Patents by Inventor Thomas Easton

Thomas Easton 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: 9080020
    Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous dispersion of a silicone resin is disclosed by reacting a mixture containing an alkylalkoxysilane and a cationic alkoxysilane to form a self dispersing silicone resin and subsequently combining the silicone resin with water to form the dispersion. The resulting dispersions are useful for forming coatings on various substrates that are essentially free of co-surfactants or volatile organic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Daniel Bekemeier, Thomas Easton, Yihan Liu, Gary Michael Wieber
  • Publication number: 20140039089
    Abstract: A composition is capable of curing via condensation reaction. The composition uses a phosphonate condensation reaction catalyst. The phosphonate is used to replace conventional tin catalysts. The composition can react to form a gum, gel, or rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Simon Cook, Geraldine Durand, Thomas Easton, Victoria James, Sarah O"Hare, Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140024774
    Abstract: A condensation reaction curable composition comprises a new catalyst, Dow Corning® 4-6085, and a polyorganosiloxane polyoxyalkylene block copolymer having one or more polyorganosiloxane blocks and one or more polyoxyalkylene blocks linked to each other via divalent radicals which comprises at least two silicon-bonded alkoxy groups, preferably of the form PS-(A-PO)m-(A-PS)n, wherein PO is a polyoxyalkylene block, PS represents a polyorganosiloxane block, A is a divalent radical, subscripts m and n have independently a value of at least 1, comprising at least one alkoxy-substituted siloxane unit of the formula (R?)q(OR)—SiO3-q/2, wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and each R? represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or an alkoxy group of the formula —OR and subscript q has a value of 0, 1 or 2, provided at least two silicon-bonded groups OR are present in the block copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Inventors: Simon Cook, Geraldine Durand, Thomas Easton, Sarah O'Hare, Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140018485
    Abstract: A condensation reaction curable composition comprises a silyl phosphate catalyst, and a polyorganosiloxane polyoxyalkylene block copolymer having one or more polyorganosiloxane blocks and one or more polyoxyalkylene blocks linked to each other via divalent radicals which comprises at least two silicon-bonded alkoxy groups, preferably of the form PS-(A-PO)m-(A-PS)n, wherein PO is a polyoxyalkylene block, PS represents a polyorganosiloxane block, A is a divalent radical, subscripts m and n have independently a value of at least 1, comprising at least one alkoxy-substituted siloxane unit of the formula (R?)q(OR)—SiO3-q/2, wherein R represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and each R? represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a phenyl group, or an alkoxy group of the formula —OR and subscript q has a value of 0, 1 or 2, provided at least two silicon-bonded groups OR are present in the block copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: DOW CORNING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Simon Cook, Geraldine Durand, Thomas Easton, Victoria James, Sarah O'Hare, Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140018467
    Abstract: A composition is capable of curing via condensation reaction. The composition uses a sulfonic acid condensation reaction catalyst. The sulfonic acid condensation reaction catalyst is used to replace conventional tin catalysts. The composition can react to form a gum, gel, or rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Geraldine Durand, Thomas Easton, Victoria James, Sarah O'Hare, Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor
  • Publication number: 20140011907
    Abstract: A composition is capable of curing via condensation reaction. The composition uses a phosphate condensation reaction catalyst. The phosphate condensation reaction catalyst is used to replace conventional tin catalysts. The composition can react to form a gum, gel, or rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Geraldine Durand, Thomas Easton, Victoria James, Sarah O'Hare, Avril Surgenor, Richard Taylor
  • Patent number: 5744529
    Abstract: A curable composition comprises a polysiloxane additive having at least one unit R.sub.a SiO.sub.(4-a)/2 and at least one unit R.sub.b R.sup.1 SiO.sub.(3-b)/2 wherein R is a C.sub.1-12 hydrocarbon, R.sup.1 is --(CH.sub.2).sub.n (OR.sup.2).sub.m X where R.sup.2 is C.sub.2-3 alkylene, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and b is 0, 1 or 2, and X is OH or --OCOCR.sup.3 .dbd.CH.sub.2 where R.sup.3 is H, methyl or ethyl, n is 2 to 5 and m is 8 to 50, provided where X is OH, n is 3 and m is 18. The compositions are useful with polyacrylates as overprint varnishes with improved stability of friction coefficients. Also disclosed is a method for making the additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Dow Corning Limited
    Inventors: Derek William Butler, Thomas Easton, Peter Cheshire Hupfield
  • Patent number: 4888107
    Abstract: The specification describes and claims a method for the de-emulsification of emulsions of water and crude oil which comprises treating the emulsion with an organosiloxane, a siloxane unit having a quaternary ammonium group R'N.sup.+ (R.sup.2).sub.3 X.sup.- linked to its silicon atom, R' represents a divalent hydrocarbon group linking the silicon and nitrogen atoms, each R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms or a polyoxyalkylene chain having 3 to 50 oxyalkylene groups, and X.sup.- represents a halogen ion. Examples of organosiloxanes given include those composed exclusively of the said units, and copolymers composed of these siloxane units and siloxane units according to the general formula R.sub.b (SiO.sub.4-b)/2 in which each R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group of up to 10 carbon atoms, and b has the value 0. 1, 2 or 3, for example those according to the average general formulaR.sub.3 SiO(R.sub.2 SiO).sub.x (RZSiO).sub.y SiR.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Dow Corning Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Easton, Bryan Thomas
  • Patent number: 4854938
    Abstract: A method of de-hazing distillate fuel is disclosed which comprises adding to the fuel a solution of a halide salt dissolved in an alcohol, and an alcohol soluble organosiloxane. The halide salt may be the chloride of magnesium, cadmium, copper, nickel or the tetra methyl ammonium group, for example the salt may have the formula MgCl.sub.2.6H.sub.2 O or (CH.sub.3).sub.4 NCl. The organosiloxane may be a cyclic, linear or branched material and may have e.g. a minor amount of siloxane units having the general formula ##EQU1## and a minor amount of siloxane units having the general formula ##EQU2## in which each R represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group of up to ten carbon atoms, a has the value 0, 1, 2, or 3, b has the value 0, 1 or 2, c has the value 1 or 2, and each Z represents a group linked to the silicon atom and comprising a functional organic group. Each group Z may be a group selected from the polyoxyalkylene group R'(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.p (OCH.sub.2 CH.CH.sub.3).sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Dow Corning, Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Easton, Bryan Thomas
  • Patent number: 4818251
    Abstract: The specification discloses a method of de-hazing distillate fuel which comprises adding to the fuel an organosiloxane having at least one quaternary ammonium substituted siloxane unit having the general formulaR.sub.a ZSiO.sub.(3-a)/2 (i)in which a has the value of 1 or 2, each R represents a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group of up to 10 carbon atoms provided that one of the Rs may be a hydroxyl group when a has the value 2, Z represents a quaternary ammonium groupR'N.sup.+ (R.sup.2).sub.3 X.sup.- (ii)linked to the silicon atom of the siloxane unit, R' represents a divalent hydrocarbon group linking the silicon and nitrogen atoms, each R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group having up to 20 carbon atoms and X.sup.- represents a halogen ion. Preferred organosiloxanes also comprise siloxane units according to the general formulaR.sub.b SiO.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Dow Corning Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Easton, Bryan Thomas