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31/05/2007 WO9945072 THERMOPLASTIC SILICONE ELASTOMERS GORNOWICZ A (US); There is disclosed a method for preparing a thermoplastic elastomer, said method comprising: (I) mixing (A) a thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin and a poly(butylene terephthalate), (B) a diorganopolysiloxane having a plasticity of at least 30 and having an average of at least 2 alkenyl radicals in its molecule, (C) an organohydrido silicon compound which contains an average of at least 2 silicon-bonded hydrogen groups in its molecule, (D) optionally, a reinforcing filler and (E) a hydrosilation catalyst; and (II) dynamically curing said diorganopolysiloxane (B), wherein the amount of said diorganopolysiloxane (B) used is such that at least one property of the thermoplastic elastomer selected from tensile strength or elongation is at least 25 % greater than the respective property for a corresponding simple blend wherein said diorganopolysiloxane is not cured.

30/05/2007 EP1789598 SILOXANE COMPOSITION, AGGLOMERATE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING AGGLOMERATE RABE JAMES ALAN ( A siloxane composition, comprising from 70 to 99 parts by weight of a solid particulate having a median particle size of from 0.1 to 3000 gm and from 1 to 30 parts by weight of a binder having a median particle size of from 5 to 250 m, wherein the composition is a powder and the binder comprises a siloxane resin having the formula: (R¹3SiO_1/2)_w(R¹2SiO_2/2)_x(R¹SiO_3/2)_y(SiO_4/2)_z, wherein each R¹ is independently selected from hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, -O=NR²R³, -OR², -O-R⁴-OR², and an epoxy-substituted organic group, wherein R² is C1 to C₈ hydrocarbyl, R³ is R²or -H, R⁴ is hydrocarbylene, w x y z=1, y/(w x y z) is at least 0.67, and the siloxane resin has a softening point of from 30 to 115 DEG C; an agglomerate, and a method preparing the agglomerate.

30/05/2007 EP1789476 SILICONE EMULSIONS AND THEIR PREPARATION WALLACE FRANK WILLIAM (BE) Multiple emulsions of the water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) type and processes for their preparation are disclosed. The multiple emulsions contain an oil phase comprising a mixture of: (i) a polysiloxane (S) which is a chain extension reaction product of a polysiloxane (S1) having reactive end groups, and (ii) a hydrophobic material (H) which is miscible with polysiloxane (S1) and with polysiloxane (S). The multiple emulsions allows for the entrapment and controlled delivery and release of water-soluble active ingredients.

30/05/2007 EP1789496 ELASTOMER SILICONE VULCANIZATES CHORVATH IGOR (US); TONGE LAUREN MARIE (US) A method is disclosed for preparing an elastomeric composition comprising: (I) mixing; (A) an elastomer, (B) an optional compatibilizer, (C) an optional catalyst, (D) a silicone base comprising a curable organopolysiloxane, (E) an optional crosslinking agent, (F) a cure agent in an amount sufficient to cure said organopolysiloxane; and then, (II) statically vulcanizing the organopolysiloxane, wherein the weight ratio of elastomer (A) to silicone base (D) in the elastomeric composition ranges from 95:5 to 30:70. The elastomer compositions obtained by the present method and cured elastomeric compositions prepared therefrom have good low and high temperature properties.

30/05/2007 EP1789495 ROOM-TEMPERATURE CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND ELECTRICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES MITANI OSAMU (JP); A room-temperature curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising: (A) organopolysiloxane that contains in each molecule at least two trialkoxysilyl-containing groups that are bonded to silicon atoms of the molecular chain; (B) diorganodialkoxysilane or product of its partial hydrolyzation; (C) organopolysiloxane that contains at least one silicon-bonded phenyl group in each molecule and is free of alkoxy groups; and (D) a titanium chelate catalyst, adheres during curing to a substrate with a sufficient strength but allows separation of a cured body of the composition from the substrate at the interface even after a long period of time.

30/05/2007 EP1789474 LINEAR POLYSILOXANES, SILICONE COMPOSITION, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE FAROOQ OMAR (US); Linear polysiloxanes and more particularly to linear polysiloxanes containing N-carbazolylalkyl groups and (diarylamino)phenyl groups. The present invention also relates to a silicone composition containing a linear polysiloxane and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) containing a linear polysiloxane or a cured polysiloxane.

