Two Or More Si Atoms And At Least One Si-c Or Si-h Group Patents (Class 524/267)
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Patent number: 6362263Abstract: Impact modified, compatibilized poly(phenylene ether)-polyamide compositions containing either a polybutene or an organosiloxane mixture give molded parts with good surface appearance, improved flow at high shear rate, and improved low temperature impact strength in comparison to control blends without added organosiloxane mixture or polybutene.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 1999Date of Patent: March 26, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Sterling Bruce Brown, Norberto Silvi, Mark Howard Giammattei, Navjot Singh, Farid Fouad Khouri
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Patent number: 6353046Abstract: Improved fire-retarded properties can be imparted to polycarbonate resin composition by incorporating into the polycarbonate a fire-retardant component containing a perfluoroallkane sulfonate such as potassium perfluorobutane sulfonate and a cyclic siloxane such as octaphenylcyclotetrasiloxane. The fire-retardant component is suitably added at levels to form a polycarbonate composition in which the perfluoroalkane sulfonate is present in an amount of from 0.02 to 0.1 phr relative to the composition as a whole, and the cyclic siloxane is present in an amount of at least 0.02 relative to the composition as a whole.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2000Date of Patent: March 5, 2002Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Niles Richard Rosenquist, Rajendra Kashinath Singh, Jeffrey Hayward Wengrovius
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Publication number: 20020022684Abstract: A process for preparing microgel(s) that uses a wide range of activatable prepolymers; in the process, a polymer composition of crosslinked component A and soluble components B and C is formed from mono-olefinic and multi-olefinic monomers in the presence of catalyst and initiator; the process comprises:Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2001Publication date: February 21, 2002Inventors: Charles T. Berge, Michael Fryd, Jeffery W. Johnson, Graeme Moad, Ezio Rizzardo, Christopher Scopazzi, San H. Thang
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Publication number: 20020019475Abstract: A process for preparing microgel(s) that uses a wide range of activatable prepolymers; in the process, a polymer composition of crosslinked component A and soluble components B and C is formed from mono-olefinic and multi-olefinic monomers in the presence of catalyst and initiator; the process comprises:Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2001Publication date: February 14, 2002Inventors: Charles T. Berge, Michael Fryd, Jeffery W. Johnson, Graeme Moad, Ezio Rizzardo, Christopher Scopazzi, San Hoa Thang
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Publication number: 20020010234Abstract: The invention relates to a removable coating and a method for preparing that removable coating. The method comprises applying to a surface of a substrate a removable coating composition including an aqueous dispersion of film forming polymer and amphoteric surfactant having isoelectric point at pH=3 to pH=8.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2001Publication date: January 24, 2002Inventor: Paul Ralph Van Rheenen
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Patent number: 6337363Abstract: The present invention discloses an epoxy resin composition with a non-halogen, non-phosphorus flame retardant, which comprises (a) 100 parts by weight of an epoxy resin; (b) 40-60 parts by weight of a phenolic novolac hardener; and (c) 5-60 parts by weight of a silica-novolac hybrid resin solution as a flame retardant.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2000Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ming-Shi Lee, Ching-Jiuh Kang, Kuei-Lan Peng
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Patent number: 6322882Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising: (i) a polyphenylene ether resin; (ii) a phosphoric ester; and (iii) a dispersed substance having an aspect ratio of not less than about 2, and which composition has superior heat resistance and flame resistance without use of any halogen-containing flame retardant or any halogen-containing anti-dripping agent as an essential or mandatory component.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 1999Date of Patent: November 27, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Satoru Moritomi
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Publication number: 20010044485Abstract: A heat resistant resin composition obtained by heat treating a poly(amic acid) varnish comprising a poly(amic acid), an organic silicic compound having a functional group capable of bringing about an addition reaction with at least one of NH group and COOH group of the poly(amic acid), and water, followed by thermal curing, is excellent in heat resistance, small in changes in thermal expansion coefficient and modulus of elasticity at high temperatures, and hardly generating cracks and peeling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2001Publication date: November 22, 2001Inventors: Yuichi Satsu, Akio Takahashi, Harukazu Nakai, Masao Suzuki, Yuzo Ito, Shuichi Oohara, Takao Miwa
