With Ethylenically Unsaturated Reactant Patents (Class 524/862)
  • Patent number: 4925895
    Abstract: A silicone composition curable to a heat stabilized silicone elastomer comprising at least one polyorganosiloxane having the formula: ##STR1## where R is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl having less than 19 carbon atoms, each of A and D may be any of methyl, hydroxy or vinyl groups,0<m/n.ltoreq.1 and m+n>350,a complex comprising a transition metal salt of at least one polydentate chelating ligand having the formula: ##STR2## where each R.sub.1 may be an alkyl biradical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl biradical having less than 19 carbon atoms R.sub.1, is an X' substituted R.sub.1, each of Z and E may be any of carboxy thiocarboxy, dithiocarboxy, or --N(R.sub.2).sub.2, --As(R.sub.2).sub.2, --S(R.sub.2) where each R.sub.2 may be any of hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or any aryl radical having less than 19 carbon atoms, X' may be any of hydrogen, carboxy, thiocarboxy, dithiocarboxy, --N(R.sub.2).sub.2, --A.sub.s (R.sub.2).sub.2, or --S(R.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 15, 1990
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Heeks, Arnold W. Henry, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4902731
    Abstract: A novel organosilicon prepolymer, which is the partial reaction product of (a) a cyclic polysiloxane or a tetrahedral siloxysilane containing at least two hydrosilane groups and (b) a polycyclic polyene having in its rings at least two chemically distinguishable carbon-carbon double bonds, wherein the ratio of carbon-carbon double bonds in the rings of (b) to hydrosilane groups in (a) is greater than 0.5:1 and up to 1.8:1, and at least one of the compounds (a) and (b) has more than two reactive sites, a method for making the organosilicon prepolymer, and a method for preparing an organosilicon polymer therefrom, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Raymond T. Leibfried
  • Patent number: 4900779
    Abstract: Novel thermoset and thermoplastic organosilicon polymers, comprised substantially of alternating polycyclic hydrocarbon residues and cyclic polysiloxane or tetrahedral siloxysilane residues linked through carbon-silicon bonds, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventor: Raymond T. Leibfried
  • Patent number: 4891400
    Abstract: An addition or condensation cross-linking molding or lining compound based on silicones comprising(a) an organo polysiloxane containing reactive end groups,(b) a catalyst,(c) a filler, and(d) an isoparaffin having 8 to 24 carbon atoms.The compounds being particularly useful as dental molding compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1990
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Schwabe, Reiner Voigt, Ottfried Schlak
  • Patent number: 4888384
    Abstract: An emulsion where water is a continuous phase and having a discontinuous oil phase comprising:(a) silicone hydrides containing units of the formula:R.sub.a H.sub.b SiO.sub.(4-a-b)/2where a may be 0, 1, or 2; b may be 1 or 2; a+b may be 1, 2, or 3; R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and(b) hydroxy substituted silicone containing units of the formula:R.sub.c (OH).sub.d SiO.sub.(4-c-d)/2wherein c is 1, 2, or 3; d is 1 or 2; c+d may be 2, 3, or 4; and R is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical of from 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Frank J. Traver
  • Patent number: 4868063
    Abstract: A composition for coating glass fiber articles such as glass sleeve, glass cloth, glass roving, glass tape, glass mat or glass nonwoven fiber, comprising(a) a diorganopolysiloxane end-blocked with a divinylmonoorganosilyl or trivinylsilyl radical at both ends,(b) a sufficient amount of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule to provide at least 0.5 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per vinyl radical in component (a), and(c) a catalytic amount of platinum or a platinum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: yoshio Okamura, Kimitaka Kumagae, Hideyuki Itoh, Shigeru Mori
  • Patent number: 4849469
    Abstract: Thermoplastic compositions and composites are produced which have fewer and smaller voids with more consistent dimensions compared to conventional unreinforced and fiber reinforced thermoplastics. The high modulus thermoplastic contains silicone semi-interpenetrating polymer networks which are formed by vulcanization within the thermoplastic and initiated during melt processing. Parts molded from the compositions are more homogeneous, with evenly distributed voids, thus reducing the possibility of strss fractures. The compositions are particularly useful in the molding in thick cross-section and variable thickness parts and have been found to have increased thermal stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: ICI Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Jane M. Crosby, MaryGail K. Hutchins, Susan K. Ward
  • Patent number: 4831071
    Abstract: High modulus thermoplastic compositions and composites are produced which exhibit enhanced melt integrity and strength, allowing the composites to be melt-drawn to smooth surfaced, high tolerance profiles, such as thin-walled tubing, wire, coatings, films, etc. The melt integrity is improved by adding to the thermoplastic prior to or during thermoplastic melt processing a silicone component which will be vulcanized within the thermoplastic to form a silicone semi-interpenetrating polymer network initiated during the melt processing of the thermoplastic. The composition contains about 0.1 to 20, and preferably about 1 to 4 weight percent of the silicone network, and may also contain fibrous reinforcement and/or filler/modifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: ICI Americas Inc.
