Abstract: To provide a polyorganosiloxane composition with good moldability, and a cured product with good mold release property and excellent non-contamination property to the metal mold. A polyorganosiloxane composition for molding includes: (A) a straight-chain polyorganosiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule, and having a viscosity (at 25° C.) of 10,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s; (B) 30 to 80 mass % of a resinoid polyorganosiloxane containing Q units, and having 1.5 or more alkenyl groups on average in one molecule, to a total of the components (A) and (B); (C) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane containing M units and Q units, having a molar ratio of alkoxy groups and Si—H of less than 0.15, and having a mass decrease rate when heated at 150° C. for 30 minutes of 2.0% or less, wherein an amount of the (Si—H/alkenyl groups) is 1.0 to 3.0 mol; and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst.

Abstract: To provide a polyorganosiloxane composition whose cured product has uniform good flame retardancy and good physical properties with less discoloring, for example, yellowing, and which has excellent temporal stability when stored. A flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition contains: (A) straight-chain polyalkylsiloxane having two or more alkenyl groups in one molecule and having a 10,000 to 1,000,000 mPa·s viscosity (25° C.); (B) resinoid polyorganosiloxane containing a Q unit and having 1.5 or more alkenyl groups on average, mass % of the component (B) being 30 to 80 mass % of the total of the components (A), (B); (C) polyorganohydrogensiloxane having three or more Si—H, an amount of the component (C) being such that Si—H/(total of the alkenyl groups in the components (A), (B)) becomes 1.0 to 3.0 moles; and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst, wherein the total content of phosphorus and an alkali metal is 20 mass ppm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a polymer of the formula: and compositions comprising the same. The polymers comprise a cyclic unsaturated group (Z3) within the siloxane polymer backbone. The polymers have been found to exhibit good thermal conductivity and may find utility in a variety of applications.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to polymerizable silicone compositions, methods for polymerizing such compositions, and to polymerized silicone compositions formed thereby. In one embodiment, a polymerizable composition includes one or more first organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising a plurality of silicon hydride functional groups, one or more second organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising a plurality of reactive heterocycloalkyl functional groups; and one or more third organosiloxanes or organosilanes, each comprising at least about one silicon hydride functional group and at least about one reactive heterocycloalkyl functional group; one or more reactive organic compounds, each comprising at least about one reactive heterocycloalkyl functional group; and an effective amount of a borane catalyst, present, for example, in an amount within the range of 0.

Abstract: A joint implant for temporary or permanent use has a femoral component and tibial component. The femoral component has a base and rod extending therefrom and defines a pin. The tibial component has a base and rod extending therefrom and defines a bore in which the pin is seated so that the femoral component is rotatable relative to the tibial component.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to system, method, and computer program for providing a wish-list user interface within a web browser, for tracking “fully-stacked prices” for items in the wish list, and for alerting users to a drop in a fully-stacked price of an item in the wish list. A browser extension provides a wish list user interface within a user's web browser. Via the user interface, a user is able to add products from different merchant websites to the wish list. As each item is added to the wish list, an initial multifactor-based price (i.e., the fully-stacked price) is calculated for the item. While an item remains in the wish list, a backend server continues to track the multifactor-based price for the item. In response to detecting a drop in a multifactor-based price for an item in the wish list, the browser extension alerts the user to the price drop.

Abstract: To provide a method of manufacturing a silicone cured product and a silicone cured product which allow generation of a volatile component to be reduced significantly even being exposed to high temperatures of room temperature or more for a long time. A method of manufacturing a silicone cured product includes: curing an additional polyorganosiloxane composition by hydrosilylation reaction under closed atmosphere at a temperature of 40° C. or more and 200° C. or less to obtain a primary cured product; and heating the primary cured product under open atmosphere or reduced pressure at a temperature of 60° C. or more and 160° C. or less, and a silicone cured product in which when heated at 150° C. for 16 hours, a total generation amount of an alcohol having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and an oxide thereof, and an alkyl group-containing silane compound having 1 to 3 carbon atoms is 10 ppm or less.

