Patents by Inventor Lisa M. Schwane

Lisa M. Schwane has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5276077
    Abstract: According to the present invention there are obtained improved ignition resistant carbonate polymer blends having unexpectedly better combinations of toughness, ignition resistance, processability and stability. In particular the blend comprises a major amount of carbonate polymer, a minor amount of a rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic copolymer, and an optional rubbery core/shell graft copolymer impact modifier. As ignition resistance additives the blends contain a metal salt of an aromatic sulfur compound, a buffering aromatic sulfur compound, an organophosphorus compound, and a tetrafluoroethylene polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1994
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Lisa M. Schwane, M. Robert Christy, Samuel A. Ogoe