Abstract: A method for distillation of organosilicon compounds that contain acryloxy or methacryloxy groups characterized by subjecting an organosilicon compound (A) that contains acryloxy or methacryloxy groups to distillation in the presence of a polymerization inhibitor (B) and a compound (C) with aliphatic conjugated unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: A process for preparing a silicone compound, the process comprising reacting (A) a silicon compound having silicon-bonded alkoxy groups or silicon-bonded aryloxy groups and (B) a disiloxane in the presence of (C) a carboxylic acid, (D) an acid catalyst, and (E) a carboxylic anhydride, and a process for preparing a silicone compound, the process comprising reacting (F) a silicon compound having silicon-bonded acyloxy groups and (B) a disiloxane compound in the presence of (D) an acid catalyst, (E) a carboxylic anhydride, and (G) an alcohol.

Abstract: A process for preparing a silicone compound, the process comprising reacting (A) a silicon compound having silicon-bonded alkoxy groups or silicon-bonded aryloxy groups and (B) a disiloxane in the presence of (C) a carboxylic acid, (D) an acid catalyst, and (E) a carboxylic anhydride, and a process for preparing a silicone compound, the process comprising reacting (F) a silicon compound having silicon-bonded acyloxy groups and (B) a disiloxane compound in the presence of (D) an acid catalyst, (E) a carboxylic anhydride, and (G) an alcohol.

Abstract: A heat-conductive silicone composition comprising at least (A) an organopolysiloxane, (B) a heat-conductive filler, and (C) a specific organosiloxane. The silicone composition is excellent in handleability, even when it contains a large amount of a heat-conductive filler for the purpose of attaining higher heat conductivity.

Abstract: The broadcasting tower selecting method for selecting one broadcasting tower out of a plurality of broadcasting towers each being able to transmit together broadcast waves on a plurality of channels that can be received in an area, including: a first step of judging an existence or not of the channels that can be received in the area; a second step of extracting, based on a result from the judgment in the first step, one or more broadcasting towers that can provide all channels being receivable in the area out of the plurality of the broadcasting towers; and a third step of selecting one arbitrary broadcasting tower out of the extracted one or more broadcasting towers. Thus, it is possible to select automatically, with an easy operation, a broadcasting tower that can provide best video and audio quality, out of a plurality of broadcasting towers.

Abstract: A broadcast storage system is disclosed which is easily controllable by the user for setting programs for timer recording and playing back recorded programs. The broadcast storage system has one or more slave apparatus and a master apparatus. The master apparatus grasps programs set for timer recording by each of the slave apparatus. When a program to be recorded is determined by the user or an automatic timer recording process, the master apparatus selects an apparatus to record the program such that a plurality of timer recording settings are not made at one time in one apparatus, and instructs the selected apparatus to set the program for timer recording. When instructed to set the program for timer recording, a slave apparatus sets the program for timer recording, and records the program at the time when the program is broadcast.

Abstract: To provide a novel branched siloxane-silalkylene copolymer whose molecule contains a plural number of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms or silicon-bonded alkoxy groups.

Abstract: A method for preparing organosilicon compounds comprises: 1) converting the Si-bonded alkoxy in an Si-bonded alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound to the diorganosilyl group by reacting the Si-bonded alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound with organodisiloxane with the general formula HR.sub.2 Si--O--SiR.sub.2 H, where R is a monovalent hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, in alcohol-containing acidic aqueous solution; and subsequently 2) treating with a sulfonic acid catalyst and carboxylic acid. This method is able to convert all the alkoxy groups in the alkoxy-functional organosilicon compound to diorganosilyl. This method can be used to synthesize a high-purity carbosiloxane dendrimer having a narrow molecular weight distribution.