Wherein One Of Said Silicon Materials Contains Si-h Bond Patents (Class 525/478)
  • Patent number: 6569914
    Abstract: Low solvent and solvent-free silicone release coatings may be prepared with varying COF levels by incorporating a very high molecular weight, substantially non-reactive organopolysiloxane into a conventional curable release coating. By supplying the COF additive in the form of a relatively low viscosity master batch, adjustment of COF may be made by the coating applicator. Very low COF values can be obtained from tin-free, solvent-free coating systems, while at the same time, the coatings have very low extractables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Wacker Silicones Corporation
    Inventors: Oliver H. Zoellner, Andrew J. Conti, Kathleen D. Beekel
  • Patent number: 6566435
    Abstract: An elastomeric carboxylated nitirle rubber glove has a stress retention, after six minutes at 100% extension, of rom 50% to 70%. It is made using prevulcanized carboxylated nitrile rubber latex with 2 to 6% by weight methacrylic acid equivalent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: LRC Products Limited
    Inventors: Seng Chin Teoh, Seong Fong Chen
  • Patent number: 6561807
    Abstract: Improved two component polymerizable polyorganosiloxane compositions are described, particularly for use in making dental impressions, having improved tear strength and wettability. Improved tear strength results from inclusion of a quadri-functional polysiloxane having a vinyl content of 0.16 to 0.24 m-mole/g. Working time is maintained by including sufficient amounts of a retarder composition that delays onset of the vinyl polymerization. Wettability is improved by including a surfactant resulting in a surface contact angle with water at three minutes of less than 50°. The surfactant chosen has an HLB of 8-11, such that the wetting contact angle is achieved within less than two minutes and remains wetting throughout the working time of the impression taking, substantially improving impression quality. A low viscosity impression material is provided and includes a base component and a catalyst component. Both components are siloxane-based materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Robert V. Hare
  • Patent number: 6562469
    Abstract: A solventless silicone composition for forming a cured release coating comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a mixture comprising 99 to 90 parts by weight of (A-1) a linear diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 5 to 1,000 mPa·s at 25° C., having both terminal ends of the molecular chain blocked by dimethylalkenylsiloxy groups, with an alkenyl group content of 0.2 to 10 mol % of all organic groups and 1 to 10 parts by weight of (A-2) a linear diorganopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 1,000 to 10,000 mPa·s at 25° C. having both terminal ends of the molecular chain blocked by trimethylsiloxy groups and having at least two pendant alkenyl groups bonded to silicon atoms, with an alkenyl group content of 0.05 to 0.5 mol % of all organic groups, (B) 3 to 50 parts by weight of an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having a viscosity of 1 to 1,000 mPa·s at 25° C. having at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (C) a catalytic amount of a platinum catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Taku Koyama, Nobuo Kaiya
  • Patent number: 6562737
    Abstract: The invention concerns a coating composition capable of being cold vulcanised (EVF), characterised in that it comprises, in a mixture: (1) at least one polyorganosiloxane having, per molecule, at least two C2-C6 alkenyl groups bound to silicon; (2) at least one polyorganosiloxane having, per molecule, at least two hydrogen atoms bound to silicon; (3) a catalytically effective amount of at least one catalyst, consisting of at least one metal belonging to the platinum group; (4) an adherence promoter; (5) optionally a reinforcing system which can be at least a polyorganosiloxane resin and/or a reinforcing filler; (6) optionally at least one cross-linkage inhibitor; (7) and mineral or organic hollow microspheres.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Rhodia Chimie
    Inventors: Fabrice Bohin, Bernard Dalbe, Laurent Dumont, Jens Heilmann, Uwe Kaiser, Alain Pouchelon, Christian Pusineri, Joachim Walz
  • Patent number: 6559246
    Abstract: A primer composition comprising (A) a diorganopolysiloxane having an average degree of polymerization of 500-2,000 and alkenyl groups at both ends of its molecular chain in an amount of 0.001-0.005 mol per 100 g of the diorganopolysiloxane, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two SiH groups in a molecule, (C) a platinum base curing catalyst, and (D) a retarder is effective for improving the adhesion between various plastic films and silicone pressure-sensitive adhesives and thus forming satisfactory pressure-sensitive adhesive tapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyoshi Kuroda, Shunji Aoki, Masahiko Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6559199
