General Electric Company

Karen D Riding

Richard P Eckberg

Judith Stein

Tracey M Leonard

James L Desorcie

James V Crivello

Julia L Lee

David Peter Reis

Brian A Nourse

Blair Souder

Michael N Laurin

Gary A Soutier

David E Farley

An improved process for the manufacture of plastic articles such as light assemblies, and the articles made by said process, are disclosed. The disclosed process includes a step wherein one or more colors are decorated onto a single film which is then incorporated with other components in an in-mold decorating process to yield the improved articles of the invention.

In-mold decorating process

An ultraviolet radiation-curable epoxyfunctionalized silicone controlled release composition having increased release levels is provided, comprising:

Epoxy-functionalized siloxane resin copolymers as controlled release

Organopolysiloxane for use in release coating compositions are modified to control release values by substitution with phenolic compounds.

Silicone release coating compositions

There is provided a curable composition, comprising:

Platinum catalyzed heterocyclic compound compositions

UV-curable compositions are provided comprising blends of epoxy-functional silicones of various chain lengths. These compositions have improved physical properties as compared to otherwise weak and brittle UV-cured epoxy-functional silicones without adding fillers and without sacrificing fast, efficient UV cure speed. Such compositions are useful as conformal coatings, optical fiber coatings, and electrical encapsulation.

UV-curable epoxy silicones

Organopolysiloxane for use in release coating compositions arre modified to control release values by substitution with phenolic compounds.

Mercaptan substituted silicon compounds are produced by the reaction of amine with carboxyl. UV curable silicon compositions are produced from such compounds.

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