24/05/2007 US2007114939 Joints For Multi-Component Molded Articles JOSEPH EDOUARD (DE); NEUNER FRANZ (DE) A method for sealing an automotive assembly comprising a first member having a tongue assembly and a second member having a groove adapted to receive the tongue assembly of the first member. The process comprises the following steps (i) in situ injection molding a silicone composition or thermoplastic composition onto the tongue assembly ( 20 ) and/or into the groove ( 9 )

24/05/2007 WO2007058386 METHOD OF CONTROLLING OIL-ABSORBING PROPERTIES OF A SILICONE RUBBER POWDER ANDO KAZUHIKO (JP); UCHIYAMA JUNICHI (JP) A method of controlling oil-absorbing properties of a silicone rubber powder characterized by keeping a silicone rubber powder in hot storage at a temperature in the range of 40 DEG C to 150 DEG C, or in cold storage at a temperature in the range of 0 DEG C to 10 DEG C.

24/05/2007 EP1225211 Adhesive for silicone rubber TAKUMAN OSAMU (J An adhesive for silicone rubber, comprising at least the following: A 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having an average of two or more alkenyl groups per molecule; B an organopolysiloxane having an average of two or more silicon bonded hydrogen atoms in each molecule, used in an amount such that the molar ratio of silicon bonded hydrogen atoms in component B to alkenyl groups in component A at which the molar ratio of the silicon bonded hydrogen atoms in this component to the alkenyl groups in component A is from 0.01 to 20 (i.e. from 1:100 to 20:1); C from 5 to 200 parts by weight of calcium carbonate powder with a BET specific surface area of from 5 to 50 m<2>g; and D a platinum-based catalyst, used in an amount capable of inducing curing in the present composition.

18/05/2007 WO2007055395 CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION YAMAMOTO SHINICHI A curable silicone composition comprising at least the following components: (A) a diorganopolysiloxane having in one molecule at least two alkenyl groups; (B) at least two resin-like organopolysiloxanes that have different mass-average molecular weights as reduced into standard polystyrene measured by gel permeation chromatography and that are composed of SiO4/2 units, R<1> 2R

17/05/2007 US2007111014 Silicone based dielectric coatings and films for photovoltaic applications KATSOULIS DIMITRIS (US); SUTO MICHITAKA (JP) A dielectric coating for use on a conductive substrate including a silicone composition of the formula: [RxSiO(4-x)/2]n wherein x=1-4 and wherein R comprises of methyl, or phenyl, or hydrido, or hydroxyl or alkoxy or combination of them (when 1

16/05/2007 US2004166332 Hybrid composite of silicone and organic resins KATSOULIS DIMITRIS A fiber reinforced composite including layers of fibers, each layer being impregnated with a resin. The layers include in combination a layer of an addition cured silicone resin and a layer of an organic resin. The layers form a hybrid composite having a higher modulus retention at elevated temperatures than the addition cured silicone resin alone. The hybrid composite's mechanical properties are similar to the organic resin composite, but demonstrate enhanced thermal resistance and reduced flammability.

16/05/2007 WO2004072181 THERMOCONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION FUKUI H (JP) 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 n (I), wherein each R<1> is independently selected from monovalent hydrocarbon groups ; R<2 >is an oxygen atom or divalent hydrocarbon group ; R<3> is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyi, alkenyl, or acyl ; n is an integer from 5 to 100 ; and a is an integer from 1 to 3.

16/05/2007 US2004138370 Preparation of a conductive liquid silicone rubber composition HIGUCHI KAZUO (JP); A method for producing a conductive liquid silicone rubber composition having an excellent storage stability and suitable for molding a conductive silicone rubber article with an arbitrary speed of curing and with good reproducibility of arbitrarily selected hardness and volume resistivity. The method comprises mixing component (A) which is a mixture of a conductive filler with a liquid diorganopolysiloxane having two or more silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in one molecule, component (B) which is a mixture of a conductive filler with a liquid diorganopolysiloxane having two or more silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in one molecule and a volume resistivity different from that of (A), component (C) a platinum-based catalyst; and component (D) which is a cross-linker that comprises an organopolysiloxane having two or more silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms in one molecule.

