Abstract: The invention relates to an impregnation cream. The impregnation cream contains water, at least one emulsifier and at least one polydimethylsiloxane selected from: HO—(SiMe2O)n—H and Me3SiO—(SiMe2O)n—SiMe3, wherein n is an integer from 20 to 2500, wherein the impregnation cream is free of hydrocarbons, alkoxylated silanes, alkoxylated siloxanes and amine group-functionalized siloxanes.

Abstract: The invention relates to a preparation for producing a polymer crosslinkable by condensation reaction, which comprises at least one aminopropyltriethoxysilane and at least one polydialkylsiloxane having two terminal hydroxyl groups, wherein the polydialkylsiloxane is represented by the following formula (1): HO—[—SiR1R2—O—]x—OH??formula (1) wherein in formula (1) R1 and R2 may be the same or different and may be selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and wherein x is an integer from 30 to 2500.

Abstract: A device for removing an injection-molded substrate with attached sprue from an injection mold having half-molds, in particular a substrate for optical data carriers, includes a lever that can swing in and out of a position between the half-molds of the injection mold and is constructed to include a substrate retaining mechanism with a substrate retaining member with a recess or an opening sized to hold the substrate and configured to receive the sprue with a pass fit. The substrate retaining member secures the substrate in place as the lever swings in and out of the open half-molds. An injection molding machine using the device is also described. The substrate can be quickly demolded and the sprue removed in a single operation without producing dust in the mold.

Abstract: A device for removing an injection-molded substrate with attached sprue from an injection mold having half-molds, in particular a substrate for optical data carriers, includes a lever that can swing in and out of a position between the half-molds of the injection mold and is constructed to include a substrate retaining mechanism with a substrate retaining member with a recess or an opening sized to hold the substrate and configured to receive the sprue with a pass fit. The substrate retaining member secures the substrate in place as the lever swings in and out of the open half-molds. An injection molding machine using the device is also described. The substrate can be quickly demolded and the sprue removed in a single operation without producing dust in the mold.

Abstract: An apparatus for compensation of tilting in closing units of injection molding machines, includes a base plate securable to one of the mold mounting plates, and a mold carrier plate for receiving the half-mold associated to this mold mounting plate, with the mold carrier plate being tiltable in relation to the base plate. The base plate is connected to the mold carrier plate via a cup bearing and prestressed relative to the mold carrier plate by a prestressing means such that a gap is established between the base plate and the mold carrier plate outside the cup bearing> The prestressing means are arranged at such a slant to the symmetry axis of the closing unit that the contact surfaces acted upon by the prestressing means and the bearing surface of the cup bearing lie substantially on parallel calottes, preferably on the same calotte.

Abstract: Apparatus for automatic and simultaneous compensation of angle error and axis offset in the closing unit of an injection molding machine includes moving and fixed mold mounting plates, a base plate on one mold mounting plate, and a mold carrier plate for receiving the half-mold of the one mold mounting plate, with the mold carrier plate tiltable relative to the base plate and the half-mold shiftable in parallel to the mold carrier plate. The base plate is connected to the mold carrier plate via a cup bearing at formation of a gap therebetween. The mold carrier plate is prestressed by a first prestressing assembly relative to the base plate, and the half-mold is prestressed by a second prestressing assembly against the mold carrier plate. A centering ring with a cone-like depression is provided on the one half-mold and another centering ring with a centering cone that matches the depression is provided on the other half-mold.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing organopolysiloxane terminated with alkoxy groups, wherein A) organopolysiloxane terminated with HO is reacted with B) alkoxysilane having at least three alkoxy groups and/or whose partial hydrolysate is made to react in the presence of C) acid phosphoric acid ester of general formula (I): (HO)aOP(—O—[(CR12)b—O]c[(CR22)d]e—L—M)(3−a), wherein a=1 or 2; R1 and R2=a hydrogen, methyl or hydroxyl radical; b and d=2 or 3; c=integral values from 2 to 15; e=0 or 1; L=a radical from the group —O—, —COO—, —OOC—, —CONR3—, —NR4CO— and —CO—; R3 and R4=a hydrogen or a C1-C10-alkyl radical and M=a monovalent, optionally a hydroxyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C1-C10-alkoxylalkyl or cyano group substituted C1- to C20-hydrocarbon radical, provided that the radicals R1 and R2 can only be at one give