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Publication number: 20010039305Abstract: A lubricating coating compound used for forming a thermosetting synthetic resin lubricating film, wherein a resin composition composed of an epoxy resin, a curing agent, a reactive silicone oil with an epoxy group, and a triazinethiol is dissolved in an organic solvent, wherein if the sum of the epoxy resin and the curing agent is set to 100 parts by weight, the sum of the reactive silicone oil with an epoxy group and the triazinethiol is 2 to 30 parts by weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2001Publication date: November 8, 2001Applicant: Oiles Corporation.Inventors: Takashi Nakamaru, Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Namiko Kaneko
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Patent number: 6312818Abstract: A curable release coating composition is provided, comprising (a) a cationically curable functionalized polyorganosiloxane; (b) a photoinitiator; and (c) an adhesion promoter having the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R3 and R7 to R9 are independently alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy or alkenyl hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R4 and R6 are are independently alkyl, aryl, or alkenyl hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon groups having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R5 is an alkyl, aryl, or alkenyl hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms. Cured release coatings from theses compositions exhibit less rub off than other coatings, particularly on plastic substrates.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: November 6, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Slawomir Rubinsztajn, Melania I. Lapinski
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Publication number: 20010034393Abstract: The present invention teaches a method for enabling the formation of a high damping, soft polymer gel. The method includes: reacting a poly(alkenyl benzene-co-maleimide) polymer with a maleated polyalkylene and an alkyl diamine under substantially dry conditions sufficient to form a polyalkylene grafted poly(alkenyl benzene-co-maleimide) polymer product; and, dispersing the polyalkylene grafted poly(alkenyl benzene-co-maleimide) polymer product with an extender oil sufficient to form the gel. The present invention also contemplates a polymer gel composition, a polymer composition and an article manufactured from the polymer gel composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Inventors: Xiaorong Wang, Victor J. Foltz, Takahiro Matsuse, Naruhiko Mashita, Shinichi Toyosawa
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Publication number: 20010034392Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation of a rubber composition containing silica-based filler reinforcement through the utilization of a organosilane disulfide compound mixed with a rubber composition in at least one preparatory, non-productive, mixing stage followed by utilization of an organosilane polysulfide compound mixed with the rubber composition in a subsequent, productive, mixing stage. The invention further relates to the resulting rubber composition and use thereof in tires.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2001Publication date: October 25, 2001Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thierry Florent Edme` Materne, Giorgio Agostini, Ghislain Adolphe Leon Thise
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Patent number: 6303675Abstract: A silicone rubber composition comprising 0.01 to 50 weight percent of a perfluoroalkyl group-containing polydiorganosiloxane having on a side chain (F1) an organic group selected from the group consisting of polyoxyalkylene group-containing organic groups, C12 or higher alkyl group, and polydialkylsiloxane chain-containing organic groups, and having of a side chain or at a molecular chain terminal (F2) a perfluoroalkyl group-containing organic group described by the general formula F(CF2)a—R1—, where R1 is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene group, an alkyleneoxyalkylene group, and a group in which ═CO or —COO— is present in an alkylelne chain, and a is an integer of at least 3, and having a weight average molecular weight of at least 1000.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2000Date of Patent: October 16, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Hiroshi Honma, Toru Masatomi
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Patent number: 6297303Abstract: The invention pertains to a polydiorganosiloxane dispersibility improver for fluororesin powders that contains in the pendant position (A) an organic group selected from the set consisting of polyoxyalkylene-functional organic groups, alkyl groups having at least 12 carbon atoms, and polydialkylsiloxane chain-containing organic groups, and contains in the pendant position or the molecular chain terminal position, (B) a perfluoroalkyl-functional organic group with the general formula F(CF2)a—R1— in which R1 is alkylene or alkyleneoxyalkylene and a is an integer with a value of at least 3. The polydiorganosiloxane dispersibility improver for fluororesin powders has the ability to induce the uniform dispersion of fluororesin powders in organic resins. As a consequence the organic resin compositions have the ability to form uniform and transparent coatings that have an excellent surface lubricity.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: October 2, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Toru Masatomi
