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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2001
Luc Govaerts, Mt Vernon, IN (US);
Sapna Halim Talibuddin, Mt. Vernon, IN (US);
Gerrit de Wit, Ossendrecht, NL;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A polyester composition includes a poly(butylene terephthalate), a nitrogen-containing flame retardant, and a phosphorus-containing flame retardant, such that the weight ratio of the total of the nitrogen-containing flame retardant and the phosphorus-containing flame retardant to poly(butylene terephthalate resin) is at least about 0.70, and the weight ratio of the phosphorus-containing flame retardant to the nitrogen-containing flame retardant is at least about 1.0. The compositions have excellent color stability under ultraviolet light aging, good flame retardance, and high impact strength.