c) from about 0.1 to about 40 weight percent of an impact modifier selected from the group consisting of grafts of a vinyl aromatic polymer on a diene rubber substrate; vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; carboxylated vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; carboxylated hydrogenated vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymers; copolymers of an alpha-olefin compound and an unsaturated carboxylic compound; grafts of an acrylic polymer on an acrylate rubber substrate; linear low density polyethylene, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier is included in an amount of from about 1 to about 20 weight percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises graft of styrene polymer on butadiene substrate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises from about 50 to about 75 weight percent butadiene.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a nonhydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a carboxylated styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 6, wherein the impact modifier comprises the product of blending a styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer and maleic anhydride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 7, wherein the impact modifier blend product is formed in the presence of at least a portion of the carboxylated polyphenylene ether resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a copolymer of ethylene and an unsaturated carboxylic compound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 9, wherein the impact modifier comprises an ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a carboxylated ethylene polymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 11, wherein the impact modifier comprises a carboxylated ethylene-propylene copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 12, wherein the impact modifier comprises a maleic anhydride grafted ethylene-propylene copolymer.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 11, wherein the impact modifier comprises a carboxylated ethylene-propylene-diene monomer terpolymer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a methacrylate polymer grafted on an acrylate rubber substrate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 15, wherein the impact modifier comprises polymethylmethacrylate grafted on a butylacrylate rubber substrate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a mixture of a vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymer and a copolymer of an alpha-olefin compound and an unsaturated carboxylic compound.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 17, wherein the impact modifier comprises a mixture of a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock polymer and a ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a mixture of a hydrogenated styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock polymer and a carboxylated ethylene-propylene copolymer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
36 words
A thermoplastic blend composition as defined by claim 1, wherein the impact modifier comprises a mixture of a vinyl aromatic-conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic triblock polymer and a graft of an acrylate polymer on an acrylate rubber substrate.
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