    Abstract: An elastomer system having biocide properties is described, useful, in particular, for dental impressions. An efficient system is provided for destroying microbes, without adversely affecting the crosslinking properties and the mechanical qualities of RTV 2 elastomers. Said system comprises an RTV 2 silicone, preferably SiH/SiVi polyaddition product and a biocide selected among active chlorine precursors, preferably among N-chloramines. The system may include functional additives (silicon fillers, alumina, paraffin, vaseline oil). As for the biocide, it can be provided with an antiseptic auxiliary adjuvant along with EDTA-type sequestering agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Rhodia Chimie
    Inventors: Christian Pusineri, Marco Del Torto
  • Patent number: 6558804
    Abstract: A coating composition comprising a silicone resin having at least two types of fluorinated organic substituent groups and hydroxyl or monovalent hydrolyzable groups forms, through brief curing at low temperature, a uniform transparent coating having a low refractive index (e.g., below 1.42) and a high hardness as well as excellent water repellency, oil repellency, and antifouling property. Stacking the coating on a high refractive index layer results in an antireflection article having an improved reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuharu Sato, Masaaki Yamaya, Mitsuo Asai, Kazuyuki Matsumura
  • Patent number: 6555236
    Abstract: A process for producing an article having a fine uneven surface, coated with a film which has high heat resistance, does not crack and does not peel off from a substrate. The process for producing the article comprises disposing a film-forming solution between a substrate and a mold in the form of a film so as to make the solution closely contact with the substrate and the mold, said solution being prepared by carrying out the hydrolysis and dehydration polycondensation reaction of a stock solution containing a specific silane compound (A) having an unhydrolyzable organic group and a hydrolyzable group, a specific silane compound (B) having a hydrolyzable group and a catalyst, and heating to form an article having an uneven film having a surface shape which is the inversion of the surface shape of the mold on the surface of the substrate. The film-forming solution contains the above silane compounds (A) and (B) in the form of unhydrolysates in amounts of 0.5 to 40 wt % and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Koichiro Nakamura, Masahiro Hori, Hiroaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 6552104
    Abstract: Improved very high viscosity (putty) two component polymerizable polyorganosiloxane composition for use in making non-sweating, low liquid mass loss dental impressions, having improved tear strength, handling and wettability. Improved tear strength results from inclusion of a quadri-functional polysiloxane having a vinyl content of 0.16 to 0.24 m-mole/g. Working time is maintained by including sufficient amounts of a retarder composition that delays onset of the vinyl polymerization. Handling is improved by the addition of a very high viscosity linear vinyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane which reduces tackiness and improves the shelf stability. Wettability is improved by including a surfactant resulting in a surface contact angle with water at three minutes of less than 50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Dentsply Research & Development Corp.
    Inventor: Robert V. Hare
  • Patent number: 6548629
    Abstract: The cross-linked hydrosilylation reaction product of an alkenyl functional silicone compound, a silylhydride functional silicone compound, and one or more allyl started, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or acyl terminated polyether compounds exhibits stability, compatibility with polar organic solvents and is useful as a component in personal care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John A. Kilgour, Atchara Chaiyawat, An-Li Kuo, Donald E. Firstenberg
  • Patent number: 6545085
    Abstract: The cross-linked hydrosilylation reaction product of an alkenyl functional silicone compound, a silylhydride functional silicone compound, and one or more allyl started, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or acyl terminated polyether compounds exhibits stability, compatibility with polar organic solvents and is useful as a component in personal care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John A. Kilgour, Atchara Chaiyawat, An-Li Kuo, Donald E. Firstenberg
  • Patent number: 6545116
    Abstract: A flame retardant for thermoplastic resins comprising polyorganosiloxane crosslinked particles having a toluene-insoluble matter content of at least 50% by weight and an average particle size of 0.01 to 2,000 &mgr;m, which provides flame retardant resin compositions of low environmental load generating no harmful gas at the time of burning and having an excellent impact resistance by the incorporation thereof into thermoplastic resins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kaneka Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuo Miyatake, Kazunori Takikawa, Daisuke Nakamori, Shigeki Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6531542
