Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane represented by the average unit formula: (R13SiO1/2)a(R12SiO2/2)b (R2SiO3/2)c (R3SiO3/2)d, wherein, R1 are the same or different alkyl groups having from 1 to 12 carbons, alkenyl groups having from 2 to 12 carbons, aryl groups having from 6 to 20 carbons, or aralkyl groups having from 7 to 20 carbons, provided that at least two R1 in a molecule are the alkenyl groups; R2 is an aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbons or an aralkyl group having from 7 to 20 carbons; R3 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbons; and a, b, c, and d are respectively numbers satisfying: 0.01?a?0.5, 0?b?0.7, 0.01?c<0.7, 0.1?d<0.9, and a+b+c+d=1; (B) a linear organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups and at least one silicon-bonded aryl group in a molecule; (C) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (D) a hydrosilylation-reaction catalyst.

Abstract: This invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) a straight-chain organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by the following average unit formula: (R1SiO3/2)a(R12SiO2/2)b(R13SiO1/2)c(SiO4/2)d(XO1/2)e wherein, R1 each independently represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbons, an alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbons, an aryl group having from 6 to 20 carbons, an aralkyl group having from 7 to 20 carbons, or a group in which some or all of the hydrogen atoms of these groups are substituted with halogen atoms, with the proviso that at least two R1 in a molecule are the alkenyl groups, X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, a is a number from 0 to 0.3, b is 0 or a positive number, c is a positive number, d is a positive number, e is a number from 0 to 0.4, a+b+c+d=1, c/d is a number from 0 to 10, and b/d is a number from 0 to 0.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to: an additive for rubber, comprising (A) a hydrocarbon-based oil and (B) a styrene/diene block copolymer; and a rubber composition obtained by blending the additive for rubber into rubber. The present invention makes it possible to provide an additive for rubber which has little impact on the environment or the human body and enables the provision of rubber having excellent heat resistance and spring properties, as well as a rubber composition obtained by blending the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable organopolysiloxane composition capable of producing a cured article that can be used as a transducer and provided with excellent mechanical characteristics and/or electrical characteristics. The present invention also relates to a novel curable organopolysiloxane composition for transducer use comprising a curable organopolysiloxane composition and a compound having a highly dielectric functional group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making an optical assembly. An optical device is secured in a fixture, the optical device having an optical surface, wherein a silicone film is positioned with respect to the optical surface, the silicone film having a distal surface relative to the optical surface. The method includes, among other features, imprinting the distal surface of the silicone film to create a surface imprint in the distal surface of the silicone film.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprises: (A) an epoxy group-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average composition formula: XaR1bSiO(4-a-b)/2 wherein X represents at least one type of epoxy group selected from a glycidoxyalky group, an epoxycycloalkyl alkyl group, and an epoxyalkyl group; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group,a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group; provided at least two X groups are present in a molecule; and “a” and “b” are numbers satisfying: 0<a<1, 0<b<3, and 0.8<a+b<3; (B) a compound having at least two mercapto groups in a molecule; and (C) an amine compound not having a N—H bond and/or a phosphine compound not having a P—H bond. The composition has favorable curability even at a relatively low temperature, and forms a cured film having excellent bonding with regard to an object to be coated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable silicone rubber composition for various types of water supply components used in contact with water. The present invention also relates to a cured product of this composition, a water resistant cured silicone rubber, and use thereof. The present invention imparts good water resistance to a silicone rubber component used in contact with water, and the present invention prevents or decreases the occurrence of whitening or similar visual appearance failures, and the occurrence of insufficient strength to withstand high temperature steam.

Abstract: A heat resistant silicone rubber composition containing greater than or equal to 0.1 mass % each of titanium oxide and iron oxide is disclosed. The heat resistant silicone rubber composition can form a heat resistant silicone rubber suitable for use in a high temperature environment. A method of reducing formaldehyde and/or low molecular weight organopolysiloxane generated from a cured product of a heat resistant silicone rubber composition upon heating the cured product is also disclosed. The method comprises compounding greater than or equal to 0.1 mass % each of titanium oxide and iron oxide in the heat resistant silicone rubber composition. Generally, even when the cured product is heated to a high temperature, such as a temperature greater than or equal to 300° C., generation of formaldehyde and/or low molecular weight organopolysiloxane (e.g. D4, D5, and D6) from the cured product can be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical member comprising a silicone material having excellent antifouling property while having good light transmittance, heat resistance, and strength, and an optical semiconductor device and illumination apparatus having excellent antifouling property. The present invention is an optical member comprising a silicone material containing a fluorinated surface, the proportion of F atoms being from 0.1 to 45 at % and/or the ratio of F atoms relative to C atoms being from 0.01 to 1.00 in the atomic composition percentage according to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the fluorinated surface.

