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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald L Dieck, Evansville, IN (US);
Allen D Wambach, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
525 90 ; 260 / ; 260 / ; 260 / ; 260 / ; 525 89 ; 525 92 ; 525 98 ;
Abstract
Modified thermoplastic polyester compositions are provided which comprise (a) a poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) resin in combination with a poly(ethylene terephthalate) resin and/or a polyester copolymer and (b) a modifier therefor comprising a combination of a selectively hydrogenated monoalkenyl arene-diene block copolymer resin and an aromatic polycarbonate. The compositions can include (c) reinforcing glass fibers and/or (d) a flame retardant. Modifier (b) provides enhanced resistance to impact fracture, increased strength and improved resistance to heat distortion in articles molded from the compositions.