    Abstract: Spherical crosslinked organic particles exhibit a good dispersibility in thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins, paints, coatings, cosmetics, rubbers, and toners and carriers employed in electrostatic development. Highly efficient methods for preparing these crosslinked organic particles are provided. Suspensions of crosslinked organic particles have excellent handling properties, and are highly blendable with other components. Highly efficient methods for preparing these suspensions are also provided. The spherical crosslinked organic particles have an average particle size of 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Morita, Kazuo Kobayashi, Ryuji Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6528584
    Abstract: Multicomponent networks or membranes of the present invention have good mechanical properties that are permeable to water, hydrocarbons, and oxygen. The networks contain at least two and preferably at least three covalently combined domains, i.e., a hydrophilic, a lipophilic and an oxyphilic polymer segment, that give rise to a multicontinuous domain microstructure. At least one of these domains includes poly(ethylene glycol).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: The University of Akron
    Inventors: Joseph P. Kennedy, Pious V. Kurian
  • Patent number: 6518371
    Abstract: A polyorganosiloxane containing the units (HR2Si—O1/2) HM units, (Si—O4/2) Q units, (R1Si—O3/2) T units and (R2Si—O2/2) D units in a ratio of from 2:1:0:0 to 6:4:2:2, or (HR2Si—O1/2) HM units, (R1Si—O3/2) T units, (R2Si—O2/2) D units and (R2(R1O)Si—O1/2) in a ratio HM:T:D:alkoxyM of from 1:2:0:0 to 3:4:2:2 is described, where R are identical or different, non-halogenated or halogenated hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms per radical, or are OR1, where R1 is a monovalent, unsubstituted or substituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and in each molecule there are at least 3 Si-bonded hydrogen atoms. The polyorganosiloxanes are particularly useful as crosslinking agents in addition curable elastomer formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Fink, Peter Jerschow, Hedwig Schreiter, Richard Birneder, Alois Riedl
  • Patent number: 6509423
    Abstract: A silicone resin composition, comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin containing an average of greater than two alkenyl groups per molecule and having less than 1.5 mole % percent of silicon-bonded hydroxy groups, (B) an organohydrogensilane in an amount sufficient to cure the composition, (C) an effective amount of an inorganic filler; and (D) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst. The present invention is further directed to a cured silicone product comprising a reaction product of the above-described composition. A cured silicone product comprising a reaction product of the silicone resin composition and a multi-part silicone composition comprising components (A) through (D) in two or more parts, provided components (A), (B), and (D) are not present in the same part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventor: Bizhong Zhu
  • Patent number: 6501219
    Abstract: An environmentally favorable method is described for treating an incandescent lamp with a heat curable substantially organic solvent free silicone composition to improve the shatter resistance of the lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Laurence Bigio, Ferenc Horkay, Richard Joseph Uriarte, Richard Albert Striker, Juliana Piukaso-Vich Reisman
  • Patent number: 6501212
    Abstract: A method of insulating a cathode ray tube and an electrical insulator composition for a cathode ray tube enabling an electrical insulator to be produced without material loss and enabling improvement of the bonding strength between a stem and a stem base and the insulation property between stem pins, when attaching to a stem, which is provided at the cathode ray tube and has a tip and stem pins projecting therefrom, an insulating stem base, which comprises a base through which pin through holes are formed and has provided projecting from the front surface thereof a tip holder, in a state with the stem pins inserted through the pin through holes and the tip held in the tip holder, said method comprising the steps of molding an electrical insulator composition comprising an uncured self-adhesive silicone rubber into a predetermined sheet shape by using a transfer mold to obtain an electrical insulator, arranging the electrical insulator in a state extending from the positions of the pin through holes on the bac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Setsuda, Hirokazu Kanno, Kazuhiko Tomaru, Tsutomu Yoneyama, Hisaharu Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 6489407
    Abstract: This invention relates to silicone coating composition comprising a solventless silicone coating composition and a liquid silicone mist suppressant composition obtained by a method comprising reacting a large excess of at least one organohydrogensilicon compound containing at least three silicon-bonded hydrogen groups with at least one compound containing at least two alkenyl groups in the presence of a platinum group metal-containing catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Norbert Clark, Robert Alan Ekeland, Michael Sean Owens, Paul Cornelius Van Dort
  • Patent number: 6482888
