Patents Represented by Attorney William F. Mufatti

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  • Thermoplastic polyetherimide ester elastomers
    Patent number: 4556688
    Abstract: Novel poly(etherimide esters) are prepared by reacting a diol, a dicarboxylic acid, a poly(oxy alkylene) diamine and a tricarboxylic acid having two vicinal carboxyl groups or the anhydride thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Russell J. McCready, John A. Tyrell
  • UV-Stabilized coated polyester-carbonate articles and process
    Patent number: 4556606
    Abstract: UV-stabilized coated polyester-carbonate articles may be prepared by adding to the coating compositions an effective amount of a benzophenone and/or benzotriazole UV absorber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Daniel R. Olson
  • Thermoplastic polyetherimide ester elastomers
    Patent number: 4556705
    Abstract: Novel polyetherimide esters are prepared from diols, dicarboxylic acids and polyoxyalkylene diimide diacids. These compositions have many excellent properties which make them particularly useful for extrusion and molding applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Russell J. McCready
  • Polycarbonate resin foam
    Patent number: 4556681
    Abstract: Epoxy compounds are added to polycarbonate resin to reduce or eliminate the necessity of drying the resin prior to a foaming process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frank N. Liberti, Gerald F. Macke
  • Weatherable abrasion resistant etherified aminoplast derived coating for plastic substrates
    Patent number: 4552936
    Abstract: A protective coating composition containing a polycaprolactone polyol and an aminoplast derivative is applied to a thermoplastic substrate to produce a thermoformable article having abrasion resistance, solvent resistance and weatherability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: James E. Moore
  • Foamable polycarbonate compositions, articles and methods
    Patent number: 4544677
    Abstract: A foamable thermoplastic composition comprising in admixture (a) a polycarbonate resin, alone, or with (b) a polyester, (c) a minor amount of a foaming agent and (d) a minor amount of an inorganic non-fibrous particulate nucleating agent, alone, or with a particulate organic polymeric material, wherein (d) has an aspect ratio of about 1 and a small particle size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard B. Allen, Roger W. Avakian
  • Modified thermoplastic copolyetherimide ester elastomers
    Patent number: 4544734
    Abstract: Novel modified polyetherimide esters are prepared from diols, dicarboxylic acids and a combination of polyoxyalkylene diimide diacids and dimer acid. These compositions have many excellent properties which make them particularly useful for extrusion and molding applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Russell J. McCready
  • Laminar structure of polyester
    Patent number: 4544586
    Abstract: Laminar structures useful as road signs, markers, informational signs and the like comprised of:(i) a modified thermoplastic polyester core structure; and(ii) a front light reflective layer disposed on and laminated to said core structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Molari, Jr.
  • Stabilized polycarbonate-polyester compositions
    Patent number: 4532290
    Abstract: Compositions comprising predominately a polycarbonate resin, e.g., poly(bisphenol A carbonate), and a polyester resin, e.g., poly(1,4-butylene terephthalate), alone, or in combination with one or more second resins, are melt stabilized with monosodium phosphate and/or monopotassium phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Donald B. G. Jaquiss, Russell J. McCready, John A. Tyrell
  • Enhancement of ethylene-vinyl acetate adhesion to polyester sheet by post-reaction
    Patent number: 4530878
    Abstract: The inter-layer adhesion of laminates comprised of alternating layers of thermoplastic polyester and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is greatly enhanced by a method of treatment of the laminate with a stream of inert gas at elevated temperatures which is described. The treated articles in general exhibit a T-peel strength of 1 in. lb./in..sup.2 and greater, which is far in excess of the peel strengths typical of the untreated article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Willem F. H. Borman, John Semen
  • Laminar structure of polycarbonate
    Patent number: 4519154
    Abstract: A laminar polycarbonate resin structure comprising a polycarbonate resin core lamina, an ultraviolet radiation absorbing back lamina bonded to the rear face of said core lamina, and a light reflecting front lamina bonded to the front face of said core lamina. This laminar structure is useful for making road signs and markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Richard E. Molari, Jr.
