Patent ID: 7230046

Claim:
A thermoplastic composition comprising: a thermoplastic component; and a single flame retardant component, wherein the thermoplastic component comprises at least 90 percent by weight, based on total thermoplastic content, of polyphenylene ether; and wherein the single flame retardant component consists of a glass having a glass transition temperature of less than 500° C. and wherein the glass comprises: (i) P 2 O 5 ; and (ii) at least one constituent selected from the group consisting of RO; R′ 2 O; Al 2 O 3 ; B 2 O 3 ; and SO 3 ; wherein R is a bivalent metal and R′ is an alkali metal and the glass has been surface treated with a surface treatment agent selected from the group consisting of coupling agents, film-formers, lubricants, antistatic agents, and mixtures thereof.