    Abstract: A silicone composition prepared by mixing (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane containing an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule, (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in a concentration sufficient to cure the composition, (C) 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of a hydroxy-functional organic compound having a molecular weight up to about 1000 and containing at least one hydroxy group and at least one aliphatic carbon-carbon multiple bond per molecule, (D) 1 to 10 parts by weight of a titanium chelate, and (E) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst; and a cured product formed from the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Dongchan Ahn, Michael Andrew Lutz
  • Patent number: 6476123
    Abstract: Certain crosslinked organic particles exhibit a very good affinity for organic oils such as mineral oils and synthetic oils. They also exhibit a suitable affinity for silicone oils. Highly efficient methods for preparing crosslinked organic particles are provided. The crosslinked organic particles in the form of a suspension containing the particles have excellent handling properties, and are highly blendable with other components. Highly efficient methods for preparing such suspensions are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Morita, Kazuo Kobayashi, Ryuji Tachibana
  • Patent number: 6471985
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating a wound, involving applying to the wound a room temperature vulcanizing silicone composition comprising a crosslinkable polymer, a crosslinking agent, and a catalyst; permitting the room temperature vulcanizing silicon composition to cure thereby forming a membrane having a thickness from about 0.1 mm to about 5 mm; and removing the membrane from the wound after at least about 1 day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventors: Bahman Guyuron, Michael Doliveck
  • Patent number: 6448329
    Abstract: A silicone composition for preparing a cured silicone product, the composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane containing an average of at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing an average of at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in a concentration sufficient to cure the composition; (C) an alumina filler in a concentration sufficient to impart thermal conductivity to the cured silicone product; (D) an effective amount product; (D) an effective amount of a polyether; and (E) a catalytic amount of a hydrosilylation catalyst. A cured silicone product comprising a reaction product of the silicon composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: David Dean Hirschi, Michael Andrew Lutz
  • Patent number: 6432137
    Abstract: An intraocular lens made from a class of optically clear, ultraviolet (UV) light absorbing, vulcanized silicone compositions containing about 35 mole % or greater phenyl groups (C6H5), suitable for implanting in the human eye is disclosed. The high mole percentage of phenyl groups in the vulcanized silicone compositions provides a high refractive index (at least about 1.50) and partially blocks ultraviolet light absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Medennium, Inc.
    Inventors: Sergei R. Nanushyan, Igor Valunin, Elena J. Alexeeva
  • Patent number: 6428897
    Abstract: A method of making a coated substrate which includes the steps of applying a layer of a coating composition, said coating composition comprising an alkenyl functional organopolysiloxane and a hydride functional organopolysiloxane, to the substrate, said substrate comprising a catalytically effective amount of a precious metal catalyst, and allowing the layer to cure, allows the use of a non-catalyzed coating bath having a very long useful life, while providing a highly reactive coating layer that may be rapidly cured at low temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Larry N. Lewis, Michael J. O'Brien
  • Patent number: 6425600
    Abstract: Silicone rubber compositions comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups, (B) finely divided silica, (C) an adhesive component, (D) a silicone-soluble organopolysiloxane resin component bearing at least one alkenyl group, (E) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing SiH groups in a specific mole ratio to the alkenyl groups in components (A) and (D) combined, and (F) a platinum group catalyst, exhibit excellent adhesion to synthetic woven fabrics for air bags. When coated onto woven fabrics and cured, the compositions provide air bag base fabrics of outstanding flexibility, sealability and deployability which remain stable over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Corporation
    Inventors: Hironao Fujiki, Yoshifumi Harada, Takeshi Miyao, Yoshifumi Inoue
  • Patent number: 6423772
    Abstract: The present invention provides to an organo-bridged ladderlike polysiloxane having the following formula: and a tube-like organosilicon polymer, complexes thereof and the method for producing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Inventors: Rongben Zhang, Chunqing Liu, Ping Xie, Huadong Tang
  • Patent number: 6417309
