Alliedsignal Inc.

Isola Laminate Systems Corporation

Isela Laminate Systems Corp.

Jeffrey Robert Kamla

Larry D Olson

Aroon Vishwanath Tungare

Peggy Mae Conn

Scott Harold Richgels

Henry R Johnson

Epoxy laminates incorporate up to 20 wt. % talc particles, particularly pure Montana platy talc particles having a maximum particle size of about 40 &mgr;m providing improved drilling performance, reduced dust formation, and improved Z-direction CTE, particularly when the epoxy resin has a Tg of about 150&deg; C. or higher. The talc is selected from those which do not significantly reduce the electrical strength of the laminate relative to those which contain no talc particles. Characteristically, the talcs will have less than 5 wt. % impurities and less than 0.01 wt. % (100 wt. ppm) water extractable anions.

Talc particles as fillers for improved epoxy laminates

Epoxy laminates incorporate up to 20 wt. % talc particles, particularly pure Montana platy talc particles having a maximum particle size of about 40 &mgr;m providing improved drilling performance, reduced dust formation, and improved Z-direction CTE, particularly when the epoxy resin has a Tg of about 150&deg; C. or higher. The talc is selected from those which do not significantly reduce the electrical strength of the laminate relative to those which contain no talc particles. Characteristically, the talcs will have less than 5 wt. % impurities and less than 0.01 wt. % (100 wt.ppm) water extractable anions.

Fillers for improved epoxy laminates

A thermosetting resin is comprised of (a) a bisimide, particularly a bismaleimide, (b) a reactive brominated aromatic compound, particularly a member of the group consisting of group consisting of tribromophenyl maleimide, tribromostyrene, and pentabromobenzyl acrylate; and

Polyimide resin laminates

A thermosetting resin is comprised of (a) a bisimide, particularly a bismaleimide, (b) a polyphenol, particularly a bisphenol, and (c) dicyandiamide. The polyphenol may be styrene-terminated (i.e. a vinyl benzyl ether of a bisphenol). Flame retardance is improved by the addition of octabromodiphenyl oxide.

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West Salem, WI, United States of America

Jeffrey Robert Kamla