15/05/2007 WO2004094503 ORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITIONS BERGER ANDREW (U A moisture curable composition capable of cure to an elastomeric body, the composition comprising (a) an organopolysiloxane having not less than two silicon-bonded hydroxyl or hydrolysable groups; (b) a silane of the general formula G2 - Si - R<1>2, wherein each group is reactable with the hydroxyl or hydrolysable groups in (a), and each R<1> group is an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group an aryl group or a fluorinated alkyl group; (c) one or more fillers and (d) a photocatalyst. Preferably at least one R<1> group is unsaturated, but in the absence of this there is provided an additional component in the form of (e) an unsaturated compound selected from the group of an unsaturated short chain siloxane, an unsaturated cyclic siloxane, an unsaturated fatty acid an unsaturated fatty alcohol or an unsaturated fatty acid ester. The cured product is generally used as a sealant, which avoids dirt pick-up after cure and has a protective layer on the sealant interface with air

10/05/2007 WO2007053424 SILICONE VESICLES CONTAINING ACTIVES LIN SHAOW BURN (U Processes are disclosed for preparing silicone vesicle compositions and emulsions containing silicone vesicles, the compositions prepared therefrom, and formulated personal and healthcare products containing the silicone vesicles and emulsions compositions.

10/05/2007 WO2007052845 ORGANOSILICON POLYMER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF OZAKI MASARU (JP); OGURI SHINYA (JP); MIZUTANI YASUE (JP) A novel organosilicon polymer, the main chain of which is composed of siloxane units and silalkylene units and to which are bonded organic groups with amide bonds linked to silicon atoms of the molecule.

10/05/2007 US6323268 Organosilicon water repellent compositions FISHER PAUL (US); LIN FEIFEI (US); STARK-KASLEY LORI (US) A composition for rendering surfaces water repellent is formed by combining water or a solvent; a methylhydrogensiloxane polymer or copolymer; an alkoxysilane having the formula RaSi(OR')4-a in which R represents an alkyl group containing 1-10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing 2-8 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or an haloalkyl group, a has a value of 1 or 2, and R' represents an alkyl group containing 1-6 carbon atoms; and a silicone resin. The composition can also contain other components such as a volatile methyl siloxane, a cationic oil-in-water emulsion of an aminofunctional polydimethylsiloxane, a surfactant, a catalyst, a beading agent, an organic wax, a preservative, an antifoam, a mildewcide, an UV absorber/UV light stabilizer, or a freeze-thaw additive.

09/05/2007 EP1783169 Thermally conductive phase change materials BHAGWAGAR DORA A phase change composition comprises: a matrix comprising a silicone-organic block copolymer, and a thermally conductive filler. The composition can be used as a thermal interface material in electronic devices. The composition is formulated to have any desired phase change temperature.

09/05/2007 EP1781734 VIBRATION-DAMPING AND VIBRATION-ISOLATING RUBBER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOF, AND VIBRATION-DAMPING AND VIBRATION-ISOLATING RUBBER PRODUCTS NOMURA YASUO (JP); TAKAHASHI SUSUMU (JP) A vibration-damping and vibration-isolating rubber composition comprising: 100 parts by mass of a raw rubber material having C-C bonds in the main chain; 1 to 200 parts by mass of silica; and a silane coupling agent of general formula (1): Y₃ - Si - Z - S - CO - R (where Y is an acetoxy or alkoxy group with 1 to 6 carbon atoms, Z is an alkylene group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and R is a hydrocarbon group with 1 to 18 carbon atoms) in the amount of 2 to 40 mass % per total amount of the silica.

09/05/2007 EP1781741 CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF CURING THEREOF, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND ADHESION PROMOTER MORITA YOSHITSUG A curable organopolysiloxane composition comprising an organopolysiloxane containing alkenyl groups and phenyl groups, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, a copolymer of a vinyl monomer and a vinyl monomer with hydrosilyl groups, and a platinum catalyst; a curing process that consists of two or more stages of thermal curing; an optical semiconductor device that has a light-transmitting portion made from a cured body of the aforementioned composition; and an adhesion promoter that consists of a copolymer of a vinyl monomer and a vinyl monomer with hydrosilyl groups.

03/05/2007 US2007098958 Embossing toughened silicone resin substrates KATSOULIS DIMITRIS (US); ZHU BIZHONG (US) This invention relates to a method of embossing a cured silicone resin thermoset substrate to imprint patterns onto the substrate from a master mold comprising (i) stacking a master mold with a cured silicone resin thermoset substrate such that the surface of the master mold containing a feature is facing the silicone resin substrate; (ii) applying pressure to the product of (i) in a press at a temperature slightly higher than the Tg of the silicone resin but lower than the softening point of the master mold; (iii) cooling the product of (ii) and maintaining the pressure on the mold; and (iv) releasing the substrate whereby the feature is imprinted on the silicone resin substrate. Cured silicone resin thermoset substrates offer advantages over the organic thermoplastics in terms of hot embossing lithography by offering a very smooth surface which promotes high fidelity of replication in the micrometer and manometer domain, and requiring no release agent for demolding.

