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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:
Oct. 07, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bret Chisholm, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Richard Lucas, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Franciscus J Van Beek, NE Zundert, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K / ; C08K / ; C08L / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
524147 ; 524413 ; 524414 ; 524417 ; 525 67 ; 525439 ;
Abstract
A thermoplastic resin composition is provided containing (a) a polyester resin having a hydroxyl level of at least 45 meq/kg, (b) a polycarbonate resin, (c) a quencher and preferably (d) a graft copolymer containing a rubbery substrate and a rigid superstrate. The thermoplastic resin composition exhibits enhanced resistance to property degradation during molding and exhibits enhanced paint adhesion properties. The composition is useful for making painted articles such as automotive bumpers.