    Inventors: Susan K. Ward, Gregory S. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 4830924
    Abstract: Addition curable silicone release compositions comprised of a vinyl-functional base polymer, a cross-linking agent, a precious metal catalyst, and an effective amount of C.sub.4 -C.sub.30 .alpha.-olefins are provided which allow reduction in the amount of catalyst or allow the use of vinyl-containing polymers having a lower degree of functionality. The compatibility of the .alpha.-olefin additives allow the preparation of a wide range of serviceable release coating compositions at reduced cost and improved efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1989
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Anthony J. Dallavia, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4824903
    Abstract: A heat-resistant silicone rubber is obtained from a composition of a vinyl-containing polyorganosiloxane, a hydrogenpolyorganosiloxane, a platinum-containing catalyst, carbon black, and an acetylacetone salt of a metal wherein the metal can be copper, zinc, aluminum, iron, cerium, zirconium, or titanium. The silicone rubber can maintain its rubber properties at temperatures of 350.degree. C. for prolonged periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 25, 1989
    Assignee: Dow Corning Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Koichi Aizawa, Shingo Sewa, Kiyoshi Mizushima, Minoru Emoto
  • Patent number: 4806592
    Abstract: The liquid silicone rubber compositions of this invention comprise an organopolysiloxane having silicon-bonded alkenyl radicals, a reinforcing silica filler and, as the curing catalyst, a platinum-alkenylsiloxane complex wherein the pK.sub.a value of the catalyst when measured under a specifed set of conditions is from 2.0 to 9.0, inclusive. The compositions have an excellent storage stability as one part of a two-package liquid silicone rubber composition that cures by a platinum catalyzed hydrosilation reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshio Saruyama
  • Patent number: 4806430
    Abstract: A film-forming siloxane composition having excellent adherent and lubricating properties comprising a reactive component having a combination of three siloxane polymers chemically crosslinked, and a non-reactive component dispersed therein. Substrates are dipped or otherwise coated with the compositions, at which time they are cured quickly under heat to a durable, adherent lubricating surface which is dry to the touch. Of particular advantage is the use of these films on hypodermic needles, razor blades, catheters and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: David E. Spielvogel, Richard J. Zdrahala
  • Patent number: 4791149
    Abstract: The specification is directed to making noncellular dressings such as gelatinous wound dressings. According to the invention medical and surgical dressings are made by use of packages which may be held in the hand, and which contain the components of two part curable polysiloxane compositions in such a manner that the component may be mixed in predetermined proportions and dispensed therefrom under the influence of propellant gas. The method avoids the need for manual mixing of such compositions during production of dressings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning France S.A.