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Patent number: 6291563Abstract: A composition comprising the hydrosilylation addition product of a linear alkenyl functionalized polyorganosiloxane and an MHQ resin and a low molecular weight silicone when subjected to a new particle size reduction process that includes flow induced shearing provides for components in personal care formulations that have improved spreadability and substance as a consequence of a unique multiple particle size distribution.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Adam J. Horne, Donald S. Johnson, John A. Kilgour, Richard D. Wang
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Patent number: 6284824Abstract: A polycarbonate composition comprising an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an organopolysiloxane having a specific structure is flame retardant, evolves no harmful gases upon combustion, and is molded into parts with optical transparency.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1998Date of Patent: September 4, 2001Assignees: NEC Corporation, Shin-Etsu Chenical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Iji, Shin Serizawa, Akira Yamamoto, Masaaki Yamaya, Kenji Yamamoto, Yoshiteru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 6271293Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition, which forms an anti-contamination coat having hydrophilicity on the surface, soil-release effect and excellent stain resistance to oil, and which is also suitable for outside wall coating of buildings, having excellent interlaminar adhesion when multiple coating is performed. A conventional anti-contamination coating was insufficient in stainproofing performance immediately after formation of the coat, and there was no coating which is superior in stain resistance to oil and interlaminar adhesion.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1998Date of Patent: August 7, 2001Assignee: SK Kaken Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidehito Karuga, Shigeto Kamimura, Hiroshi Nakai, Hisashi Suzuki, Tadahiko Ikeuchi, Kenichi Ishigaki, Kensuke Kurimoto, Takanori Nakashoya
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Patent number: 6268416Abstract: A colored silicone rubber adhesive film and methods of adhesion by means of the silicone rubber adhesive film are disclosed. The silicone rubber adhesive film comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane; (B) a wet method hydrophobized reinforcing silica; (C) an organohydridopolysiloxane; (D) an azo or anthroquinone pigment, and (E) a curing accelerator. The colored silicone rubber adhesive film is easily handled, possesses excellent workability, and most important, makes it possible to verify the degree and the point of completion of the curing due to the presence of the pigment.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1999Date of Patent: July 31, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.Inventor: Kazuo Hirai
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Patent number: 6258881Abstract: There is provided a polyphenylene ether resin composition comprising: a component (A) containing a polyphenylene ether resin; and a component (B) containing an organopolysiloxane comprising respective structure units represented by the following formulas (I), (II) and (III) R1R2SiO1.0 (I) R3SiO1.5 (II) R4R5R6SiO0.5 (III) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently of one another an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and R4, R5 and R6 are independently of one another an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a hydroxyl group; and wherein: (i) the component (B) is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the component (A); and (ii) the component (A) forms a continuous phase, and the component (B) forms a dispersed phase containing dispersed particles.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1999Date of Patent: July 10, 2001Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedInventor: Satoru Moritomi
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Patent number: 6255433Abstract: A one-package thixotropic polyurethane resin composition comprising 10 to 90% by weight of a urethane prepolymer having a terminal free isocyanate group(a) which is obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate(b) with a compound having two or more active hydrogens(c), a monool(d) and an (N-hydroxyalkyl-oxazolidine compound(e), 0.1 to 20% by weight of hydrophobic fine powder silica(f) and 0.01 to 3.0% by weight of an oxazolidine-ring opening accelerator(g) is suitable for the use as a low modulus type sealant excellent in storage stability and curability and having low modulus and controlled foaming.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1999Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kenji Kuroda, Masamitsu Miyagawa, Masahiro Miwa
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Patent number: 6251975Abstract: This invention pertains to a dispersibility improver for fluororesin powders that has the ability to induce the uniform dispersion of fluororesin powders in organic resins; a modifier for application to organic resins wherein said modifier comprises fluororesin powder and the aforesaid dispersibility improver; and finally organic resin compositions that contain the aforesaid modifier and as a consequence have the ability to form uniform and transparent coatings having an excellent surface smoothness.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1999Date of Patent: June 26, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi, Toru Masatomi
