Appeal No. 2000-0595
Serial No. 09/025,400
APPENDIX
1. A method of making a curable melt blended composition
comprising the step of melt blending:
a) 60 to 99.9 weight percent of a thermoplastic polymer
comprising
1) l-99 weight percent of polyphenylene ether (PPE)
polymer, and
2) 1-99 weight percent of a polystyrene (PS) polymer; and
b) 0.1 to 40 weight percent of an uncured epoxy component
comprising
1) a curable epoxy, and
2) an effective amount of a curing agent for said curable
epoxy; wherein the step of melt blending occurs at a
temperature greater than 150oC and wherein the epoxy
component of the resulting composition is substantially
uncured.
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