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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:
Feb. 26, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Adeyinka Adedeji, Albany, NY (US);
John R. Campbell, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Farid Fouad Khouri, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Patrick A. Rodgers, Selkirk, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/34 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions comprising an organoclay and polyphenylene ether resin and blends containing polyphenylene ether resin. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions exhibit physical properties that are enhanced over compositions containing clay of the prior art. The invention also relates to methods to enhance the ductility of thermoplastic compositions as compared to compositions containing clay of the prior art. The invention also relates to articles made from the compositions.