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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7479532 | Fluorocarbon elastomer silicone vulcanizates A method is disclosed for preparing an elastomeric base composition comprising: (I) mixing (A) a silicone base comprising a curable organopolysiloxane, (B) an optional crosslinking agent, (C) a cure agent in an amount sufficient to cure said organopolysiloxane; (II)... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7385000 | Silicone rubber composition having improved storage stability Silicone rubber compositions useful for high-voltage insulators, and which cure to give silicone rubbers having a low combustibility, are addition-crosslinkable or peroxide-crosslinkable silicone rubber compositions containing aluminum hydroxide as filler, with the ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7373687 | Windshield wiper having reduced friction characteristics A wiper blade made of a compound having a methyl vinyl silicone polymer, a filler, and a friction-reducing additive is provided. The friction-reducing additive is present in an amount from between about 5 and 42 weight percent, preferably 11 percent. The average par... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7345118 | Fluorocarbon elastomer silicone vulcanizates A method is disclosed for preparing an elastomeric base composition comprising: (I) mixing by an extrusion process (A) a fluorocarbon elastomer with (B) an optional compatibilizer, (C) an optional catalyst (D) a silicone base comprising a curable organopolysiloxane,... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344811 | Polysilane-based charge transport materials Improved organophotoreceptor comprises an electrically conductive substrate and a photoconductive element on the electrically conductive substrate, the photoconductive element comprising: (a) a polymeric charge transport material h... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342069 | Highly elastomeric and paintable silicone compositions Highly elastomeric, curable, paintable silicone compositions are provided. The paintable silicone compositions comprise an organopolysiloxane, a silicone functional crosslinker, and an organic polymer. The highly elastomeric, curable, paintable silicone compositions... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7329706 | Heat-conductive silicone composition A heat-conductive silicone composition comprising at least (A) an organopolysiloxane, (B) a heat-conductive filler, and (C) a specific organosiloxane. The silicone composition is excellent in handleability, even when it contains a large amount of a heat-conductive f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329464 | Silicone adhesive composition and an adhesive tape thereof A peroxide curable silicon adhesive composition comprising a diorganopolysiloxane (A), a polyorganosiloxane (B) comprising R13SiO0.5 unit and SiO2 unit in a molar ratio of the R13SiO0.5 uni... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312296 | Silicone adhesive and adhesive film A silicone adhesive having (A) an organopolysiloxane partial condensate of (i) a diorganopolysiloxane end-capped with a hydroxyl radical and (ii) an organopolysiloxane copolymer having hydroxyl radicals and having R33SiO1/2 units and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309745 | Coating material for a grafted ignition wire A silicone coating material is operative to graft a silicone polymer coating on an ignition wire. The ignition wire includes an insulated conductor with an inner conductive core and an outer insulating jacket layer which has an outer surface. The silicone coating ma... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291671 | Thermoconductive silicone composition A thermoconductive silicone composition comprising: (A) an organopolysiloxane (excluding component (C)), (B) a thermoconductive filler, and (C) at least two organopolysiloxanes as defined by the following general formula that have different values for the subscript ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7173092 | Fluorocarbon elastomer silicone vulcanizates A method is disclosed for preparing an elastomeric base composition comprising: (I) mixing (A) a fluorocarbon elastomer with (B) a compatibilizer, (C) an optional catalyst, (II) mixing the product of step (I) with (D) a silicone base comprising a curable organopolys... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169884 | Silicone material, its preparation method and use thereof The present invention relates to a novel silicone rubber material. The feedstocks for preparing the silicone rubber are a crosslinkable siloxane, a methylsiloxane resin and a cross-linking agent. This material is in solid state and has a high adhesivity. The present... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7153465 | Method of producing hybrid tubular metal/ceramic composites There are disclosed inventions relating to tubular hybrid metal/ceramic composites and the methods of making them wherein the ceramic chosen has a lower thermal expansion than that of the metal. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153583 | Liquid silicone rubber coating composition and airbag Liquid silicone rubber coating compositions which include specific amounts of an organopolysiloxane bearing at least two alkenyl groups, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane bearing at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, a crosslinking reaction catalyst which is an or... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7125948 | Silicone adhesive and silicone adhesive film A silicone adhesive comprises (A) a reaction mixture obtained by subjecting a partially condensed mixture of (i) a hydroxy-terminated diorganopolysiloxane and (ii) an organopolysiloxane copolymer having hydroxyl and alkenyl radicals and comprising R3... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105193 | Process for making a silicone mold and baking a food product therein The present invention relates to a process for baking a food product utilizing a confectionery mould made from silicone. The confectionery mould is obtained by mixing and reacting a crosslinkable silicone, especially methyl-vinyl siloxane (VMQ), and a peroxide as a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087656 | High temperature SiCN and SiC-type nanostructured ceramic material from block copolymer mesophases A block copolymer, preferably a block copolymer such as poly(isoprene-block-ethylene oxide), PI-b-PEO, is used as a structure directing agent for a polymer derived ceramic (PDC) precursor, preferably a silazane, most preferably a silazane commercially known as Ceras... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067570 | One-part organopolysiloxane gel composition A one-part polysiloxane composition comprising a branched organopolysiloxane with vinyl groups bonded to silicon atoms, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane with at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to molecular chain terminal silicon atoms within each molecule, and a platin... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059415 | Wellbore system with annular seal member A wellbore system having a borehole extending into an earth formation, a tubular element extending into the borehole whereby a cylindrical wall surrounds the tubular element in a manner that an annular space is formed between the tubular element and the cylindrical ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7005466 | Silicone rubber composition To provide a silicone rubber composition for wiper blades, which, due excellent moldability and ability to closely repeat the shape of the die during extrusion, is suitable for forming wiper blades of complicated shapes; to provide a method of manufacturing the afor... