Patents Represented by Attorney Michael P. Dilworth
  • Patent number: 6616980
    Abstract: A method of reducing wrinkles in fabric is disclosed wherein the method comprises the steps of: A) forming a coating of a carrier and a polymer on a fabric surface, wherein the polymer comprises a polymerized acrylated or methacrylated siloxane having a general formula: {R3SiO1/2}m{O1/2Si(R2)O1/2}n{SiO3/2R}o{SiO4/2}p wherein R is selected from R1 and P; each R1, which can be the same of different, is a monovalent hydrocarbon group; each P is R3[(CbH2bO)zCOCR4═CH2]g; R3 is a polyvalent organic moiety; g is a valency of R3; R4 is hydrogen or methyl; b is 2 to 4; z is 1 to 1000; m+n+p+o is equal to 1 to 100; at least one R is P; n is 1 to 100; n/o is less than 10:1; n/p is less than 10:1; and m is 0 to 10; B) smoothing the fabric surface; and C) removing the carrier from the fabric surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Jo Anne Tully, Emie M. Silvestre
  • Patent number: 6608125
    Abstract: A blocked mercaptosilane of the structure: G—C(═O)—S—CH2CH2CH2SiX3 is disclosed wherein each X is an independently selected RO— group wherein each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl that may or may not contain unsaturation, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, and aralkyl groups, such moieties other than hydrogen having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and G is a monovalent alkyl of from 2 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Cruse, Robert J. Pickwell, Keith J. Weller, Eric R. Pohl
  • Patent number: 6602964
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising: A) a moisture curable polymer selected from the group consisting of silylated polyurethanes, silylated polyethers, and mixtures thereof, and B) a silicone oligomer of the formula: [R3SiO1/2]m[O1/2Si(R)2O1/2]n[SiO3/2R]o[SiO4/2]p  (I) wherein: each R is independently selected from the group consisting of B, R1, —OR2, R3, and R4; B is an organosilyl functional group bridged to the Si atom of the siloxane oligomer backbone by a Si—C bond; each R1 is independently a saturated or aromatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 16 carbon atoms; each R2 is independently a group as defined for R1 or an acyl group; each R3 is independently a monovalent organic group containing an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group; each R4 is a monovalent organic group linked to the Si atom of the siloxane oligomer backbone by a Si—C bond that does not include an aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbon group and that has there
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Misty Huang, Richard E. Handel, Herbert Petty
  • Patent number: 6600001
    Abstract: A process for the synthesis of polyurethanes is disclosed wherein the process comprises reacting polyurethane-forming reactants in the presence of an effective amount of a catalyst comprising at least one alkylamino oxainide of the structure: wherein: R1 and R2 are independently selected alkyl groups or can be taken together to form a five or six-membered heterocyclic ring; R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; n is 2 or 3; x is 0 or 1; Y is selected from the group consisting of O and NR9,  wherein: R9 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; and X is selected from the group consisting of OR10 and G,  wherein: R10 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and alkyl; and G is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard M. Gerkin, Karena Kaye Robinson, Edmond J. Dererian
  • Patent number: 6593274
    Abstract: The present invention teaches the composition of terminally modified, amino, polyether, siloxanes, known hereforth as amino siloxane alkokylates, and their use as adjuvants. The amino siloxane alkoxylates of the present invention enhance the efficacy of agrichemicals on plants as compared to conventional TSE's alone. The amino siloxane alkoxylates have at one end, an amine functionality and at the other end, a polyalkyleneoxide functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventor: George A. Policello
  • Patent number: 6593436
    Abstract: A continuous process for the manufacture of silicone copolymer utilizing at least one static mixing plug flow reactor, and optionally two static mixing plug flow reactors in a series or parallel. Silicone copolymers produced in accordance thereof are substantially free of unreacted hydrogen siloxane starting material and may be used without further purification. The static mixing plug flow reactor contains static mixing elements capable of creating eddies and vortices of sufficient intensity that a biphasic liquid mixture such as a hydrogen siloxane fluid and an polyether olefinic reactant, undergoes shearing of the droplets of each material so that one phase disperses into another to provide intimate contact between the two phases to allow the reaction to proceed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Austin, Ladislau Heisler, David B. Davis
  • Patent number: 6590117