Abstract: Stable RTV-1-alkoxy compositions contain a tin catalyst and surfactants (S) which contain divalent polyether units of the general formula (I) —O—[(CR&agr;R&bgr;)u—O]v—  (I) in which R&agr; and R&bgr; are hydrogen or a monovalent C1-C10-hydrocarbon radical optionally substituted by hydroxyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, C1-C10-alkoxyalkyl or cyano groups, u is from 1 to 6 and v is from 3 to 100. The compositions are stable despite the presence of the tin catalyst and alkoxy-functional organosilicon compounds.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the preparation of organopolysiloxanes containing organyloxy groups by reacting organopolysiloxane(s) bearing terminal hydroxyl groups with an alkoxysilane having at least two alkoxy groups and a radical which contains at least one secondary or tertiary amino group bonded to silicon by a divalent C1-2 hydrocarbon radical, the reaction being catalyzed by an acidic ester of phosphoric acid having the formula (HO)aOP—(O—R7)3−a Where R7 is an oxyalkylated active hydrogen component, preferably an oxyalkylated fatty alcohol. RTV-1 compositions containing the reaction product exhibit extended storage life.

Abstract: Alkoxy RTV-1 compositions comprise the product of the reaction of (A) an HO-terminated organopolysiloxane, (B1) an alkoxysilane which has at least three alkoxy groups and/or its partial hydrolysates, and (B2) an alkoxysilane which has two alkoxy groups and/or its partial hydrolysates, in the presence of (C) an acid phosphoric ester of the general formula (I) (HO)aOP(—O—[(CR12)b—O]c[(CR22)d]e—L—M)(3−a)  (I), where a is 1 or 2, R1 and R2 are a hydrogen radical, methyl radical or hydroxyl radical, b and d are 2 or 3, c is an integer from 2 to 15, e is 0 or 1 L comprises a radical —O—, —COO—, —OOC—, —CONR3—, —NR4CO— or —CO—, R3 and R4 are a hydrogen radical or C1-C10-alkyl radical, and M is a monovalent, unsubstituted or hydroxyl-, fluorine-, chlorine-, bromine-, C1-C10-alkoxyalkyl- or cyano-substituted C1-C20-hydrocarbon radical, with the proviso that on any giv

Abstract: The invention relates to organosilicon compounds with at least three silicon atoms, consisting of units of the formula (I) RaSi(NR1C═ONR22)k(NR3C═ONR4)t/2YmOn/2[(CR52)s]r/2, where Y represents units of the formula (II) —SiR63-p-q(NR1C═ONR22)p(NR3C═ONR4)q/2, where R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 independently of each other can be either identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom or possibly substituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals with between 1 and 20 carbon atoms; and where a, k, t, n, m, r, s, p and q have the meaning assigned to them in claim 1, under the provision that the sum of p+q is ≦3, the sum of a+k+l+m+n+r equals 4, the sum of m+r equals 0 or 1, and the organosilicon compound of the invention contains at least one unit of formula (I) where t is not equal to 0.

Abstract: In silicone release coatings obtained by crosslinking compositions whose constituents comprise (A) alkenyl-functional polyorganosiloxane and an SiH-functional organosiloxane,the release force is regulated by using an SiH-functional organosiloxane (B) having from 0.1 to 60 mol-% of radicals which are incompatible with the compositions,said radicals being regarded as incompatible with the compositions when a mixture of 1 part by weight of SiH-functional organosiloxane (B) having 30 mol-% of incompatible radicals and 9 parts by weight of alkenyl-functional polyorganosiloxane (A) forms more than one phase at 20.degree. C.

Abstract: The silicone compositions, in particular silicone oils and crosslinkable silicone compositions, contain porphyrins as heat stabilizer.

Abstract: A paste composition which is used in the preparation of dental impression compositions containing:(a) at least 100 ppm by weight, based on the weight of the paste composition of platinum calculated as the element;(b) 35 to 75 percent by weight, based on the weight of the paste composition, of a diorganopolysiloxane which contains at least 2 SiC-bonded vinyl groups per molecule and has a viscosity of at least 100 mPa.s at 25.degree. C.;(c) 10 to 25 percent by weight, based on the weight of the paste composition, of a hydrocarbon which is liquid or spreadable at room temperature and is free of aliphatic carbon-carbon multiple bonds; and(d) 3 to 15 percent by weight, based on the weight of the paste composition, of hydrophobic silicon dioxide having a surface area of at least 50 m.sup.2 /g;in which the sum of the percentages of (a) to (d) including other additives which may be present in the paste composition is equal to 100 percent.