03/05/2007 WO2007050580 TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ACRYLATE OR METHACRYLATE FUNCTIONAL PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION MITCHELL TIMOTHY P (US) A transdermal drug delivery system includes an active agent and a pressure sensitive adhesive composition. The active agent is for controlled transdermal delivery to the skin of a user of the system, and the pressure sensitive adhesive composition is keeping the system in contact with the skin. The pressure sensitive adhesive composition is an acrylate or methacrylate functional pressure sensitive adhesive composition that is the reaction product a pressure sensitive adhesive and a silicon-containing capping agent. That is, the silicon-containing capping agent and the pressure sensitive adhesive react to form the pressure sensitive adhesive composition. The silicon-containing capping agent comprises acrylate or methacrylate functionality and this acrylate or methacrylate functionality provides the pressure sensitive adhesive composition with its acrylate or methacrylate functionality. The pressure sensitive adhesive itself is the reaction product of a silicone resin and silicone polymer.

03/05/2007 WO2007048745 MIXED SILANES DANZEBRINK ROLF ( The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fluorosilane and at least one aminosilane, a condensation product of said fluorosilane and said aminosilane, and a surface protective agent made thereof.

03/05/2007 WO2005047378 THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE GREASE AND METHODS AND DEVICES IN WHICH SAID GREASE IS USED LIN ZUCHEN (US); ZHANG SHIZHONG (US); FISHER MARK (US) A thermally conductive grease includes (A) a polyorganosiloxane having a viscosity less than 50 cSt (mm<2>/s) at 25 DEG C and (B) a thermally conductive filler. The thermally conductive grease is useful as a thermal interface material for electronic devices

03/05/2007 WO2004024831 HYDROPHOBING SILICA WITH ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS AND BLENDS THEREOF BOSWELL LISA (US); Silica surfaces are contacted with compositions containing organosilicon compounds to prepare modified silica fillers. The compositions contain only organosilicon compounds which are monomeric dichlorosilanes and trialkoxysilanes. The treating compositions may be: (i) mixtures or blends of dialkyldichlorosilanes, and trialkoxysilanes free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces; or (ii) mixtures or blends of substituted dialkyldichlorosilanes in which the substituted dialkyldichlorosilanes are free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces, and trialkoxysilanes free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces. These mixtures and blends contain dialkyldichlorosilanes and trialkoxysilanes in a weight ratio of 1:0 to 1:2, respectively.

03/05/2007 WO03084682 PROTECTIVE COATING COMPOSITION GOODWIN ANDREW J A method for forming a polymeric coating on a substrate surface, which method comprises the steps of activating at least one polymerisable organic acid or acid anhydride monomer comprising one or more acid and/or acid anhydride groups and at least one polymerisable group and/or at least one polymerisable organic base monomer comprising one or more basic groups and at least one polymerisable group by subjecting said monomers to a soft ionisation plasma process such as by low pressure pulsed plasma or atmospheric pressure glow discharge treatments; and depositing the activated monomers resulting from step (I) onto the substrate surface thereby forming a polymeric coating on said substrate surface whilst maintaining the acidic and/or basic functionality of the monomers. Preferred polymerisable groups are alkenyl groups. Polymeric salt coatings resulting from the above method have excellent barrier properties and coatings in accordance with the present invention will enhance the hydrophilic, biocompatible, anti-fouling and controlled surface pH applications of substrates such as filtration and separations media.

02/05/2007 EP1778768 INTEGRALLY MOLDED BODY OF SILICONE RESIN AND SILICONE RUBBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND CURABLE SILICONE RESIN COMPOSITION NAKASHIMA HISATAKA (JP); KOBAYASHI HIDEKI (JP) An integrally molded body of a silicone resin and silicone rubber comprises a cured body of a curable silicone composition (A) comprising an organopolysiloxane resin (A1) that contains at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups, and not less than 30 mole percent of total siloxane units of RsiO_3/2 units, an organopolysiloxane (A2) that contains at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, and a platinum group metal catalyst (A3) in a catalytic amount, and a cured body of a silicone rubber composition (B) comprising diorganopolysiloxane (B1) that contains at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups, a organopolysiloxane (B2) that contains at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, and a platinum group metal catalyst or an organic peroxide (B3) in a catalytic amount. The manufacture of the integrally molded body is carried out by curing composition (A) and composition (B) in the same mold.