Patents by Inventor Loretta N. Kroupa

Loretta N. Kroupa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4978696
    Abstract: Liquid organosiloxane compositions that cure by a hydrosilylation reaction and contain from 0.1 to about 2 weight percent of a low molecular weight polymethylvinylsiloxane cure to form adhesives that are sufficiently flexible to retain cohesive bonding between substrates exhibiting different coefficients of thermal expansion when the resulting composite is exposed to variations in temperatures during use. The flexibility of the cured adhesive is further increased by addition to the curable compositions of a liquid polydimethylsiloxane having a silanol group at one of the two terminal positions and a triorganosiloxy group at the second terminal position. Preferred compositions are packaged in at least two parts, with the organohydrogensiloxane and the hydrosilylation catalyst being located in different parts of said composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph N. Clark, David G. Coble, Loretta N. Kroupa
  • Patent number: 4956203
    Abstract: An improved electrically conductive polydiorganosiloxane of the type comprising a polydiorganosiloxane and conductive carbon particles has been developed. The improved electrical conductivity results from the addition of a conductivity improver comprising disilazane of the formula (R.sub.3 Si).sub.2 NH where R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyl endblocked polymethylphenylsiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Loretta N. Kroupa
  • Patent number: 4929391
    Abstract: An improved electrically conductive polydiorganosiloxane of the type comprising a polydiorganosiloxane and conductive carbon particles has been developed. The improved electrical conductivity results from the addition of a conductivity improver comprising disilazane of the formula (R.sub.3 Si).sub.2 NH where R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl radical of from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or hydroxyl endblocked polymethylphenylsiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Loretta N. Kroupa