Abstract: Hydroxyl terminated diorganopolysiloxanes may be crosslinked with a mixture containing (1) a product obtained from the reaction of (a) silicic acid esters with (b) an organic tin compound of the formulaR.sub.2 Sn(OCOR.sup.1).sub.2 (I),where R represents a butyl or an octyl radical and R.sup.1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, in which at most one of the valences of the carbon atom that is bonded to the carboxyl group is saturated by a carbon atom other than that of the carboxyl group, and (2) an organic tin compound of the formulaR.sub.2 Sn(OCOR.sup.2).sub.2 (II),where R is the same as above and R.sup.2 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 3 to 15 carbon atoms, in which at least two of the valences of the carbon atom that is bonded to the carboxyl group are saturated by two carbon atoms other than that of the carboxyl group.

Abstract: This invention relates to adhesive compositions which may be used for bonding laminated glass and for glueing silicon semiconductor elements onto substrates in manufacturing solar cells. These adhesive compositions contain organopolysiloxanes having SiC-bonded vinyl groups and Si-bonded hydrogen as well as catalysts which promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen to vinyl groups. All of the organopolysiloxanes in these compositions are free of Si-bonded hydroxylk or alkoxy groups and contain on the average 2 to 1,000 silicon atoms per molecule in which at least 99.5 percent and preferably 99.9 percent of the number of Si-bonded hydrogen atoms are present in organopolysiloxanes containing one Si-bonded hydrogen atom per molecule and one SiC-bonded vinyl group per molecule or containing 2 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule and at least 99.5 percent and preferably 99.

Abstract: Hydroxyl terminated diorganopolysiloxanes may be crosslinked with a mixture containing (1) a product obtained from the reaction of (a) silicic acid esters with (b) an organic tin compound of the formulaR.sub.2 Sn(OCOR.sup.1).sub.2 (I),where R represents a butyl or an octyl radical and R.sup.1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, in which at most one of the valences of the carbon atom that is bonded to the carboxyl group is saturated by a carbon atom other than that of the carboxyl group, and (2) an organic tin compound of the formulaR.sub.2 Sn(OCOR.sup.2).sub.2 (II),where R is the same as above and R.sup.2 represents a monovalent aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 3 to 15 carbon atoms, in which at least two of the valences of the carbon atom that is bonded to the carboxyl group are saturated by two carbon atoms other than that of the carboxyl group.

Abstract: Impression compositions containing (a) an organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups and containing at least 20 mol percent of monoorganosiloxane units, (b) an organopolysiloxane having at least 3 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (c) a catalyst which promotes the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen atoms to alkenyl groups and (d) 30 to 90 percent by weight of a filler, based on the total weight of the composition. Impressions are obtained by applying a composition containing components (a), (b), (c) and (d) to a surface of which an impression is to be made, crosslinking said composition and thereafter removing the formed structure from the contacted surface.

Abstract: Coating compositions which impart adhesive repellent or non-adherent properties to substrates coated therewith comprising (1) vinyl endblocked diorganopolysiloxanes having an average viscosity in excess of 10.sup.6 cP at 25.degree. C. in which from 3 to 30 mole percent of the nonterminal siloxane units are diphenylsiloxane units and at least 50 mole percent of the remaining organic radicals on the siloxane units are methyl radicals, (2) organopolysiloxanes having at least 3 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (3) catalysts which promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen atoms to the vinyl groups and (4) an inert organic solvent. These coating compositions may be applied to cellulosic materials and other substrates to impart varying degrees of adhesive repellency thereto.

Abstract: Coating compositions which impart adhesive repellent or non-adherent properties to substrates coated therewith comprising (1) vinyl endblocked diorganopolysiloxanes having an average viscosity in excess of 10.sup.6 cP at 25.degree. C. in which from 3 to 39 mole percent of the nonterminal siloxane units are diphenylsiloxane units and at least 50 mole percent of the remaining organic radicals on the siloxane units are methyl radicals, (2) organopolysiloxanes having at least 3 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, (3) catalysts which promote the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen atoms to the vinyl groups and (4) an inert organic solvent. These coating compositions may be applied to cellulosic materials and other substrates to impart varying degrees of adhesive repellency thereto.