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Patent number: 6245431Abstract: An organosiloxane release coating composition useful for coating bakeware.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Roy M. Griswold, David C. Gross, Peter M. Miranda
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Patent number: 6242516Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. A rubber composition which comprises: a blend rubber of a copolymer and other diene base rubbers, the copolymer being obtained by copolymerization of 1,3-butadiene and an aromatic vinylmonomer using an organic lithium compound as an initiator, the glass transition point of the copolymer being −50° C. or more, and the blend rubber comprising the copolymer in an amount of 20 parts by weight or more and the other diene base rubbers in an amount of 80 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the blend rubber; silica filler in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the blend rubber; carbon black in an amount of 20 to 80 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the blend rubber; and a specific silane coupling agent, i.e.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1997Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Shunji Araki, Kazuhiro Yanagisawa
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Patent number: 6239195Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a silane-treated foliated phyllosilicate, the silane-treated foliated phyllosilicate being prepared by introducing a predetermined organosilane compound into a swellable layered silicate. According to the present invention, the silane-treated foliated phyllosilicate is prepared by introducing the organosilane compound into the swellable layered silicate after the basal spacing of the swellable layered silicate has been expanded, and is exfoliated as a number of fine layers dispersed uniformly in the thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention independently from one another. Thus, the present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in mechanical properties, heat resistance, and the surface appearance of the resultant molded product.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1999Date of Patent: May 29, 2001Assignee: Kaneka CorporationInventors: Noriyuki Suzuki, Youichi Oohara
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Patent number: 6235833Abstract: A water-repellent solution for forming a superior water-repellent film on a glass substrate is produced by subjecting a fluoroalkyl-group contained silane compound to a hydrolysis and a condensation polymerization. With this, at least dimers and trimers of the silane compound are produced. In case wherein the fluoroalkyl-group contained silane compound is of a type having the following general formula, satisfied performance of the formed water-repellent film is expected: CF3(CF2)m(CH2)2SiX3 wherein “m” is equal to or greater than 7 (seven) and “X” represents halogen, isocyanate-group or alkoxy-group, said alkoxy-group including methoxy-group [OCH3], ethoxy-group [OC2H5] or isopropoxy-group [OC3H5]. When the “m” is equal to or greater than 9 (nine), the performance of the film is much increased.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1999Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Central Glass Company, LimitedInventors: Yoshinori Akamatsu, Shigeo Hamaguchi
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Patent number: 6225391Abstract: The present invention concerns compounds of Formula I R24-zSi[(Q)xA(CH2)yH]z or of Formula II [H(CH2)yA(Q)x]bSiR13-bSiR13-b[(Q)xA(CH2)yH]b, wherein Q is OCH2CH2, OCH2CHCH2, or any combination of one or more units of OCH2CH2 and OCH2CHCH2; A is O, OC6H4, S, NH, NR, O—C(O)—; R is alkyl, aryl, or alkaryl; x is greater than 2 and less than 100;y is greater than 0; except when A═OC6H4, then y is greater than or equal to 0; z is 1 to 4; and each R2 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl and alkaryl; B is O, C6H4, —(CH2)q—, and hydrocarbylene; q is greater than 1 and less than 30; b is 1 to 3; and each R1 is independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and alkaryl, used as nonvolatile in situ precursors to anti-fog agents for packaging films and a novel process of making such films.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2000Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and CompanyInventors: Anju Parthasarathy, Steven Dale Ittel
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Patent number: 6225390Abstract: This invention is a silicone oil gel composition which is comprised of a silicone block copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymers and polystyrene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymers wherein the overall number average molecular weight is from 2000 to 251,000, the polystyrene content (PSC) is 40% or less by weight, the polystyrene block number average molecular weight is from 1000 to 30,000, and the polyethylene number average block molecular weight is from 1000 to 20,000, the polydimethylsiloxane number average molecular weight is from 1000 to 250,000, wherein the block copolymer is dissolved in a silicone oil which is a cyclic or linear siloxane monomer. Preferred siloxane monomers for use herein are (Me2SiO)3, (Me2SiO)4, and (Me2SiO)5.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1999Date of Patent: May 1, 2001Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventor: Ronald James Hoxmeier
