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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Vijay R. Mhetar, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Jeffery Gary Tenenbaum, West Coxsackie, NY (US);
Sumi, Bangalore, IN;
Inventors:
Vijay R. Mhetar, Slingerlands, NY (US);
Jeffery Gary Tenenbaum, West Coxsackie, NY (US);
Sumi, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flame-retardant composition is described, containing a thermoplastic resin component which includes polyphenylene ether (PPE), along with a low-melting glass having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of less than about 500° C. The low-melting glass contains phosphate, and at least one of RO; R'O; AlO; BO; or SO, where R is a bivalent metal, while R′ is an alkali metal. Related articles are also described.