The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
May. 24, 2013
Sabic Innovative Plastics Ip B.v., Bergen op Zoom, NL;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a flame retardant composition comprising a polycarbonate; 5 to 10 weight percent of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer; where the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer comprises an amount of greater than 10 weigh percent of the polysiloxane and where the molecular weight of the polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer is greater than or equal to 25,000 grams per mole; 5 to 20 weight percent of a branched polycarbonate; 5 to 60 weight percent of a reinforcing filler; and 1 to 15 weight percent of a flame retarding compound. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a polycarbonate; 5 to 10 weight percent of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer; 5 to 20 weight percent of a branched polycarbonate; 5 to 60 weight percent of a reinforcing filler; where the reinforcing filler is a glass fiber, a carbon fiber, a metal fiber, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing reinforcing fillers; and 1 to 15 weight percent of a flame retarding compound; and extruding the flame retardant composition.