    Inventor: David Pocknell
  • Patent number: 4788240
    Abstract: Polyorganosiloxane compositions comprising:(A) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more of the following unit, in the molecule, represented by the formula: ##EQU1## wherein, R.sup.1 represents an alkenyl radical; R.sup.2 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical having no unsaturated aliphatic bond; a is an integer of 1 of 2; b is an integer of 0 to 2; and a+b is an integer of 1 to 3;(B) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, having units represented by the formula: ##EQU2## wherein, R.sup.3 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon radical; c is an integer of 0 to 2; d is an integer of 1 or 2; and c+d is an integer of 1 to 3,and having at least three hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms in a molecule, in an amount such that the number of the hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms may be 0.5 to 4.0 per R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1988
    Assignee: Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuo Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 4785047
    Abstract: Compositions yielding optically clear silicone elastomers are obtained by preparing a homogeneous mixture comprising a liquid polydiorganosiloxane containing at least two vinyl or other ethylenically unsaturated radicals per molecule and a finely divided silica filler treated with a hexaorganodisilazane and then adding additional hexaorganodisilazane in an amount equal to at least 5 percent of filler weight. The blending is preferably carried out using a high rate of shear and volatile materials are removed by heating the composition under reduced pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Jary D. Jensen
  • Patent number: 4782112
    Abstract: The water-repellent silicone water-based emulsion composition of the present invention consists of a mixture of (A) a silicone water-based emulsion composed of water, emulsifying agent, and diorganopolysiloxane having at least 2 silicone-bonded hydroxyl groups in each molecule, (B) a silicone water-based emulsion composed of water, emulsifying agent, and organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule, and (C) curing catalyst. It is characterized by an excellent storage stability, and by the formation on curing of a rubbery elastomeric coating film which has an excellent alkali resistance, water repellency, water-repellant sealability, and durability of adhesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kondo, Taro Koshii
  • Patent number: 4778860
    Abstract: The water permeability of cured thermosetting organic resin compositions is reduced and the dimensional stability of these compositions during molding is improved by the addition to the curable resin composition of a finely divided, cured organosiloxane material prepared from a curable organopolysiloxane, a curing agent for the organopolysiloxane, an optional silica filler and an aromatic hydrocarbon compound containing a substituted benzene ring where the substituent is a monovalent ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical or an alkenyloxy radical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Morita, Shoichi Shida
  • Patent number: 4777087
    Abstract: A silicone composition curable to a heat stabilized silicone elastomer comprising at least one polyorganosiloxane having the formula: ##STR1## where R is hydrogen or substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl having less than 19 carbon atoms, each of A and D may be any of methyl, hydroxy or vinyl groups,0<(m/n).ltoreq.1 and m+n>350,a complex comprising a transition metal salt of at least one polydentate chelating ligand having the formula: ##STR2## where each R.sub.1 may be an alkyl biradical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl biradical having less than 19 carbon, atoms R'.sub.1, is an X' substituted R.sub.1, each of Z and E may be any of carboxy thiocarboxy, dithiocarboxy, or --N(R.sub.2).sub.2, --A.sub.s (R.sub.2).sub.2, --S(R.sub.2) where each R.sub.2 may be any of hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or any aryl radical having less than 19 carbon atoms, X' may be any of hydrogen, carboxy, thiocarboxy, dithiocarboxy, --N(R.sub.2).sub.2, --A.sub.s (R.sub.2).sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1988
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Heeks, Arnold W. Henry, Edward L. Schlueter, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4774281
    Abstract: A silicone rubber stock, giving an elastomer upon cure by hot air-vulcanization which has a low compression set, is obtained when a silicon composition containing at least two .tbd.SiH groups is added to a silicone rubber base which contains a polydiorganosiloxane gum having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Roger G. Chaffee, Carl M. Monroe
  • Patent number: 4771119