    Abstract: A process of preparing compounds containing silicon-carbon bonds by the hydrosilation of a hydridoalkoxysilyl reactant with an olefinic reactant comprises operating the process in the presence of a platinum catalyst and a reaction promoter comprising a weakly nucleophilic amine of the formula NZ1Z2Z3 wherein Z1 is an aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group of C6 to C20 carbon atoms, or an organosilyl substituent, SiR3, wherein R is an alkyl of C1 to C20 or an aryl of C6 to C10, Z2 is hydrogen, alkyl of C1 to C20, an aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group of C6 to C20 carbon atoms or SiR3, wherein R is as previously defined; Z3 is the same as Z1 or Z2, and, optionally, two Of Z1, Z2 and Z3 taken together with the nitrogen atom form an aromatic heterocyclic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Mark D. Westmeyer, Melinda B. Hale, R. Shawn Childress, Michelle A. Filipkowski, Rodica S. Himmeldirk
  • Patent number: 6586612
    Abstract: Iminoorganosilanes may be prepared by reacting aminoorganosilanes with organoimines by an amine exchange reaction. The resultant iminoorganosilanes can then be catalytically reduced to produce secondary and tertiary amino silanes. Imidoorganosilanes can be prepared by a similar amine reaction between aminoorganosilanes and organoimides. The imidoorganosilanes can also be reacted to produce tertiary amines. Water-sensitive silane reactants may be employed to yield water-sensitive imino, imido, or amino silane products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. Gedon, Andrea Trotto
  • Patent number: 6569927
    Abstract: A composition is disclosed comprising: (A) a thermoplastic resin; and (B) a stabilizing amount of a blend of at least one sterically hindered phenol antioxidant, at least one aromatic amine and/or N,N′-substituted oxamide antioxidant, and at least one lactone antioxidant having a 3-phenylbenzofuran-2-one structure. A method is also disclosed for stabilizing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the method comprises adding thereto a stabilizing amount of a blend of at least one sterically hindered phenol antioxidant, at least one aromatic amines and/or N,N′-substituted oxamide antioxidant, and at least one lactone antioxidant having a 3-phenylbenzofuran-2-one structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Gelbin
  • Patent number: 6559329
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process comprising deblocking a silane of the formula (RIC(═O)O)yC6RII6−y−z[CxH2xSi(ORIII)3−a(RIV)a]z where RI is H, CH3 or RVO; RII is H or RVO; RIII is alkyl, phenyl or acyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; RIV is hydrogen, alkyl or phenyl from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; RV is a linear or branched alkyl group from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; y is an integer from 1 to 3; z is an integer from 1 to 3; x is an integer from 2 to 6 and a is an integer from 0 to 2 to yield a phenolic silane. Also disclosed are processes for making a blocked silane having the above formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Eric R. Pohl, Scot M Turner
  • Patent number: 6541549
    Abstract: A non-xenoestrogenic phosphorus-containing stabilizer for organic materials is disclosed wherein the stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of phosphorus-containing compounds of the structures wherein y in an integer of from 6 to 20, and where Z is a linking group, m is 0 or 1, n is an integer of at least 2, the asterisks are independently selected terminal groups, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl groups, aralkyl groups, or halogen groups and Q is selected from the group consisting of where R11 is alkyl or aralkyl, and
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Scott R. Archibald, Tracy L. Coffin-Werner
  • Patent number: 6534077
    Abstract: The present invention teaches modified organosilicone and their use, a preferred of which is as adjuvants for pesticides. The modified organosilicone have siloxane backbones with pendant, terminal or intermediate amine and polyether groups. The modified groups or the siloxane may be functionalized further with alkyl or alkyleneoxide groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: George A. Policello, Gerald J. Murphy
  • Patent number: 6534568
    Abstract: Powder coating or adhesive formulations include as a component thereof a silane of formula (I) or hydrolyzates or condensates thereof where R1 is a hydrocarbon, acyl, alkylsilyl, or alkoxysilyl group, R2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group; R3 is alkylene, optionally interrupted with one or more ether oxygen atoms; a is 0 or 1; Z is a direct bond or a divalent linking group; X is an m-valent organic group or H; and m is 1-20. The silanes are useful as crosslinkers, property modifiers and/or adhesion promoters. Powder adhesives may be similarly formed with the silanes of formula (I). Fillers or pigments, such as titanium dioxide fillers, which are treated with silanes, especially silanes having alkyl, epoxy, acryl, methacryl, polyether, amino, acid anhydride, hydroxyalkyl, carbamato or ureido functionality, may also be usefully employed in powder coating formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence E. Katz, Herbert E. Petty, Shiu-Chin Huang Su, Bruce A. Waldman, Bruce C. Barbera