    Abstract: A curable organosiloxane composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups per molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule; (C) a compound having an alkenyl group and a phenol residue of the formula: where R1 is an alkyl group or alkoxy group, a is 1 or 2, and b is an integer from 0 to 3; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaaki Amako, Tadashi Okawa
  • Patent number: 6414062
    Abstract: A fluorinated curable composition contains as main components, (A) a linear polyfluoro compound of the formula (1): CH2═CH—(X)a—Rf1—(X)a—CH═CH2  (1) wherein X is —CH2—, —CH2O—, etc., Rf1 is a divalent perfluoroalkylene or perfluorooxyalkylene group, and “a” is 0 or 1, (B) a linear polyfluoro compound of the formula (2): Rf2—(X)a—CH═CH2  (2) wherein X and “a” are as defined above, and Rf2 is a monovalent perfluoroalkyl or perfluorooxyalkyl group, (C) an organosilicon compound having at least two hydrosilyl groups, (D) a platinum group catalyst, and (E) a fluorinated organopolysiloxane. The composition is vacuum deaeratable and foam breakable, cures into a gel having improved chemical and solvent resistance, and is suited for the potting, sealing and coating of electric and electronic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Fukuda, Hiromasa Yamaguchi, Masatoshi Arai
  • Patent number: 6406793
    Abstract: A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive composition utilizing addition reaction between alkenyl groups of alkenyl group-containing diorganopolysiloxanes and SiH groups of organohydrogenpolysiloxanes, which comprises (A) diorganopolysiloxanes containing alkenyl groups the number of which is on average at least two a molecule, (B) an organopolysiloxane comprising R23SiOC.5 units, wherein R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted 1-10C monovalent hydrocarbon group, and SiO2 units in a R23SiOC.5/SiO2 ratio of from 0.6 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shunji Aoki
  • Patent number: 6403704
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for cosmetic or topical application comprising particles of an at least partially crosslinked elastomeric solid polyorganosiloxane suspended in an aqueous phase, wherein the composition is substantially water-resistant. This composition is more especially a make-up composition or a care composition for the lips or a foundation composition for making up the human face or body. This composition is soft and feels fresh when applied, it spreads easily, it is non-sticky and it does not dry out the skin or the lips. It is entirely suitable for greasy skin, on account of its high matte-effect power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: L'Oréal S.A.
    Inventor: Isabelle Bara
  • Patent number: 6403226
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electronic assemblies which include an elastomeric member made of a cured, room-temperature curable polysiloxane composition. When the assemblies are used to electrically interconnect a first contacting site on a first electronic device to a second contacting site on a second electronic device, the stress-relaxation resistant properties of the elastomer enhance local contact force to maintain a reliable connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Rolf W. Biernath, Mark S. Konings, Robert S. Reylek
  • Publication number: 20020058205
    Abstract: The invention provides a high molecular weight silicone compound comprising recurring units of formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-50,000. Some or all of the hydrogen atoms of carboxyl groups or carboxyl and hydroxyl groups in the silicone compound may be replaced by acid labile groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nakashima, Ichiro Kaneko, Toshinobu Ishihara, Junji Tsuchiya, Jun Hatakeyama, Shigehiro Nagura
  • Patent number: 6388005
    Abstract: An emulsion of silicone oil or organic oil possesses excellent stability and contains cross-linked particles in drops of silicone oil or organic oil dispersed in water. The particles have an average diameter of 0.05 &mgr;m to 100 &mgr;m and are prepared by hydrosilylating a cross-linkable liquid composition of (A) an organic compound having at least two aliphatic unsaturated bonds in its molecule; (B) a silicon-containing organic compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in its molecule; (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst; and (D) an organopolysiloxane having at least one alkenyl group in its molecule. The particles are contained in drops of silicone oil or organic oil with an average diameter of 0.1 &mgr;m to 500 &mgr;m that are dispersed in water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Dow corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitsugu Morita, Kazuo Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6380301
    Abstract: A thermally conductive silicone rubber composition, comprising (A) a curable organopolysiloxane (B) a curing agent; and (C) a filler prepared by treating the surface of a thermally conductive filler with an oligosiloxane having a formula selected from (i) (R1O)aSi(OSiR23)(4−a) and (ii) (R1O)aR2(3−a)SiO[R22SiO]nSi(OSiR23)bR2(3−b) wherein R1 is alkyl, each R2 is independently a monovalent hydrocarbon group free of aliphatic unsaturation, subscript a is an integer from 1 to 3, b is an integer from 1 to 3, and n is an integer having a value greater than or equal to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroji Enami, Masayuki Onishi, Tadashi Okawa, Masaaki Amako