    Abstract: A curable mixture for preparing soft silicone elastomers having low exudation properties comprises:(a) 100 parts by weight of a vinyl-containing base polymer of the formula ##STR1## in which R and R' are alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, vinyl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and fluoroalkyl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, with the proviso that said base polymer contains a statistical average of 0.5 to 1.8 vinyl groups per molecule, andx is a sufficiently large number that the viscosity of the polymer is between 0.1 and 300,000 Pascal-seconds at 20.degree. C.,(b) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of an organohydrogensiloxane of the formula ##STR2## wherein R" is an alkyl having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms or fluoralkyl having 3 to 8 carbon atoms,m is at least 3, and the sum of n and m is a sufficiently large number that said siloxane has a viscosity of 0.005 to 0.1 Pascal-seconds at 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Dieter Wrobel
  • Patent number: 4771099
    Abstract: The silicone rubber composition of the invention comprises, as the peroxide curing agent, a neopentane diol derivative represented by the general formulaR.sup.1 --O--O--CO--O--CH.sub.2 --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O--CO--O--O--R.sup.2,in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each, independently from the other, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 10 carbon atoms or a silyl group of the general formula --SiR.sup.3.sub.3, R.sup.3 being a methyl, ethyl or phenyl group, such as trimethyl silyl, in admixture with a diorganopolysiloxane and a reinforcing silica filler. By virtue of this unique formulation, the silicone rubber composition is suitable for hot-air vulcanization without compression as in the vulcanization process by extrusion molding followed by heating in a hot-air oven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Itoh, Takeo Yoshida, Masaharu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 4769405
    Abstract: An aqueous silicone emulsion coating material has been developed with can be used to form a membrane with a decorative, uneven surface. The decorative surface is durable and waterproof. The coating material consists essentially of aqueous silicone emulsion which gives an elastomer upon removal of the water component, inorganic filler, and short, hydrophilic, organic fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Kondo, Taro Koshii, Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
  • Patent number: 4761454
    Abstract: Fine spherical particles of cured silicone elastomer can be prepared by spray-drying an aqueous emulsion of a curable organopolysiloxane composition having a particle diameter not exceeding 20 .mu.m. The organopolysiloxane composition comprises preferably an organopolysiloxane having silicon-bonded vinyl groups, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms and a platinum catalyst so that curing of the composition may take place in the emulsion before spray-drying or in the course of spray-drying by the addition reaction between the silicon-bonded vinyl groups and the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Oba, Takeshi Mihama, Koji Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 4755020
    Abstract: An optical fiber cable unit in which an elongated optical fiber is telescoped into an outer jacket such that an annular space is defined between the fiber and the jacket. The space is filled with a polyorganosiloxane "grease" having extremely good thixotropic properties which cause the material to establish a gas-tight seal between the fiber and the jacket while allowing the fiber to float freely within the jacket to avoid elongation of the fiber when tension is applied to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1988
    Assignee: Andrew Corporation
    Inventors: Frank R. Willis, John D. Meyer
  • Patent number: 4753978
    Abstract: The tear strength of cured organosiloxane elastomers can be increased without adversely affecting other physical properties if the composition used to prepare the elastomer is curable by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction and contains a mixture of two liquid diorganovinylsiloxy terminated polydiorganosiloxanes, one of which constitutes from 70 to 95 percent by weight of said mixture and contains vinyl or other ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals only at the terminal positions. The second polydiorganosiloxane contains both terminal vinyl radicals and from 1 to 5 mole percent of vinyl radicals on non-terminal repeating units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Jary D. Jensen
  • Patent number: 4749741
    Abstract: Cohesive bonding between silicone rubber compositions and plastics is achieved using primer compositions comprising a solution of at least one member of a specified class of organotitanate esters in an organic liquid. Cohesive bonding of silicone rubber compositions to both plastic and metals is achieved by including at least one member from either of two specified classes of organosilicon compounds in the primer composition together with the organotitanate ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Koji Shimizu, Mitsuo Hamada
  • Patent number: 4742142
    Abstract: Powdered, cured silicone rubber in the form of microfine particles is prepared by emulsifying a curable liquid silicone rubber composition in a mixture of water and a surfactant at a temperature of from 0 to 25 degrees C., dispersing the curable composition in water heated to a temperature of at least 25 degrees C. and recovering the resultant cured particles. The liquid silicone rubber composition is preferably maintained at a temperature of from -60 to 0 degrees C. before being emulsified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Shimizu, Mitsuo Hamada