Abstract: A drive device includes a slide bearing; a shaft that passes through the slide bearing; a gear that is fixed to the shaft; and a grease composition that is held in a clearance between the slide bearing and the shaft. At least one of the slide bearing and the shaft is made of a resin. The clearance is in a range of 10 to 110 ?m. The grease composition contains a hydrocarbon base oil and lithium soap serving as a thickener. A weight ratio of the hydrocarbon base oil to the lithium soap is in a range of 94.5:5.5 to 96.0:4.0. A consistency of the grease composition is in a range of 360 to 400.

Abstract: The present invention provides a glycerin-modified silicone which has an excellent emulsification/dispersion performance and thickening effect when used alone, particularly when the oil phase is a continuous phase. The present invention is a specific diglycerin derivative-modified silicone having a long-chain hydrocarbon group at a prescribed ratio in a molecule and having as a hydrophilic group only a diglycerin derivative group not having an oxyalkylene structure with an average value of the number of repetitions of oxyalkylene units of two or more; and a composition containing the diglycerin derivative-modified silicone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane resin having at least two alkenyl groups in a molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by a general formula; (C) an organosiloxane (C1) having silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms at both molecular terminals, an organopolysiloxane (C2) having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule, or a mixture of components (C1) and (C2); and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The curable silicone composition has excellent handleability and can form a cured product with a high refractive index and low gas permeability when cured.

Abstract: This invention relates to a reactive silicone composition for forming a hotmelt material, comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane resin represented by the specific average unit formula; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin free of alkenyl group and represented by the specific average unit formula; (C) a diorganopolysiloxane represented by the specific average formula; (D) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; (E) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in a molecule; and (F) a hydrosilylation catalyst. The reactive silicone composition can be reacted to form a hotmelt material having excellent shelf life stability, instant adhesion performance by hotmelt process.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent or a powder treatment agent comprising a co-modified organopolysiloxane is disclosed. The co-modified organopolysiloxane is represented by the general formula: R1aR2bQcSiO(4?a?b?c)/2. The co-modified organopolysiloxane has a number average molecular weight of less than 4500 and includes a long-chain alkyl group and a polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule.

Abstract: An optical article includes a silicone-containing composition. The silicone composition includes a first region having a first refractive index and a second region having a second refractive index. The first refractive index is different than the second refractive index.

Abstract: A room temperature-curable electrically conductive fluorosilicone rubber composition comprises: (A) a fluoropolysiloxane capped at the molecular terminals with hydroxyl groups having a viscosity at 25° C. of from 1,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s; (B) fine silica powder having a BET specific surface area of not less than 50 m2/g; (C) a carbon black; (D) a fibrous carbon allotrope having a graphene structure; and (E) a crosslinking agent. Component (D) is comprised in an amount of not less than 1.5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of component (A). The room temperature-curable electrically conductive fluorosilicone rubber composition is cured to form a cured product having both superior post-cure physical strength and electrical conductivity. Also, the room temperature-curable electrically conductive fluorosilicone rubber composition has viscosity that enables superior handling, and provides superior post-cure surface smoothness, solvent resistance, and adhesion.

Abstract: A method of producing a glycerin derivative-modified silicone or a composition comprising the same, including a process that treats the glycerin derivative-modified silicone or the composition comprising the same with one or more type of acidic inorganic salt, which is solid at 25° C. and water soluble, and which is such that a pH at 25° C. of an aqueous solution prepared by dissolving 50 g of the acidic inorganic salt in 1 L of ion exchanged water is 4 or lower; and an external use preparation, cosmetic composition, or raw materials thereof that contain the low odor glycerin derivative-modified silicone obtained by the production method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrosilylation curable silicone composition for forming a cured product which inhibits the discoloration of silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate in an optical semiconductor device due to a sulfur-containing gas in the air, and for sealing, covering, or adhering an optical semiconductor element, the curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a tetrazole-based compound; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. In addition, the present invention provides an optical semiconductor device in which an optical semiconductor element is sealed, covered, or adhered by the cured product of the composition so that the discoloration of silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate due to a sulfur-containing gas in the air is inhibited.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curable silicone composition for forming a cured product which inhibits the discoloration of silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate in an optical semiconductor device due to a sulfur-containing gas, the curable silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) an organic compound having an organic value of at least 175 in an organic conceptual diagram and having a specific group; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. In addition, the present invention provides an optical semiconductor device in which silver electrodes or a silver-plated substrate of an optical semiconductor device is sealed or covered with a cured product of the composition described above, the optical semiconductor device having excellent reliability after a sulfur resistance test.

Abstract: A method of forming an optical article includes the step of applying a silicone composition to a surface, wherein the silicone composition is a solid and has a glass transition temperature greater than room temperature. The silicone composition is heated to a temperature at or above the glass transition temperature such that the silicone composition flows. The silicone composition forms a light transmitting sheet upon cooling following the heating.