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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2009
Tianhua Ding, Evansville, IN (US);
Rodney Fonseca, Newburgh, IN (US);
Sung Dug Kim, Newburgh, IN (US);
Chris Van Der Weele, Sommelsdijk, NL;
Tianhua Ding, Evansville, IN (US);
Rodney Fonseca, Newburgh, IN (US);
Sung Dug Kim, Newburgh, IN (US);
Chris Van Der Weele, Sommelsdijk, NL;
Abstract
A thermoplastic polyester composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, from 20 to 95 wt. % of a polyester comprising a poly(alkylene terephthalate); from 1 to 35 wt. % of a phosphorous flame retardant consisting of a phosphinate of the formula (I)[(R)(R(PO)—O]M  (I),a diphosphinate of the formula (II)[(O—POR)(R)(POR—O)]M  (II), and/ora polymer derived from the phosphinate of formula (I) or the diphosphinate of the formula (II); from 0.1 to less than 20 wt. % of a copolyetherester; from 0.1 to 5 wt. % of an anti-dripping agent; from 0 to 4.5 wt. % of a reinforcing fiber; and from 0 to 5 wt. % of an additive selected from the group consisting of a mold release agent, an antioxidant, a thermal stabilizer, and a UV stabilizer.