Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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A curable composition comprising: (1) an organic elastomer; (2) an inorganic filler: (3) a coupling composition comprising (a) 5 to 95 wt. % of an ethylenically unsaturated silane having at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group reactive with said inorganic filler and containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated group polymerizable with said organic elastomer, any remaining valence of silicon being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms free of ethylenic unsaturation; (b) 95 to 5 wt. % of a saturated organosiloxane oligomer having per molecule no more than about 10 siloxy units and having per molecule at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group reactive with said inorganic filler and containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, any remaining silicon valence not bonded to alkoxy or another silicon through oxygen, being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group free of ethylenic unsaturation and having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and (c) 0 to 10 wt. % of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane oligomer having per molecule no more than 100 siloxy units and having per molecule at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated group polymerizable with said organic elastomer, any remaining valence of silicon being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and (4) a peroxide capable of crosslinking said organic elastomer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition comprising: (1) an organic elastomer; (2) an inorganic filler: (3) a coupling composition comprising (a) 5 to 95 wt. % of an ethylenically unsaturated silane having at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group reactive with said inorganic filler and containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms and at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated group polymerizable with said organic elastomer, any remaining valence of silicon being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms free of ethylenic unsaturation; (b) 95 to 5 wt. % of a saturated organosiloxane oligomer having per molecule no more than about 10 siloxy units and having per molecule at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group reactive with said inorganic filler and containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, any remaining silicon valence not bonded to alkoxy or another silicon through oxygen, being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group free of ethylenic unsaturation and having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and (c) 0 to 10 wt. % of an ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane oligomer having per molecule no more than 100 siloxy units and having per molecule at least one silicon-bonded ethylenically unsaturated group polymerizable with said organic elastomer, any remaining valence of silicon being bonded to a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms; and (4) a peroxide capable of crosslinking said organic elastomer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said organic elastomer is selected from the group of ethylene-propylene copolymers and terpolymers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein said organic elastomer is an ethylene-propylene copolymer, said filler is clay, and said coupling composition is characterized such that (a) said ethylenically unsaturated silane is vinyltriethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane or gamma-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane; (b) said organosiloxane oligomer is a methyl ethoxy siloxane fluid having an average molecular weight of about 500, having an ethoxy content of 35 to 55 wt. %, and having the formula: C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O[(CH.sub.3)(C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O)SiO].sub.x C.sub.2 H.sub.5 in which x is an integer of about 10; and (c) said ethylenically unsaturated organosiloxane oligomer is methylvinyl siloxane fluid having the formula: C.sub.12 H.sub.25 O[(CH.sub.3)(CH.sub.2 ═CH)SiO].sub.y C.sub.12 H.sub.25 wherein y is an integer of 4 to 20.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition as claimed in claim 3 wherein said coupling composition comprises: (a) 65 to 75 wt. % vinyltriethoxysilane; and (b) 35 to 25 wt. % of said methyl ethoxy siloxane fluid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition as claimed in claim 3 wherein said coupling composition comprises: (a) 60 to 70 wt. % vinyltrimethoxysilane; and (b) 30 to 40 wt. % of said methyl ethoxy siloxane fluid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A curable composition as claimed in claim 3 wherein said coupling composition comprises: (a) 45 to 55 wt. % gamma-methacryloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane; and (b) 55 to 45 wt. % of said methyl ethoxy siloxane fluid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 1 which has been cured by heating to a temperature above the decomposition temperature of said peroxide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The composition of claim 4 which has been cured by heating to a temperature above the decomposition temperature of said peroxide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 5 which has been cured by heating to a temperature above the decomposition temperature of said peroxide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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The composition of claim 6 which has been cured by heating to a temperature above the decomposition temperature of said peroxide.