Acrylic-functional silicone resin compositions

Claim 1

A curable silicone resin composition, comprising: (a) from 75 to 100 percent chemically combined siloxy units selected from units having the formula R 3 SiO 0 .5, RSiO 1 .5 and SiO 2 ; and (b) from 0 to 25 mole percent R 2 SiO units; wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic radical with the proviso that there are present a number of R radicals having the general formula ##STR18## effective for curing said silicone resin composition upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or upon heating in the presence of a free radical type catalyst, wherein R 1 is selected, independently, from the group consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or the corresponding oxyalkylene radical containing at least one C--O--C linkage, and wherein the total number of siloxy units is four or more, at least one of which has the formula RSiO 1 .5 or SiO 2 .

Claim 15

A method for making a curable silicone resin, comprising reacting sufficient silane monomers to provide (a) from 75 to 100 mole percent chemically combined siloxy units selected from units having the formula R 3 SiO 0 .5, RSiO 1 .5 and SiO 2 ; and (b) from 0 to 25 mole percent R 2 SiO units; wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic radical with the proviso that there are present a number of R radicals having the general formula ##STR22## effective for curing said silicone resin composition upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or upon heating in the presence of a free radical type catalyst, wherein R 1 is selected, independently, from the group consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or the corresponding oxyalkylene radical containing at least one C--O--C linkage, and wherein the total number of siloxy units is four or more, at least one of which has the formula RSiO 1 .5 or SiO 2 .

Claim 16

A method for making a curable silicone resin, comprising reacting sufficient silane monomers to provide (a) from 75 to 100 mole percent chemically combined siloxy units selected from units having the formula R 3 SiO 0 .5, RSiO 1 .5 and SiO 2 ; and (b) from 0 to 25 mole percent R 2 SiO units; wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic radical with the proviso that there are present a number of R radicals having the general formula ##STR22## effective for curing said silicone resin composition upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or upon heating in the presence of a free radical type catalyst, wherein R 1 is selected, independently, from the group consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or the corresponding oxyalkylene radical containing at least one C--O--C linkage, and wherein the total number of siloxy units is four or more, at least one of which has the formula RSiO 1 .5 or SiO 2 .

Claim 19

A method for making a coated substrate, comprising: (A) applying to said substrate a curable silicon resin composition comprising: (a) from 75 to 100 mole percent chemically combined siloxy units selected from the group consisting of R 3 SiO 0 .5 units, RSiO 1 .5 units and SiO 2 units; and (b) from 0 to 25 mole percent R 2 SiO units wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic radical, with the proviso that there are present a number of R radicals having the general formula ##STR23## effective for curing said silicone resin composition upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or upon heating in the presence of a free radical type catalyst, wherein R 1 is selected, independently, from the group consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or the corresponding oxyalkylene radical containing at least one C--O--C linkage, and wherein the total number of siloxy units is four or more, at least one of which has the formula RSiO 1 .5 or SiO 2 , and (B) curing said silicone resin composition.

Claim 20

A method for making a coated substrate, comprising: (A) applying to said substrate a curable silicon resin composition comprising: (a) from 75 to 100 mole percent chemically combined siloxy units selected from the group consisting of R 3 SiO 0 .5 units, RSiO 1 .5 units and SiO 2 units; and (b) from 0 to 25 mole percent R 2 SiO units wherein R is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic radical, with the proviso that there are present a number of R radicals having the general formula ##STR23## effective for curing said silicone resin composition upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation in the presence of a photoinitiator or upon heating in the presence of a free radical type catalyst, wherein R 1 is selected, independently, from the group consisting of hydrogen and monovalent substituted and unsubstituted hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 2 is a divalent substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms or the corresponding oxyalkylene radical containing at least one C--O--C linkage, and wherein the total number of siloxy units is four or more, at least one of which has the formula RSiO 1 .5 or SiO 2 , and (B) curing said silicone resin composition.