  • Patent number: 6372860
    Abstract: In a silicone rubber composition comprising an organopolysiloxane as a base polymer, 0.1-50 parts by weight of a modified silicone fluid having a melting point of up to 100° C. and a refractive index difference of 0.01-0.05 from the base polymer is blended per 100 parts by weight of the composition. The composition is cast and cured to form a mother mold which maintains parting properties over a long term.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kei Miyoshi, Kouichi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6369155
    Abstract: To a fluorosilicone rubber composition comprising an organopolysiloxane having trifluoropropyl groups, a microparticulate silica filler, and a curing agent, there is added a specific amount of a linear organopolysiloxane oil having trifluoropropylmethylsiloxy groups in its backbone and having no crosslinked points in its molecule. The composition cures into fluorosilicone rubber experiencing minimized swell upon immersion in fuel oil and having satisfactory mechanical strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Takita
  • Patent number: 6354620
    Abstract: A curable silicone-based coating composition, curable to a flexible coating at a coat weight of up to 15 g/m2 when cured, comprises an organopolysiloxane polymer having at least two silicon-bonded olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon substituents, alkoxy groups or hydroxyl groups and having a degree of polymerization of no more than 150, a cross-linking organosilicon material having at least 3 silicon-bonded reactive groups and a catalyst. The coating composition optionally contains non-reinforcing filler but contains no more than 3% by weight of reinforcing filler. The coating is preferably used on a textile fabric that has an elastomeric coating on it, and reduces friction. It is particularly useful for airbags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignees: Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Corning Ltd.
    Inventors: Graham D. Budden, Diane Marie Kosal, Patricia Ann Rolley
  • Patent number: 6346583
    Abstract: The cross-linked hydrosilylation reaction product of an alkenyl functional silicone compound, a silylhydride functional silicone compound, and one or more allyl started, hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or acyl terminated polyether compounds exhibits stability, compatibility with polar organic solvents and is useful as a component in personal care compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John A. Kilgour, Atchara Chaiyawat, An-Li Kuo, Donald E. Firstenberg
  • Patent number: 6339124
    Abstract: A silicone rubber composition comprising an organopolysiloxane containing at least two alkenyl radicals and having a degree of polymerization of at least 100, an organopolysiloxane or organosilane, reinforcing silica, and an alkali metal salt of phosphoric acid has minimized plasticity recovery with time and improved storage stability and cures with an organic peroxide or addition reaction curing agent into a silicone rubber having improved compression set and yellowing resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Igarashi, Yutaka Hagiwara
  • Patent number: 6335413
    Abstract: The invention relates to curable materials containing (A) optionally organopolysiloxanes with at least two unsaturated groups in the molecule, (B) organohydrogenpolysiloxanes with at least 3 SiH groups in molecule, (C) optionally organopolysiloxanes without reactive groups (D) catalyst (E) optionally hydrophilizing agents, (F) fillers and (G) optionally conventional dental additives, adjuvants and colorants, and (H) at least one silane dendrimer with terminal alkenyl groups The materials are particularly suitable for dental materials and are characterized by a particularly good end hardness with excellent processing viscosity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2002
    Assignee: ESPE Dental AG
    Inventors: Joachim Zech, Gunther Lechner
  • Patent number: 6331588
    Abstract: A liquid addition curing type silicone rubber composition comprising (A) an addition curing type organopolysiloxane component and (B) reinforcing silica fines having a specific surface area of 50-600 m2/g and surface treated with an organosilicon compound so as to bear 3-20% by weight of carbon on their surfaces prevents thickening after mixing and has an extended pot life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuuichi Azechi, Yujiro Taira, Takeo Yoshida
  • Patent number: 6316535
    Abstract: An aqueous, two component system for coating a substrate includes either a filler incorporated in both components prior to combining the components or an elevated amount of a filler, such as 50% by dry volume, in either component. The filler is preferably calcium carbonate, but may also be selected from titanium dioxide, sand, clay, mica, dolomite, silica, talc, perlite, gypsum, wallastonite, aluminum trihydrate, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, zinc sulfate, and combinations thereof. The first component includes a first polymer containing hydroxyl functional groups or amine functional groups and, optionally, a catalyst, preferably an organotin catalyst. The first polymer is selected from a polyester polyol, an acrylic polyol, a urethane polyol, a polyether polyol, a polyamine, an aldimine, a short oil alkyd, a silicone polyol, a cellulose ester, a vinyl polyol, and combinations thereof and preferably is a polyaspartic ester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth G. Caldwell, Raymond H. Fernando, Vijaya K. Pidugu