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Patent number: 6207737Abstract: An aqueous sizing composition for glass fibers used to reinforce polyolefin polymers contains coupling agent, chemically modified polyolefin film forming material, and stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 1995Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Philip L. Schell, Laura A. Meesters, Rajgopal Subramanian
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Patent number: 6197857Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition which can provide a sliding property of a molding product formed of a flame-retardant resin composition obtained by blending a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin with a phosphate ester compound and having a good flowability without decreasing an appearance of a molding product. The invention relates to a flame-retardant polycarbonate resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a resin composed of (A) from 60 to 99% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and (B) from 40 to 1% by weight of a styrene resin, (C) from 1 to 30 parts by weight of a phosphate ester compound and (D) from 0.3 to 3 parts by weight of a silicone oil having a viscosity of from 1,000 to 20,000 cs.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akio Nodera, Naoki Mitsuta, Noritada Takeuchi
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Patent number: 6191183Abstract: The instant invention pertains to a composition that can form silica thin films, wherein said composition performs well as a substrate planarizing coating when applied to a substrate and can be converted by exposure to high-energy radiation into silica thin film with an excellent electrical insulating performance. The composition for the formation of silica thin films comprises (A) a hydrogen silsesquioxane resin that contains at least 45 weight % hydrogen silsesquioxane resin with a molecular weight no greater than 1,500; and (B) solvent. A silica thin film is produced by evaporating the solvent (B), and then converting at least a portion of the hydrogen silsesquioxane resin (A) to silica by exposing the surface of the said substrate to high-energy radiation. The preferred substrate is a semiconductor substrate having at least one electrically conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiko Kobayashi, Katsutoshi Mine, Takashi Nakamura, Motoshi Sasaki, Kiyotaka Sawa
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Patent number: 6191197Abstract: There are disclosed a gel or polymer composition which comprises 100 parts by weight of a polymer blend component comprising 1 to 90% by weight of a poly(vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon) polymer having a syndiotactic configuration and 99 to 10% by weight of a rubbery elastomer and at least 30 parts by weight of an extender oil or a low molecular weight organic component. These gel compositions have super soft properties, heat resistance, and/or damping properties.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 1996Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Xiaorong Wang, Xiao-Liang Luo, Frank J. Clark, Hideo Takeichi, James E. Hall, Takahiro Matsuse, Naruhiko Mashita, Shinichi Toyosawa
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Patent number: 6180704Abstract: A Heat-curable silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 weight parts organopolysiloxane with the average unit formula RXSiO(4−x)/2 each R is independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl and substituted and unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups and x has a value from 1.9 to 2.1 and containing at least 2 silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in each molecule, (B) 10 to 100 weight parts reinforcing filler, (C) 0.1 to 10 weight parts carboxiloxane dendrimer that contains at least 3 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule, and (D) 0.1 to 10 weight parts organoperoxide.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1999Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.Inventors: Osamu Takuman, Makoto Yoshitake
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Patent number: 6180703Abstract: Rubber compositions for footwear, conveyor belt covers, rolls, hoses, cables, rubberized fabrics, and grips containing (A) an elastomer, (B) 5 to 150 parts by weight of a filler, and (C) a polysiloxane represented by the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, m, and n are as defined in the specification, having an average degree of polymerization of 3 to 1000 in a specific ratio with respect to the filler (B) and footwear, conveyor belt covers, rolls, hoses, cables, rubberized fabrics, and grips comprising these rubber compositions.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hidekazu Onoi, Kazunori Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Kaido