  • Patent number: 4742145
    Abstract: A cured silicone rubber is produced by heating at a temperature of at least 150 degrees C. under a pressure of at least 9.8 kilopascals gauge pressure a silicone rubber composition comprising an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane and finely divided silica in the absence of a hydrosilation catalyst or organoperoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masayuki Saito, Mitsuo Hamada
  • Patent number: 4732931
    Abstract: The curable compositions of this invention comprise a solubilized vinyl-containing fluorosilicone gum, a curing agent for the gum, a platinum-containing hydrosilation catalyst, a treated reinforcing silica filler, and a volatile solvent for the gum and curing agent. The organosilicon compound used to treat the silica filler is critical to obtaining a homogeneous curable composition free of agglomerated particles, and is a hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane containing silicon-bonded fluorocarbon radicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Myron T. Maxson
  • Patent number: 4732929
    Abstract: Disclosed are essentially zinc-free, organic coating compositions based on silicon-containing polyols comprising reaction products of hydrophobic polyols, organosilicon-containing materials, and higher monohydric alcohols, R-OH. The organosilicon-containing material comprises an organosilicon-containing substance free of certain functional groups attached directly to carbon and essentially free of alkali metal ions. The organosilicon-containing substance has atoms bonded directly to Si all of which are selected from O, N, and/or Cl. The organosilicon-containing substance also has moieties directly bonded to Si which are displaceable by reaction with water and/or alcohol. The reaction product is not capable of being gelled when subjected to a specific gel test, has a content of hydroxyl groups from the hydrophobic polyol ranging from 0.4 to 10 milliequivalents per gram of reaction product, has a content of groups, --OR, from the higher monofunctional alcohol ranging from 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: PPG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Hsuan Chang, David T. McKeough, John R. Peffer
  • Patent number: 4732932
    Abstract: Organopolysiloxane compositions comprising a polyorganosiloxane having olefinic unsaturation, an organohydrogen polysiloxane and a catalyst, exhibit improved adhesion to a number of substrates when it also comprises an organosilane of the general formula R'(RO).sub.2 SiR", wherein R denotes a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R' denotes an aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group and R" denotes an epoxy functional group. The organopolysiloxane compositions also exhibit reduced thixotropy over prior art compositions especially when a reinforcing silica filler is also present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning S.A.
    Inventor: Alan M. Waldern
  • Patent number: 4722957
    Abstract: A silicone crumb in a fine particulate form has an extrusion rate of at least 50 grams per minute through an orifice of 0.5 inch diameter under a pressure of 345 kilopascals and compression points of less than 1035 kilopascals. This crumb is made from a vinyl-containing polyorganosiloxane, a silicon-bonded hydrogen containing polysiloxane, a platinum catalyst, and a heat stability additive compound containing zirconium, titanium, or hafnium and organosiloxane. The crumb is useful in hydraulic applications where it is exposed to temperatures above 500.degree. F. for prolonged periods of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph T. Braun, Schuyler B. Smith
  • Patent number: 4722968
    Abstract: Addition curable organopolysiloxane compositions are blended and cured within specified temperature ranges to obtain cured articles that are free of bubbles and exhibit a smooth, glossy exterior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1988
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Shimizu, Mitsuo Hamada
  • Patent number: 4720520
    Abstract: A method for impregnating organic fibers which comprises applying a composition containing (1) an organopolysiloxane having silicon-bonded condensable groups and containing diorganosiloxane units in which the two SiC-bonded organic radicals are monovalent hydrocarbon radicals and also contains two monovalent SiC-bonded radicals having a basic nitrogen group; (2) an organopolysiloxane having at least 3 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; and (3) a catalyst which promotes the condensation of the silicon-bonded condensable groups, in which the SiC-bonded radicals having a basic nitrogen group are present in the organopolysiloxane (1) as monoorganosiloxane units and as diorganosiloxane units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Karl Huhn, Ingomar Kovar
  • Patent number: 4720521
    Abstract: A film-forming siloxane composition having excellent adherent and lubricating properties comprising a reactive component having a combination of three siloxane polymers chemically crosslinked, and a non-reactive component dispersed therein. Substrates are dipped or otherwise coated with the compositions, at which time they are cured quickly under heat to a durable, adherent lubricating surface which is dry to the touch. Of particular advantage is the use of these films on hypodermic needles, razor blades, catheters and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: David E. Spielvogel, Richard J. Zdrahala