  • Patent number: 6313217
    Abstract: The invention relates to aliphatically unsaturated organosilicon compounds having 2 to 17 silicon atoms, to processes for their preparation and to their use in crosslinkable organopolysiloxane compositions, especially in compositions which can be crosslinked peroxidically or by hydrosilylation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Barthel, Johann Schuster, Richard Weidner, Michael Stepp, Volker Frey
  • Publication number: 20010036554
    Abstract: An optically clear protective thin film having covalent chemical bonds on a molecular level between organic polymer and in situ generated silica molecules is formed from a hydrolyzed coating solution of tetraalkyl orthosilicate, epoxyalkylalkoxy silanes, (math)acryloxyalkylalkoxy silanes and solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Dan L. Jin, Brij P. Singh
  • Patent number: 6309796
    Abstract: The invention provides a high molecular weight silicone compound comprising recurring units of formula (1) and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-50,000. Some or all of the hydrogen atoms of carboxyl groups or carboxyl and hydroxyl groups in the silicone compound may be replaced by acid labile groups. Z is di- to hexavalent, non-aromatic, monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon or bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group; Z′ is a di- to hexavalent, normal or branched hydrocarbon group or non-aromatic, monocyclic or polycyclic hydrocarbon or bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group; x, y and z are integers of 1-5 corresponding to the valence of Z and Z′; R1 is —OCHR—R′ —OH or —NHCHR—R′ —OH; R2 is alkyl or alkenyl or a monovalent, non-aromatic, polycyclic hydrocarbon or bridged cyclic hydrocarbon group; p1, p2, p3 and p4 are 0 or positive numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsuo Nakashima, Ichiro Kaneko, Toshinobu Ishihara, Junji Tsuchiya, Jun Hatakeyama, Shigehiro Nagura
  • Patent number: 6281279
    Abstract: A method for preparing silicone particles having an average particle size of 6 microns or less, said method comprising the following steps. First, a multifinctional vinyl terminated polysiloxane is mixed with a hydride terminated polysiloxane, surfactant, and polymerization catalyst under ambient conditions. This mixture is then dispersed in water under ambient conditions. The dispersion is the heated to cure the silicone. Afterwards the dispersion is broken and the particles are washed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Nex Press Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Stephen V. Davis, Jerry A. Pickering, Nataly Boulatnikov
  • Patent number: 6274692
    Abstract: The invention relates to new, cross-linkable compounds containing (A1) linear organopolysiloxanes with aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon radicals, said organopolysiloxanes being of general formula (I) R1aR3-aSiO(R2SiO)c[R2Si—Y—SiR2O(R2SiO)c]dSiR3-bR1b, wherein R can be the same or different, and represents a monovalent, optionally halogenated hydrocarbon radical which is free of terminal aliphatic carbon—carbon multiple bonds, R1 represents a monovalent aliphatically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical, Y represents a bivalent organic radical which is free of terminal aliphatic carbon—carbon multiple bonds, a is 0 or 1, b is 0 or 1, and the sum of a+b per molecule is 1 or 2, c is a whole number to the value of 1 to 1000, d is 0 or a whole number to the value of 1 to 10, and optionally, (A2) MQ silicone resins which are soluble in (A1), on the condition that if MQ silicone resins (A2) are not used, the sum of a+b in the formula (I) is 1.3 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Wacker-Chemie GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Herzig, Oliver Zoellner, Friedrich Hockemeyer, Robert Banfic
  • Patent number: 6264865
    Abstract: A silicone rubber base compound for electrical wire coating such that when it is extruded using an extruding machine having a variable screw with an L/D=10 and a die with a diameter of 1 mm attached thereto at a barrel and head temperature of 70° C., the per-minute extruder output rate at a screw rotation speed of 100 rpm is not less than 1.2 times the extruder output rate at a screw rotation speed of 50 rpm, a silicone rubber composition for electrical wire coating obtained by compounding diacyl organic peroxide consisting of carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms, and oxygen atoms with the silicone rubber base compound for electrical wire coating, and a process for the production of silicone rubber coated electrical wire using the silicone rubber composition for electrical wire coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Dow Corning Toray Silicone Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuya Baba, Kenji Ota