Abstract: Organic pressure-sensitive adhesive and silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composites have improved shear strength upon the addition of a silicone cross-linking agent.

Abstract: Organic pressure-sensitive adhesive and silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composites have improved shear strength upon the addition of a silicone cross-linking agent.

Abstract: Organic pressure-sensitive adhesives are combined with silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives from water based emulsions.

Abstract: There is provided a silicone composition for rendering surfaces stain resistant and water repellent comprising:(a) an organopolysiloxane resin selected from the group consisting of resins having R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units and SiO.sub.2 units, the ratio of R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units to SiO.sub.2 units, ranging from about 0.2 to about 0.9:1 and resins having R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units, R.sub.2 SiO units, and SiO.sub.2 units, the ratio of R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units to SiO.sub.2 ranging from about 0.2 to about 0.9:1 and the ratio of R.sub.2 SiO units to SiO.sub.2 units being up to about 0.1:1 where each R is independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to 8 carbon atoms;(b) alkyl-alkoxypolysiloxane resin; and(c) an effective amount of condensation catalyst.

Abstract: There is provided a method for rendering masonry water repellent which comprises (a) contacting the masonry with a solution comprising an organopolysiloxane resin selected from the group consisting of resins containing R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0/5 units and SiO.sub.2 units and resins containing R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units, R.sub.2 SiO.sub.2 units and SiO.sub.2 units, the ratio of R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units to SiO.sub.2 units ranging from about 0.2 to about 0.9:1 and resins containing R.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.5 units, R.sub.2 SiO units, and the ratio of SiO.sub.2 units to SiO.sub.2 units being up to about 0.1:1, where each R is an independently selected substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical, aryl radical, alkaryl radical, aralkyl radical, cycloalkyl radical or alkenyl radical, and (b) evaporating the solvent. Preferably, the resin solution further comprises an alkylalkoxypolysiloxane resin.

Abstract: The present invention provides curable silicone compositions, comprising:(a) a substantially linear olefinic group-containing polydiorganosiloxane;(b) a resinous olefinic group-containing polysiloxane;(c) a reactive organic monomer;(d) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and(e) a hydrosilation catalyst.There are also provided articles of manufacture prepared by coating substrates such as optical fibers with said composition as well as methods for making said curable compositions and articles of manufacture.

Abstract: The present invention provides curable silicone compositions, comprising:(a) a substantially linear olefinic group-containing polydiorganosiloxane;(b) a resinous olefinic group-containing polysiloxane;(c) a reactive organic monomer;(d) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and(e) a hydrosilation catalyst.There are also provided articles of manufacture prepared by coating substrates such as optical fibers with said composition as well as methods for making said curable compositions and articles of manufacture.

Abstract: An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and using the article.

Abstract: An article comprising a backing, a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive, and optionally, a silicone release coating is provided for effecting removal of vertically cohesive inks from cellulosic materials. There is also provided the process of making and using the article.

Abstract: A process for producing a low viscosity silicone resin which comprises hydrolyzing halosilanes in a heterogeneous hydrolysis mixture of water, acetone and a water-immiscible solvent where the critical aspects of the process are the addition of the chlorosilanes to the hydrolysis medium by first mixing them with a portion of the acetone and adding them to the hydrolysis mixture over a period of at least 40 minutes and maintaining the temperature of said hydrolysis medium such that it does not exceed 45.degree. C. The silicone resins produced by this process are useful in producing molding compositions having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.

Abstract: A silicone molding composition with improved thermal shock resistance having a plasticizing amount of a silicone resin comprising chemically combined RSiO.sub.3/2 units and R.sub.2 SiO units where the R to Si ratio may vary from 1.0 to 1.9 and the ratio of RSiO.sub.3/2 units to R.sub.2 SiO units may vary from 1:2.5 to 1:5.0 and containing less than 0.5 weight percent of silanol groups and preferably being substantially free of silanol groups where R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical. There is also provided by the present invention a process for improving the thermal shock resistance of a silicone molding composition by having in said composition the aforesaid resin.

Abstract: A process for producing a silicone resin composed solely of difunctional siloxy units comprising hydrolyzing a diorganodihalosilane in a heterogeneous hydrolysis mixture having therein water, acetone, a water-immiscible organic solvent and optionally, an alcohol; wherein said hydrolysis must take place within ten minutes, and separating the water layer from the water-immiscible solvent silicone resin layer.The silicone resin is further purified and bodied in subsequent process steps. There is also provided by the present invention a silicone resin mixture composed of the above difunctional silicone resin and a silicone resin composed of trifunctional siloxy units and difunctional siloxy units which silicone resin mixture has good thermal stability at temperatures up to 700.degree. F.

Abstract: A process for the production of a bodied silicone resin without the use of a catalyst comprising first hydrolyzing the organohydrosilanes in a homogeneous hydrolysis medium composed of water and acetone, removing the acid/water layer, adding at least 10% by weight of water based on the silicone resin hydrolyzate and heating the resulting mixture to at least 130.degree. C and more preferably at a temperature range from 140.degree. C to 160.degree. C. After this bodying step, water constituting at least 10% by weight of the silicone resin hydrolyzate as well as water-immiscible organic solvent may be added to the silicone hydrolyzate and the resulting mixture heated at elevated temperatures so as to remove all the water and acetone. This procedure of adding water may be repeated until the silicone resin hydrolyzate has an acid content that does not exceed 5 parts per million.

Abstract: A process for forming a silicone resin useful for making mica laminates comprising adding a mixture of organotrihalosilanes and dimethyldihalosilanes dissolved in a water immiscible organic solvent to a heterogeneous hydrolysis mixture composed of a water immiscible organic solvent and an alcohol and separating the solvent resin layer where the organic groups on said trihalosilane are methyl and phenyl with the mole percent concentration of the methyl groups to phenyl groups varying from 30 to 70 mole percent. The hydrolysis addition is generally carried out at a temperature of 25.degree. C to 80.degree. C. The resin produced by this process has an organo and methyl to Si ratio varying from 1.01 to 1 to 1.1 to 1. The alkoxy content is less than 6% by weight and, preferably, varies from 2 to 4% by weight and the silanol content is generally less than 6% by weight and preferably varies from 2 to 4% by weight.

Abstract: Silanol containing organopolysiloxane resins, especially useful as release resins, prepared by the acetone-water hydrolysis of an organohalosilane blend consisting essentially of about 60 mole percent methyltrichlorosilane, 35 mole percent phenyltrichlorosilane and about 5 mole percent dimethyldichlorosilane, are provided. Cooking utensils, particularly baking utensils coated with the same are also provided.

Abstract: A process for producing a low viscosity silicone resin which comprises hydrolyzing halosilanes in a heterogeneous hydrolysis mixture of water, acetone and a water-immiscible solvent where the critical aspects of the process are the addition of the chlorosilanes to the hydrolysis medium by first mixing them with a portion of the acetone and adding them to the hydrolysis mixture over a period of at least 40 minutes and maintaining the temperature of said hydrolysis medium such that it does not exceed 45.degree. C. The silicone resins produced by this process are useful in producing molding compositions having a low coefficient of thermal expansion.