Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
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An antifoam silicone composition which comprises: (a) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having polyoxyalkylene moieties and perfluoroalkyl groups and represented by the average unit formula ##STR21## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, G is polyoxyalkylene residue represented by the general formula ##STR22## A being a terminal group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, acyl groups and isocyanato groups, R 1 being selected from the group consisting of n-propylene; isopropylene, n-butylene and isobutylene, R 2 being selected from the group consisting of ethylene, n-propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene and isobutylene, k and q each being a positive integer and m and n each being 0 or 1; Q is a group represented by the formula R f R 3 --, or R f R 3 --S--R 4 -- in which R f is a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and R 4 is an ethylene group or a propylene group, with the proviso that Q does not contain more than 20 carbon atoms, and a, b and c are each a positive number with the proviso that a+b+c is in the range from 1.9 to 2.2 inclusive, and (b) from 0.1 to 200 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkyl-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average unit formula ##STR23## in which R and Q each have the same meaning as defined above and d and e are each a positive number with the proviso that d+e is in the range from 1.9 to 2.2 inclusive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
278 words
An antifoam silicone composition which comprises: (a) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having polyoxyalkylene moieties and perfluoroalkyl groups and represented by the average unit formula ##STR21## in which R is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, G is polyoxyalkylene residue represented by the general formula ##STR22## A being a terminal group selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, alkyl groups, acyl groups and isocyanato groups, R 1 being selected from the group consisting of n-propylene; isopropylene, n-butylene and isobutylene, R 2 being selected from the group consisting of ethylene, n-propylene, isopropylene, n-butylene and isobutylene, k and q each being a positive integer and m and n each being 0 or 1; Q is a group represented by the formula R f R 3 --, or R f R 3 --S--R 4 -- in which R f is a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms and R 4 is an ethylene group or a propylene group, with the proviso that Q does not contain more than 20 carbon atoms, and a, b and c are each a positive number with the proviso that a+b+c is in the range from 1.9 to 2.2 inclusive, and (b) from 0.1 to 200 parts by weight of a perfluoroalkyl-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average unit formula ##STR23## in which R and Q each have the same meaning as defined above and d and e are each a positive number with the proviso that d+e is in the range from 1.9 to 2.2 inclusive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises a silica filler in an amount not to exceed 20% by weight based on the total amount of the components (a) and (b).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the monovalent hydrocarbon group denoted by R is selected from the class consisting of methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, vinyl and phenyl groups.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ratio of the average molecular weight M 2 of the polyoxyalkylene moieties denoted by G to the average molecular weight M 1 of the organopolysiloxane as the component (a) is in the range from 0.05 to 0.9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ratio of the number of the perfluoroalkyl-containing organic groups to the number of the siloxane units in the component (a) is in the range from 0.01 to 0.9.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the ratio of the number of the perfluoroalkyl-containing organic groups to the number of the siloxane units in the component (b) is in the range from 0.02 to 0.95.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The antifoam silicone composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the organopolysiloxane as the component (b) has a viscosity in the range from 50 to 10000 centistokes at 25° C.