  • Patent number: 4720431
    Abstract: The addition of a low viscosity (2 to 100 centipoise) polysiloxane such as olydimethylsiloxane to a two-part heat curable polysiloxane system substantially eliminates the formation of bubbles when such system is employed as a potting compound for encapsulating devices such as electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Assignee: American Telephone and Telegraph Company AT&T Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ching-Ping Wong
  • Patent number: 4699813
    Abstract: Novel platinum/olefin complexes, useful for the hydrosilylation curing catalysis of hardenable organopolysiloxane compositions, are facilely prepared by reacting a platinum halide with at least one alkali or alkaline earth metal carbonate or bicarbonate in the presence of an alkenylcyclohexene ligand having the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is an alkenyl radical having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or an inert organic radical, and said complex having a ratio, in gram-atoms of halogen to gram-atoms of platinum, ranging from virtually 0 to 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Specialites Chimiques
    Inventor: Jacques Cavezzan
  • Patent number: 4698386
    Abstract: Polyorganosiloxane compositions comprising:(A) a linear and/or branched polyorganosiloxane, with a viscosity of 50 to 100,000 cP at 25.degree. C., wherein 0.7 to 1.8 vinyl radicals bonded to silicon atoms, on average, are present in each molecule, and the remaining organic radicals bonded to silicon atoms are substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon radicals which does not include unsaturated aliphatic radicals, and 30% or more portion of the molecules has only one silicon-bonded vinyl radical in the molecule;(B) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane, wherein more than two hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms, on average, are present in each molecule, in an amount such that the number of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms may be 0.5 to 5 per vinyl radical in the molecule (A);(C) a catalytic amount of platinum compounds; and(D) anthraquinone dyes and/or azo dyes, in an amount from 1 to 2,000 ppm to (A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Toshiba Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tetsuo Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 4695597
    Abstract: The inventive foamable silicone rubber composition comprises (a) a silanolic hydroxy-terminated diorganopolysiloxane, (b) a vinylsilyl-terminated diorganopolysiloxane, (c) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane as a crosslinking agent of the diorganopolysiloxanes, (d) a filler, (e) a platinum compound as a catalyst, (f) aluminum hydroxide and (g) red phosphorus. The components (f) and (g) each serve as a fire-resistance improver to synergistically impart the cured foamed silicone rubber with greatly improved resistance against fire when it is exposed to flame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1987
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masanori Seino
  • Patent number: 4681913
    Abstract: There is provided a method for preventing premature curing of curable silicone compositions comprising admixing with said curable composition an amount of Lewis base effective to neutralize any Lewis acid present therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edwin R. Evans, Arnold Torkelson
  • Patent number: 4678827
    Abstract: A flame-retardant silicone rubber composition is prepared by admixing a base compound of a dimethylpolysiloxane gum and a siliceous filler with a combination of a platinum compound and an organosilicon compound having at least one nitrogen-containing organic group and at least one aliphatically unsaturated group in a molecule in such a proportion that the molar ratio of nitrogen to platinum is within a specified range. The effect of flame retardancy exhibited by the composition is so reliable and constant that the effect can be obtained regardless of the type of the peroxide curing agent and the curing behavior of the composition is never affected by the formulation of the flame retardant agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunio Itoh, Kiyoshi Imai, Takeo Yoshida, Motoo Fukushima
  • Patent number: 4677161
    Abstract: This invention provides self-adhering polyorganosiloxane compositions that cure by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction. The compositions include as the adhesion promoter a polysiloxane comprising diorganohydrogensiloxy, alkoxy and SiO.sub.4/2 units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Suzuki, Akihiko Shirahata, Naohiro Muramoto
  • Patent number: 4654408
    Abstract: A curable silicone composition comprising (A) an organosilicon compound having at least two radicals of the formula: ViSi(R.sup.1).sub.2 Si(R.sup.1).sub.2 --Z-- wherein R.sup.1 is a lower alkyl radical and Z is a bivalent radical of --O-- or --CH.sub.2).sub.n in which n is an integer of 1 to 3, (B) a platinum catalyst, and optionally (C) an organosilicon compound having silicon bonded vinyl groups. The composition is cured through a new crosslinking mechanism without any byproducts, and has high stability at normal temperatures and good curability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1987