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6939502 | Method of making custom insoles and point of purchase display The present invention teaches a conformable device (20) including a light cure material (37) for customizing a portion of an article of footwear (53) in order to enhance conformance or fit, support, comfort, and cushioning, in partial or complet... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939729 | Method of transferring a device, a method of producing a device holding substrate, and a device holding substrate The interface between a first substrate and light-emitting diodes formed on the first substrate is selectively irradiated with an energy beam and transmits the energy beam through the first substrate, thereby selectively releasing the light-emitting diodes. The ligh... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6921802 | Contact lens materials A method for reducing the modulus of polymer silicone hydrogel compositions by employing monomeric polysiloxanes endcapped with trimethylsilyl to reduce the crosslinking density of the hydrogel. The synthesis consists of a single vessel acid catalyzed ring opening p... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6887948 | Method for preparing a siloxane-based elastomer composition The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a siloxane-based elastomer composition comprising at least one elastomer, said elastomer composition comprising poly(alkylene oxide) groups present in the elastomer as alkoxy-terminated grafts of polysiloxane ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6858696 | Method for synthesis of hybrid silicon and organic copolymers by controlled free radical polymerization The invention concerns a method for preparing by thermal activation of hybrid silicone and organic polymers comprising the motifs RxUySiO[4−(x+y)]/2 (I) wherein: x is equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3, y is equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3 with 2≦(x+y)≦3 and y is different from 0 fo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6841645 | Peroxidised polyorganosiloxanes (POS), one of the methods for preparing them and their uses as bleaching agent in dental compositions The invention concerns polyorganosiloxanes (POS) grafted with peroxide functions and functions stabilizing the latter. Said stabilized peroxidised POS are designed to form a novel oxidizing system useful as bleaching agents, for example or dental or detergent compos... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838182 | Low temperature, fast curing silicone compositions Heat-curable silicone compositions employing a reactive silicone, a silicone hydride crosslinker and a catalyst system which includes a rhodium-based catalyst, a stabilizing system are disclosed. A combination of rhodium and platinum-based catalysts are employed as ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825267 | Fluororubber compositions and making method A fluororubber composition comprising (A) a liquid perfluoro compound having at least two alkenyl groups and a divalent perfluorolakylene or perfluoropolyether structure, (B) a compound capable of addition reaction having at least two hydrosilyl groups, components (... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6824881 | Thermoplastic silicone block copolymers, the production thereof and the use of the same Thermoplastic silicon block copolymers containing (A) a hard segment polymer constituent prepared from styrene, methylmethacrylate, butylacrylate, acrylonitrile, vinyl monomers, or mixtures therefore, and (B) a soft segment polymer constituent of general formula (I)... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812280 | Organopolysiloxane compositions An inorganic filler which has been surface coated with an addition cure silicone composition in the cured state is included in an organopolysiloxane composition, which becomes effective for preventing the filler from settling down even during long-term shelf storage... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6794464 | Membrane or matrix for controlling the permeation rate of drugs A membrane or matrix for controlling the permeation rate of a drug, where the membrane or matrix includes a siloxane-based elastomer composition which contains at least one elastomer and optionally a non-crosslinked polymer. The elastomer composition includes poly(a... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790531 | Process for the protection of flexible silicone membranes, particularly in the case of molding by resin transfer Process for treating a flexible bi-constituent self-demolding silicone membrane used as a counterform particularly for resin transfer molding. The membrane is coated with a thin layer of at least one monoconstituent silicone which is a polysiloxane cross-linkable at... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6783897 | Crosslinking agent and crosslinkable solid polymer electrolyte using the same The present invention relates to a crosslinking agent comprising methyl siloxane polymer of a backbone having a polyalkylene oxide group as a branch group and acryl groups at both ends, and a crosslinkable solid polymer electrolyte composition comprising a crosslink... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6737470 | Curable sealant composition A curable sealant composition is provided. The composition includes a polymer including at least conjugated diene contributed monomer units in a backbone of the polymer and terminal groups including silicon. The composition also includes additional sealant ingredien... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6734250 | Electrically conductive silicone rubber composition A silicone rubber composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least two aliphatic unsaturated groups, (B) finely divided silica, (C) a metal powder or an electrically conductive metal-plated powder, (D) an adhesive aid, and (E) a curing agent cures in... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730765 | Release layer and method of preparation A release layer on a substrate, substrates comprising said release layer, coating formulations which provide the release layer and methods for preparing the release layer to render surfaces non-adherent. The release layer comprises copolymers of an electron donor mo... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727337 | Low loss optical material Storage stable, UV curable, NIR transparent, polycondensates and methods for the production thereof by condensation of one or more silanediols of formula (I) and/or derived precondensates thereof with one or more silanes... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706799 | Conductive silicone rubber composition A conductive silicone rubber composition is provided, which includes (a) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane represented by an average composition formula of RaSiO(4−a)/2 wherein R is an unsubstituted or substituted monovalent hydroc... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6610778 | Fluorosilicone rubber compositions In a fluorosilicone rubber composition comprising (A) an organopolysiloxane having trifluoropropyl and (B) a silica filler, there are included (C) an organic peroxide of percarbonate type as a crosslinking agent and (D) a compound having a molecular weigh... | 08/26/2003 |