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Patent number: 6180249Abstract: A condensation curable coating composition comprises the following and any reaction product thereof: (A) a room temperature vulcanizable polyorganosiloxane composition; and (B) a marine foul release-enhancing proportion of at least one organic compatible silicone fluid free from silanol groups and being capable of blooming to the surface of a cured product of component A.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1998Date of Patent: January 30, 2001Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: Judith Stein
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Patent number: 6174945Abstract: The present invention relates to halogen-free flameproof thermopolastic molding compounds which comprise an aromatic polycarbonate, a styrene-containing copolymer, a styrene-containing graft polymer, a phosphorus compound, a silicon compound, and a tetrafluoroethylene polymer. It has been found that the use of a specific type of silicon compound leads to a polymer mixture having improved stress crack resistance and impact properties. The silicon compound is represented as the following Formula (I). in which n and m have a value of from 5 to 8, and x and y have a value of from 1 to 5.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 1999Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: LG Chemical Ltd.Inventors: Yong-Se Kim, Duk-Gun Hwang, Hong-Jang Kim, Kwang-Jae Lee, Jong-Gu Kum
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Patent number: 6174983Abstract: Silicone terpolymers, modified with phenyl or substituted phenyl groups and polyalkyleneoxides, which exhibit refractive indices >1.47 are disclosed. These materials of the present invention when incorporated in formulations for surface treatment improve slip and gloss of the substrates to which they are applied, and are useful in hair care and coatings applications.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1998Date of Patent: January 16, 2001Assignee: C. K. Witco CorporationInventors: Anna Czech, Jeffrey A. Cooke
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Patent number: 6160052Abstract: Provided is a rubber-modified aromatic vinyl resin composition, wherein(a) 4 to 20% by weight of a rubber-like polymer is contained,(b) the rubber-like polymer is dispersed in the aromatic vinyl polymer in the form of grains, and the dispersed grains have a weight-average grain diameter falling in a range of 0.4 to 0.8 .mu.m,(c) the dispersed grains have 1.0 .mu.m or less of a 5% value and 0.2 .mu.m or more of a 95% value in a cumulative grain diameter distribution on a weight basis,(d) a ratio of toluene-insoluble matters to a rubber component each of which is contained in the said composition falls in a range of 1.0 to 2.5, and(e) 0.005 to 0.5% by weight of a silicone oil or the mixed oil of the same amount of silicone oil and a fluorine compound oil of 0.0002 to 0.03% by weight is contained in the said composition. The rubber-modified aromatic vinyl resin composition described above is excellent in a balance between an impact resistance and a rigidity, and has an excellent gloss.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1998Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Nippon Steel Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Masayuki Nozawa, Masanari Fujita, Yasuji Shichijo
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Patent number: 6160045Abstract: This invention is a silicone oil gel composition which is comprised of a silicone block copolymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane block copolymers and polyethylene-polydimethylsiloxane-polydiphenylsiloxane block copolymers wherein the overall number average molecular weight ranges from 1000 to 21,000, preferably 1000 to 6000. The polyethylene blocks have a number average molecular weight of 400 to 3000, preferably 400 to 1500, the polydimethylsiloxane blocks have a number average molecular weight of 600 to 20,000, preferably 600 to 10,000, and the polydiphenylsiloxane blocks have a number average molecular weight of 200 to 2000, preferably 600 to 1200, wherein the block copolymer is dissolved in a silicone oil which is a polydimethylsiloxane polymer having a number average molecular weight of from 1000 to 1,000,000, preferably 4000 to 30,000.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1999Date of Patent: December 12, 2000Assignee: Shell Oil CompanyInventors: Ronald James Hoxmeier, David Romme Hansen
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Patent number: 6150020Abstract: The specification discloses polymeric articles such as fibers and fibrous webs which exhibit improved hydrophobicity and methods for making the articles. The articles comprise a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyolefins and polyesters and an additive of the structure R.sup.1 --A--Si(R.sup.2 R.sup.3)--O--(Si(R.sup.4 R.sup.5)--O)n--Si--(R.sup.6 R.sup.7)--A--R.sup.8, wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.8 are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkylaryl groups and acyl and arylacyl derivatives of an aliphatic or aliphatic/aromatic mono-acid with a molecular weight of from about 250 to about 600 daltons, A is selected from the group consisting of --O--, --NH--C(O)--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, and --C(O)--NH--(CH.sub.2).sub.3 --, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7, and C.sub.4 H.sub.9, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are selected from the group consisting of CH.sub.3, C.sub.2 H.sub.5, C.sub.3 H.sub.7, and (CH.sub.2).sub.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1998Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignee: BBA Nonwovens Simpsonville, Inc.Inventors: Rahul K. Dharmadhikary, W. Andrew Coslett, Eric S. Gardiner
