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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:
Jul. 28, 1981
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald L Dieck, Evansville, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
260 / ; 525 64 ; 525 67 ; 525 68 ; 525437 ; 525439 ;
Abstract
Modified thermoplastic polyester compositions are provided which comprise (a) a block poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate) ester copolymer or blend thereof with a linear polyester and (b) a modifier therefor comprising a combination of an acrylic or methacrylic grafted polymer of a conjugated diene, alone or in combination with a vinyl aromatic 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.