  • Copolyetherimides and process of preparation
    Patent number: 4504650
    Abstract: Copolyetherimides having random units in the structure and characterized by good transparency after molding are prepared by a process in which a dianhydride and a diamine are reacted at a temperature of at least 100.degree. C. to initiate polymerization, followed by the addition of a second anhydride and continuing the polymerization at the elevated temperature. Preferred features include conducting the reaction in a solvent and in the presence of a chain stopper, such as phthalic anhydride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Stephen M. Cooper
  • Photocurable polyfunctional acrylic coating and decorative articles coated therewith
    Patent number: 4477529
    Abstract: A plastic article having adhered thereto a translucent and decorative UV cured coating on the surface thereof which coating is wrinkled in a macroscopically irregular but microscopically regular manner and comprised of the photoreaction products of (i) certain polyfunctional acrylate monomers (ii) certain polysiloxane-polyether block copolymer surfactants and (iii) azobisisobutyronitrile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Richard W. Campbell
  • Linear low density polyethylene impact modifier for thermoplastic polyesters
    Patent number: 4476274
    Abstract: High molecular weight thermoplastic polyesters and polyester blends having unexpected improved impact strength by incorporating therein linear low density polyethylene and glass fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 9, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Nan-I Liu
  • Copolymeric nucleating agent for polyester
    Patent number: 4451606
    Abstract: Novel nucleating agents have been discovered which are effective in polyesters, especially poly(ethylene terephthalate). The novel nucleating agents are copolymers derived from a poly(alkylene terephthalate) and a sulfonate salt.Also provided by this invention are a process for nucleating polyesters, particularly poly(alkylene terephthalates), especially poly(ethylene terephthalate) and the compositions so produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1984
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Richard W. Campbell
  • Ultraviolet radiation stabilized coated polycarbonate article
    Patent number: 4410594
    Abstract: A coated ultraviolet radiation stabilized polycarbonate article having improved abrasion, mar, scratch, and chemical solvent resistance comprising a polycarbonate article with its surface layers impregnated with an ultraviolet radiation absorbing compound having at least one surface thereof coated with (i) an adhesion promoting primer layer comprised of a thermoset acrylic polymer; and (ii) a top coat disposed on said primer layer comprised of a colloidal silica filled thermoset organopolysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Daniel R. Olson
  • Coated and ultraviolet radiation stabilized polycarbonate article
    Patent number: 4404257
    Abstract: A coated polycarbonate article having improved resistance to degradation by ultraviolet radiation, abrasion and attack by chemical solvents comprising a polycarbonate resin article with its surface layers impregnated with an ultraviolet radiation absorbing compound and having deposited on said impregnated surface a coating comprised of (i) a thermoplastic acrylic polymer containing primer layer; and (ii) a top coated disposed on said primer layer containing a colloidal silica filled thermoset organopolysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Daniel R. Olson
  • Coated surface stabilized polycarbonate article
    Patent number: 4396678
    Abstract: A coated polycarbonate article having improved resistance to degradation by ultraviolet radiation, abrasion and attack by chemical solvents comprising a polycarbonate resin article with its surface layers impregnated with an ultraviolet radiation absorbing compound and having deposited on said impregnated surface a coating comprised of (i) a thermoplastic acrylic polymer containing functional groups primer layer; and (ii) a top coat disposed on said primer layer containing a colloidal silica filled thermoset organopolysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Daniel R. Olson
  • Composition of polycarbonate, an ABS resin and an acrylate-methacrylate interpolymer
    Patent number: 4390657
    Abstract: This application discloses novel thermoplastic molding compositions of a polycarbonate, a copolymer which comprises acrylonitrile-butadiene-alkenyl aromatic compound and a multiphase acrylic interpolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Ping Y. Liu
  • Photocurable acrylic coated polycarbonate articles
    Patent number: 4384026
    Abstract: A polycarbonate article having an adherent mar, abrasion and chemical resistant ultraviolet light cured coating on the surface thereof comprised of the photoreaction products of certain polyfunctional acrylate monomers and certain acrylate modified polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1983
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James E. Moore, Ona V. Orkin, Siegfried H. Schroeter