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Patent number: 6124407Abstract: A silicone composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane containing an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) 75 to 150 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin having a number-average molecular weight of from 2,000 to 5,000 and consisting essentially of R.sup.3.sub.2 R.sup.4 SiO.sub.1/2 units and SiO.sub.4/2 units wherein each R.sup.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of monovalent hydrocarbon and monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon groups free of aliphatic unsaturation, R.sup.4 is selected from the group consisting of R.sup.3 and alkenyl, the mole ratio of R.sup.3.sub.2 R.sup.4 SiO.sub.1/2 units to SiO.sub.4/2 units is from 0.6:1 to 1.1:1, and the resin contains an average of from 2.5 to 7.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1998Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Dow Corning CorporationInventors: Yeong Joo Lee, Michael Dean Livingston, Hongxi Zhang, Randall Gene Schmidt
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Patent number: 6107381Abstract: Anti-fouling coatings comprise a room temperature vulcanizable polyorganosiloxane composition and a polyorganosiloxane free from silanol groups and comprising at least one hydroxy- or alkoxy-terminated polyoxyalkylenealkyl radical. The latter is capable of blooming to the surface of the cured room temperature vulcanizable composition, thus inhibiting the deposition of marine life on the coated article.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1998Date of Patent: August 22, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Judith Stein, Timothy Brydon Burnell, James Anthony Cella
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Patent number: 6093763Abstract: A high temperature silicon sealant comprising a combination of high molecular weight, high viscosity silicon oil; a low molecular weight, low viscosity silicon oil; a liquid organo-metallic catalyst; and a submicron boron nitride powder.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 1998Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: The Gasket King, LLC.Inventor: William A. Clarke
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Patent number: 6084014Abstract: The present invention relates to asymmetrical siloxy compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkoxy radicals having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R.sup.4 is selected from the group consisting of alkylene groups having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms and arylene and alkyl-substituted arylene groups having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms; n is an integer of from 2 to 8 and X is selected from the group consisting of ##STR2## and R.sup.5 is selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms, aryl and alkyl substituted aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1998Date of Patent: July 4, 2000Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thierry Florent Edme Materne, Rene Jean Zimmer, Friedrich Visel, Uwe Ernst Frank, Giorgio Agostini
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Patent number: 6080489Abstract: The present invention therefore relates to a composition comprising:(A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin (A); and(B) at least 0.5 part by weight of a siloxane blend (B) consisting essentially of 50-99% by weight of the siloxane blend of a high molecular weight siloxane having a viscosity of greater than 60 Pa.s and 1-50% by weight of the siloxane blend of a low molecular weight siloxane having a viscosity of 10 to 330 Pa.s, wherein said high molecular weight siloxane has a viscosity greater than the viscosity of said low molecular weight siloxane.These compositions exhibit surprisingly improved properties, such as having reduced coefficient of friction, consistent coefficient of friction over time, increased hydrophobicity and improved abrasion resistance.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 1999Date of Patent: June 27, 2000Assignee: Dow Corning CorporationInventor: Veerag Yagnik Mehta
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Patent number: 6071995Abstract: A rubber composition of improved hysteretic and physical properties which make it suitable for forming a tire tread, notably a tire tread of reduced rolling resistance, the rubber composition including carbon black having silica fixed to its surface as the majority portion of reinforcing filler and at least one functionalized diene polymer having at the end of its chain a silanol function or a polysiloxane block including a silanol end or a diene polymer modified along its chain by silanol functions.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 1998Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Michelin & CieInventor: Gerard Labauze