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshige Okinoshima
  • Patent number: 4640956
    Abstract: There is provided an improved addition curable silicone composition wherein the improvement comprises an amount of metallic oxide effective to prevent premature deterioration of the cured composition due to exposure to iodine and/or hydroiodic acid. The preferred metallic oxides are magnesium oxide, zinc oxide and calcium oxide. Methods for making the compositions of the present invention are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Melvin R. Toub, Donald L. Finney
  • Patent number: 4631299
    Abstract: Organopolysiloxane compositions adopted for easy conversion into burn resistant foams useful, e.g., for the protection of nuclear power installations, include admixture of various organopolysiloxane polymers comprising SiH, SiOH, SiR.sub.3 and Si-vinyl functions, and notably a hydroxylated liquid resin containing CH.sub.3 SiO.sub.1.5 and (CH.sub.3).sub.2 SiO units, or reaction product of a hydroxylated MQ resin with a hydroxylated polyorganosiloxane oil, or mixture thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Specialites Chimiques
    Inventors: Bernard Laisney, Maurice Duvernay
  • Patent number: 4631310
    Abstract: A simplified method of manufacture for platinum (O) alkyne complexes is disclosed, as well as novel platinum (O) alkyne complexes per se. The complexes are made by reacting platinum-vinylsiloxane complexes with alkynes. The complexes are used in hydrosilylation, hydrogenation, isomerization and oligomerization reactions. Curable silicones using these platinum (O) alkyne complexes as curing catalysts are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Grish Chandra, Peter Y. Kwai Lo
  • Patent number: 4624900
    Abstract: Storage-stable, aqueous polysiloxane emulsions well adopted as coating compositions to impart anti-adhesiveness/water-repellency to a wide variety of substrates, e.g., paper, are comprised of an anti-adhesive/water-repellency effective amount of (A) diorganopolysiloxane oil having the formula:HO(SiR.sub.2 O).sub.n Hwherein the symbols R, which may be identical or different, are each an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, the 3,3,3-tri-fluoropropyl radical, or the vinyl radical, at least 50% of the radicals R being methyl radicals and at most 5% vinyl radicals, and the symbol n is any number, the value of which is such that the viscosity of the oil ranges from 500 to 50,000 mPa.s at 25.degree. C.; (B) an organopolysiloxane resin comprising recurring units selected from among those of the formulae R'SiO.sub.1.5, R'.sub.2 SiO and R'.sub.3 SiO.sub.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc Specialites Chimiques
    Inventor: Alain Fau
  • Patent number: 4621029
    Abstract: This invention relates to a medical sealant comprising polyorganosiloxane gel for sealing a junction part between living skin and a medical instrument penetrating through the skin, said polyorganosiloxane gel having a partially cross-linked three dimentional structure expressed by the basis general formula ofR.sub.n SiO.sub.(4-n)/2(wherein R represents hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbonyl group and n represents an integer of 1 to 3), characterized in that said gel self-supports its figure at room temperature and has a hardness expressed by a loading weight of 1 g to 250 g by which a disc of a diameter of 10 mm sinks to 1.0 mm on the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1986
    Assignee: Fuji Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuhisa Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 4614758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of paraffin waxes or microwaxes in silicone pastes, in particular in kneadable compositions for the production of accurate impressions of teeth. The silicone pastes are preferably cold-vulcanizing two-component silicone rubber systems which are known per se and in which two pastes are mixed and then crosslink after about 2-5 minutes at room temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1986
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Peter Schwabe, Reiner Voigt
  • Patent number: RE32504
    Abstract: Room temperature stable organopolysiloxane compositions containing organosilicon compounds having Si-bonded hydrogen atoms and aliphatic multiple bonds, a platinum catalyst which promotes the addition of Si-bonded hydrogen atoms to the aliphatic multiple bonds and an inhibitor which prevents premature crosslinking at room temperature selected from the group consisting of a maleinimide and a maleic acid derivative of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is a hydroxyl group or a trimethylsiloxy group and R.sup.2 is a monovalent hydrocarbonoxy radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms per radical, which is bonded to the carbon atom of the ##STR2## group or a monovalent hydrocarbonoxy radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms per radical, which is bonded to the carbon atom of the ##STR3## group and which is substituted with at least one triorganosilyl group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Michel, Josef Radecker