  • Patent number: 6528673
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for the manufacture of a blocked mercaptosilane wherein the process is selected from the group consisting of: (1) reacting a mercaptosilane and a monoacid anhydride corresponding to a thioester group present in the desired product; (2) reacting an alkali salt of a mercaptosilane with the appropriate acid anhydride or acid halide; (3) transesterifying a mercaptosilane and an ester in the presence of an alkali metal of an acid corresponding to the ester; (4) transesterifying a thioester silane and another ester; (5) transesterifying a 1-sila-2-thiacyclopentane or a 1-sila-2-thiacyclohexane and an ester; and (6) reacting an alkali metal salt of a thioacid with a haloalkylsilane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Richard W. Cruse, Robert J. Pickwell, Keith J. Weller, Eric R. Pohl
  • Patent number: 6518335
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing sulfur-containing silane coupling agents by reacting an alkoxysilane acetal with a sulfurating agent. The sulfur-containing silane coupling agents so prepared include certain novel mercapto silanes, and are useful in providing rubber tires with improved properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Reedy, Kenneth W. Hartman
  • Patent number: 6515094
    Abstract: Reactive compositions comprise an amino-modified organopolysiloxane and an epoxy-modified organopolysiloxane. The composition cures slowly at room temperature or may be rapidly cured at or above room temperature in the presence of a carboxylic acid. The cured compositions may be utilized as elastomers, sealants, electronic potting materials, encapsulants, conformal coatings, foams, shock adsorbing gels, and molds and exhibit adhesion to metals, plastics, synthetic fibers, wood, paper, and glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Anna M. Czech, Charles E. Creamer
  • Patent number: 6515043
    Abstract: An oligomer of the formula: [R3SiO½]m[O½Si(R2)O½]n[SiO{fraction (3/2)}R]o[SiO{fraction (4/2)}]p  (I) wherein each R is selected individually from the group consisting of R1, —OR2 and —OR3; each R1 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group; each R2 is a C1-C6 alkyl group or an acyl group; and each R3 is a independently an alkyl or alkenyl group having at least 8 carbon atoms; with the provisos that if R3 is alkenyl, there is no unsaturation within two carbon atoms adjacent to the oxygen atom of the —OR3 group; at least one R group is —OR3; at least one quarter of all R groups are —OR2 or —OR3; m=2 to 20; n=0 to 50; o=0 to 20; and p=0 to 10. The oligomer is a useful component of in insulation formulations for wire and cable used in underground locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert B. Petty, Robert Pickwell
  • Patent number: 6475568
    Abstract: A composition is disclosed that comprises non-hydrolyzable, block, non-(AB)n type copolymers comprising units of the formula {XR2[(SiO(R1)2]xSi(R1)2R2X}, units of the formula {YO(CaH2aO)bY}, and linking groups —NR3—, wherein R1 is alkyl, R2 is a divalent organic moiety, X and Y are independently selected divalent organic groups formed by the ring opening of an epoxide, R3 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, oxygen-containing alkyl, oxygen-containing aryl, and oxygen-containing aralkyl, a=2 to 4, b=2 to 100, and x=1 to 500.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventor: Anna Maria Czech
  • Patent number: 6475347
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of the structure wherein R1, R2, and R3 are organic radicals of C1 to C20, such that the combination of the three contain at least twelve carbon atoms and R3 is bound to the methylene carbon atom between X and the aromatic ring by at least one saturated carbon atom, allowing it to be easily separated from the polymerizable monomer by distillation; R1 and R2 have sufficient steric bulk to protect the phenol from reacting with an alkoxy group or halogen bound to silicon; and X is a neutral heteroatomic radical of oxygen, nitrogen, or phosphorus; and their use as inhibitors for the polymerization of (meth)acryloxysilanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Robert E. Sheridan, Kenneth W. Hartman
  • Patent number: 6455158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the silanization or surface treatment of minerals with alkylsilanes and alkylsilane copolymers. More specifically, the present invention relates to alkylsilane copolymers useful for surface treating pigments or fillers. The alkylsilane copolymers comprise at least two different monomers. The copolymers find particular utility for the surface treatment of white pigments, such as titanium dioxide, for improving the dispersibility and processibility of the pigments when compounded with a polymeric material, in particular, when compounded with polyolefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Crompton Corporation
    Inventors: Henry L. Mei, Louis M. Panzer, Herbert E. Petty, Philbert E. Ramdatt, Robert E. Christie, Juan Alfonso