US4754013A — Self-adhering polyorganosiloxane compositions

Claim 1

Independent Claim 313 words

A curable, self adhering polyorganosiloxane composition comprising the product obtained by blending to homogeneiety A. a first organosiloxane material which is curable by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction and comprises (1) a liquid polydiorganosiloxane containing two vinyl radicals per molecule, (2) an organohydrogensiloxane containing at least three silicon bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in an amount sufficient to cure the vinyl containing materials present in said composition; and (3) a platinum containing catalyst in an amount sufficient to promote curing of said vinyl containing materials: B. from 0 to 60 percent by weight, based on the weight of said first organosiloxane composition, of a benzene-soluble copolymer, consisting essentially of units of the general formula SiO 2 , in addition to triorganosiloxy units of the general formula R 3 3 SiO 1/2 and diorganovinylsiloxy units of the general formula CH 2 ═CH(R 4 ) 2 SiO 1/2 , where the molar ratio of the combination of diorganovinylsiloxy and triorganosiloxy units to SiO 4/2 units is from 0.7:1 to 1.2:1, inclusive, and the diorganovinylsiloxy units constitute from 2 to 8 percent by weight of said copolymer; C. from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight, based on the weight of said first organosiloxane material, of a moisture curable organosiloxane material that is compatible with said first organosiloxane material and comprises (1) a mixture of a liquid hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane and a crosslinking agent consisting essentially of a silane wherein the silicon atom is bonded to at least three alkoxy groups or a reaction product of said mixture, where there is present at least 0.5 mole of silane per mole of silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups in the polydiorganosiloxane: and (2) an amount sufficient to promote curing of said moisture curable organosiloxane material of a titanium orthoester catalyst, where the elastomer obtained by curing said composition exhibits a durometer of no greater than 20 on the Shore A durometer scale.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 313 words

A curable, self adhering polyorganosiloxane composition comprising the product obtained by blending to homogeneiety A. a first organosiloxane material which is curable by a platinum-catalyzed hydrosilation reaction and comprises (1) a liquid polydiorganosiloxane containing two vinyl radicals per molecule, (2) an organohydrogensiloxane containing at least three silicon bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule in an amount sufficient to cure the vinyl containing materials present in said composition; and (3) a platinum containing catalyst in an amount sufficient to promote curing of said vinyl containing materials: B. from 0 to 60 percent by weight, based on the weight of said first organosiloxane composition, of a benzene-soluble copolymer, consisting essentially of units of the general formula SiO 2 , in addition to triorganosiloxy units of the general formula R 3 3 SiO 1/2 and diorganovinylsiloxy units of the general formula CH 2 ═CH(R 4 ) 2 SiO 1/2 , where the molar ratio of the combination of diorganovinylsiloxy and triorganosiloxy units to SiO 4/2 units is from 0.7:1 to 1.2:1, inclusive, and the diorganovinylsiloxy units constitute from 2 to 8 percent by weight of said copolymer; C. from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight, based on the weight of said first organosiloxane material, of a moisture curable organosiloxane material that is compatible with said first organosiloxane material and comprises (1) a mixture of a liquid hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane and a crosslinking agent consisting essentially of a silane wherein the silicon atom is bonded to at least three alkoxy groups or a reaction product of said mixture, where there is present at least 0.5 mole of silane per mole of silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups in the polydiorganosiloxane: and (2) an amount sufficient to promote curing of said moisture curable organosiloxane material of a titanium orthoester catalyst, where the elastomer obtained by curing said composition exhibits a durometer of no greater than 20 on the Shore A durometer scale.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 271 words

A composition according to claim 1 where the liquid polydiorganosiloxane of said first organosiloxane material corresponds to the formula ##STR3## where each R 1 and R 2 individually represents a monovalent hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon radical that is free of ethylenic unsaturation and contains from 1 to 20 carbon atoms and the value of n is equivalent to a viscosity of from 0.1 to about 100 Pa.s at 25 degrees C.; the repeating units of said organohydrogensiloxane are selected from the group consisting of HSiO 1 .5, R 5 HSiO, R 6 2 HSiO 0 .5, and, optionally, at least one member of the group consisting of monoorganosiloxy, diorganosiloxane, triorganosiloxy and SiO 2 units, where R 5 and R 6 are individually selected from the same group as R 1 ; said benzene-soluble copolymer consists essentially of the repeating units SiO 2 , R 3 3 SiO 1/2 and CH 2 ═CH(R 4 ) 2 SiO 1/2 , where R 3 and R 4 are individually selected from the same group as R 1 ; said hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane is represented by the formula ##STR4## where each R 7 and R 8 is individually selected from the same group as R 1 , and the value of p is equivalent to a viscosity of from 1 to about 10 Pa.s at 25 degrees C. and said silane is of the formula R 9 p Si(OR 10 ) 4-p , where R 9 is selected from the same group as R 1 , R 10 represents an alkyl radical containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and p is 0 or 1.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 55 words

A composition according to claim 2 where R 1 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and and R 7 represent methyl, R 2 and R 8 are individually selected from the group consisting of methyl, phenyl and 3,3,3-trifluoropropyl, and R 9 and R 10 are individually methyl or ethyl.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 72 words

A composition according to claim 3 where R 2 and R 3 are methyl, said benzene-soluble copolymer constitutes from 10 to 40 percent by weight of said first organosiloxane material, the platinum containing catalyst is the reaction product of chloroplatinic acid with a cyclic or linear polyorganosiloxane, and the concentration of moisture curable organosiloxane material is from 0.1 to 10 percent by weight, based on the weight of said first organosiloxane material.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 40 words

A composition according to claim 4 where the liquid polydiorganosiloxane of said first organosiloxane material comprises a dimethylvinylsiloxane terminated polydiemthylsiloxane, and the repeating units of said organohydrogensiloxane consist essentially of methylhydrogensiloxane units or a combination of methylhydrogensiloxane and dimethylsiloxane units.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 41 words

A composition according to claim 4 where said hydroxyl terminated polydiorganosiloxane is a polydimethylsiloxane, said crosslinking agent is methyltrimethylsilane, the catalyst present in said moisture curable organosiloxane material is tetrabutyl titanate and said moisture curable material contains a reinforcing silica filler.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1991-06-28	1991-12-28	1992-06-28	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1995-06-28	1995-12-28	1996-06-28	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1999-06-28	1999-12-28	2000-06-28	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Self-adhering polyorganosiloxane compositions

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