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Patent number: 6060546Abstract: A non-aqueous silicone emulsion containing a silicone phase and an organic phase is useful as a component in various personal care compositions. The silicone phase contains a crosslinked silicone elastomer and a low molecular weight silicone fluid and the organic phase contains an organic liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 1998Date of Patent: May 9, 2000Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Virginia V. Powell, Amy-Elizabeth Kasson, John A. Kilgour, An-Li Kuo
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Solvent-free two-liquid type normal temperature curable liquid polymer composition and a use thereof
Patent number: 6054546Abstract: Provided is a solvent-free two-liquid type normal temperature curable liquid polymeric composition which comprises (I) as a first liquid, a liquid composition comprising (A) an organosiloxane component comprised of (a) one or more liquid organopolysiloxanes of the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 stands for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1-5 carbon atoms or an acyl group; R.sup.2 to R.sup.6 are the same or different and each stands for a hydrogen atom, --OR.sup.1 or a univalent hydrocarbon group; and n for an integer of 1-15, (b) a crosslinking agent comprising one or more organometallic compounds of the general formula:R.sup.7.sub.p M.(OR.sup.1).sub.3-porR.sup.7.sub.m Q.(OR.sup.1).sub.4-mwherein M stands for aluminum or boron element; Q for silicon, titanium or zirconium element; R.sup.1 for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group with 1-5 carbon atoms, an acyl group or an oxime group; R.sup.7 for a hydrogen atom, --OR.sup.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 1998Date of Patent: April 25, 2000Assignee: Suzuki Sangyo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomio Suzuki, Kimie Watanabe -
Patent number: 6034171Abstract: A moisture curable composition comprises a mixture and/or a reaction product of a polymeric material having not less than two groups bonded to silicon which are hydroxyl or hydrolyzable groups, an alkoxysilane curative, an adhesion promoter and catalyst material for catalyzing the condensation reaction between the polymeric material and the alkoxysilane curative. The adhesion promoter comprises a silicone-organic copolymer consisting of units (I) according to the general formula R.sub.a R'SiO.sub.(4-a)/2 and units (II) according to the general formula R.sub.b R'SiO.sub.(3-b)/2 where R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group and R' represents an oxyalkylene chain R.sup.6 (C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.x (C.sub.3 H.sub.6 O).sub.y Z in which R.sup.6 represents a hydrocarbon linkage to a silicon atom, Z represents H or a carboxylic acid residue.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1998Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignee: Dow Corning S.A.Inventor: Patrick Leempoel
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Patent number: 6020408Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises, as pressure-sensitive adhesive components thereof, an acrylic-based polymer and a silane compound having at least two alkoxysilyl groups in its molecular. The silane compound is a compound which is represented by the following general formula (I).[General Formula (I)] ##STR1## (In this general formula, "A" is a group having a chain structure and/or a ring structure containing 1 to 12 carbon atom(s), R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 are respectively an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atom(s), and R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 are respectively an alkyl group or alkoxyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atom(s).)The amount of the silane compound to be contained is preferably 0.001 to 10 parts by weight with respect to the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of 100 parts by weight.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 1998Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: Lintec CorporationInventors: Takashi Suzuki, Shunpei Watanabe
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Patent number: 6020410Abstract: Storage solutions of silsesquioxane and siloxane polymers are obtained by means of a silicon containing solvent composition. The solution has at least one polymer having a formula of [(HSiO.sub.1.5).sub.x O.sub.y ].sub.n, (HSiO.sub.1.5).sub.n, [(HSiO.sub.1.5).sub.x O.sub.y (RSiO.sub.1.5).sub.z ].sub.n, [(HSiO.sub.1.5).sub.x (RSiO.sub.1.5).sub.y ].sub.n or [(HSiO.sub.1.5).sub.x O.sub.y (RSiO.sub.1.5).sub.z ].sub.n wherein x=about 6 to about 20, y=1 to about 3, z=about 6 to about 20, n=1 to about 4,000, and each R is independently H, C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl or C.sub.6 to C.sub.12 aryl. The solvent has the formula of (CH.sub.3).sub.3 Si--O--[Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.a --Si(CH.sub.3).sub.3, (CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2)Si--O--[Si(CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2).sub.2 ].sub.a --SiCH.sub.3 CH.sub.2).sub.3, R.sub.3 Si--O--[SiR'.sub.2 ].sub.a --SiR.sub.3, [O--Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 ].sub.b, [O--Si(CH.sub.3 CH.sub.2).sub.2 ].sub.b or [O--SiR'.sub.2 ].sub.n wherein a=0-5, b=3-5, and each R' is independently H or C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 1997Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.Inventors: Nigel P. Hacker, Todd Krajewski, Scott Lefferts, Gary Davis