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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jan Paul Penning, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Robert Puyenbroek, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Geert-Jan Willems, Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/1539 ; C08K 5/5398 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/1539 ; C08K 5/5398 ;
Abstract
The present invention is a high performance thermoplastic polymer composition that comprises a thermoplastic polymer resin such as polyetherimide, polyethersulfone, etc., and an additive formulated to improve the overall melt flow properties of the final composition. The additive can be a phosphonium sulfonate or an anhydride. The final composition has improved melt flow qualities with no significant depreciation in other desirable characteristics.