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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Biing-lin Lee, Cranston, RI (US);
Darnell C. Worley, Ii, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Biing-Lin Lee, Cranston, RI (US);
Darnell C. Worley, II, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Teknor Apex Company, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/36 (2006.01); C09K 21/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Flame retardant polymeric blend compositions including a synergistic combination of flame retardants, including a halogenated flame retardant and a nanoparticulate, such as an organically modified clay or a natural nanoclay. The compositions are thermoplastic elastomers, include a polyolefin and a styrenic block copolymer, and exhibit high char formation upon burning as well as desirable vertical burn characteristics. In a preferred embodiment, the flame retardants include at least a halogenated flame retardant and a metal oxide.