Abstract: A three-dimensional modeling system for creating an object having a printhead having a tubular feed member and a nozzle having a nozzle outlet for dispensing modeling material. The tubular feed member having a feed channel for feeding the modeling material to the nozzle outlet. The system further having modeling material feeding means arranged at an end of the tubular feed member opposite of the nozzle, wherein the modeling material feeding means are arranged for exerting a pressure on the modeling material within the feed channel towards the nozzle. The system further having a pressure determining means for determining a first parameter indicative for a pressure exerted on the modeling material. The system further having a control system arranged for controlling the modeling material feeding means based on the determined first parameter indicative for a pressure exerted on the modeling material. A method of three-dimensional modeling using the system.

Abstract: A curable organopolysiloxane composition containing dynamic covalent organopolysiloxanes which yields, upon cure, a silicone rubber having adaptive elastomeric and viscous characteristics is claimed. The silicone may be an elastomer or foam. A method of making the silicone rubber and a shaped article made of the cured adaptive viscoelastic silicone rubber composition are also claimed.

Abstract: A radome may include a core and an outer dielectric constant (ODC) adaptation component overlying an outer surface of the core. The radome may have an effective dielectric constant variation profile from an outer surface of the ODC adaptation component, through the ODC adaptation component to an outer surface of the core. The effective dielectric constant variation profile of the ODC adaptation component may be a continuous monotonic function DC(ot), where DC(ot) is the dielectric constant of the ODC adaptation component at the value ot, where ot is a ratio OTL/OTT, OTL is a location within the ODC variation component measured from the outer surface of the ODC variation component, and OTT is the total thickness of the ODC adaptation.

Abstract: A folding exercise rack system for providing an exercise rack that may be easily and compactly stored when not in use. The folding exercise rack generally includes a plurality of extension members pivotably connected to wall-connected mounting brackets. Upright support members connected to the extension members support a barbell and exercise bar. The exercise rack is pivotable from an extended exercise position into a plurality of selectable compact storage positions substantially parallel with and closely adjacent to the wall. The mounting brackets include a plurality of selectable connection points to determine how much space is present between the wall and exercise rack in the storage positions. One connection point allows a retractable exercise bench to be stored in the space between the wall and exercise rack. Mechanisms are provided for locking the exercise rack in a plurality of selected positions.

Abstract: A terrain viewing apparatus is provided to enable greater viewability of environmental conditions around a vehicle. A housing of the terrain viewing apparatus may include a lighting apparatus for emitting light and illuminating environmental conditions during nighttime, dusk, or adverse weather conditions. The housing may further include a reflecting apparatus to increase an operator's ability to view environmental conditions outside the vehicle. One or more joints may enable the housing to be adjustable with respect to the vehicle. An internal joint may enable the reflecting apparatus to be adjustable with respect to the housing. The lighting apparatus may receive power from the vehicle. The lighting and reflecting apparatuses may be electrically coupled to the vehicle and may be controllable therefrom.

Abstract: A method of forming a three-dimensional body from a mixture, wherein the mixture can comprise dispersed solid polymeric particles and a curable binder. In a particular embodiment the solid polymeric particles can be fluoropolymeric particles. The method can include at least partial removal of the cured binder and sintering, to obtain a sintered polymeric three-dimensional body. In one embodiment, the sintered three-dimensional body can be PTFE.

Abstract: A package for securing a PCB to a heatsink includes mounts with over-torque protection features. The PCB is seated in an open end of the package. Each mount includes a threaded opening for securing the package to the heatsink such that the base layer of the PCB is thermally coupled to the heat sink. The over-torque protection features are connected between the threaded opening and a sidewall of the package. The over-torque protection features may be designed to structurally fail and/or deform in response to over-torqueing of the fasteners, thereby inhibiting flexure of the PCB.

Abstract: A system provides monitoring for application usage on a device, such as a mobile device, using network consumption data of the device. The system determines an application list of applications executing on a device, determines application strings associated with the applications, receives network consumption data for a process executing on the device, and determines consumption data strings from the network consumption data. The system further determines match scores by identifying matching strings between the application strings and the consumption data strings along weighted search paths defined between the application strings and the consumption data strings, identifies an application from the application list for the process based on the match scores, and associates the network consumption data for the process with the application. The system generates usage data for the application by aggregating network consumption data associated with the application over time.