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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Christiaan H. Koevoets, Roosendall, NL;
Johannes Matthijssen, Wouw, NL;
General Electric Company, Pittsfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a method for making the same. The method for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin composition comprises introducing carbon fibrils and a polyamide into a first mixture comprising a polyphenylene ether, a polyamide, and a compatibilizing agent to provide a second mixture comprising, based upon the total weight of the second mixture: about 10 to about 50 wt. % of the polyphenylene ether, about 35 to about 65 wt. % of the polyamide, about 0.4 to about 3 wt. % of the carbon fibrils, and about 0.4 to about 3 wt. % of the compatibilizing agent; and blending the second mixture at a temperature sufficient to melt the polyphenylene ether.