Dow Corning Corporation

Martin Rowlands

Stephen E Cray

James McVie

Novel neopentasiloxane compounds of the general formula Si[OSiR.sub.2 Q].sub.4 wherein R denotes a monovalent hydrocarbon or halohydrocarbon group and Q denotes a group R or a group comprising a block of at least two oxyalkylene units and having a terminal group containing a reactive hydrogen atom, not more than one Q denoting an R group. The invention also encompasses a film-forming composition comprising a curable polyurethane resin and the neopentasiloxane, and the use of the film-forming compositions to provide breathable (water vapour permeable) coatings on textile fabrics.

Organosilicon compounds and their use in film-forming compositions

A film-forming copolymer is formed by copolymerising 100 parts of a curable polyurethane resin and 10 to 100 parts of an organosilicon compound, consisting essentially of SiO.sub.2, R.sub.3 SiO.sub.1/2 and R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units, the ratio of monovalent units to tetravalent units being from 0.4/1 to 2/1 and from 40 to 90% of all monovalent units being R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units. R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having up to 8 carbons and R' denotes a OH-terminated polyoxyalkylene group. The invention also includes a method of making fabrics waterproof and permeable to water vapour by coating it with such copolymer.

Film-forming copolymers and their use in water vapor permeable coatings

Organosilicon compounds are disclosed which are multi-functional and possess utility as chain branching agents for aminofunctional polysiloxanes used in the softening of textiles and fabrics. The organosilicon compounds possess epoxy functionality and may have further alkyl functionality and/or polyalkylene oxide functionality.

Organosilicon compounds

A film-forming copolymer is formed by copolymerizing 100 parts of a curable polyurethane resin and 10 to 100 parts of an organosilicon compound, consisting essentially of SiO.sub.2 R.sub.3 SiO.sub.1/2 and R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units the ratio of monovalent units to tetravalent units being from 0.4/1 to 2/1 and from 40 to 90% of all monovalent units being R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units. R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having up to 8 carbons and R' denotes a OH-terminated polyoxyalkylene group. The invention also includes a method of making fabrics waterproof and permeable to water vapour by coating it with such copolymer.

Film-forming copolymers and their use in water vapour permeable coatings

A film-forming copolymer is formed by copolymerising 100 parts of a curable polyurethane resin and 10 to 100 parts of an organosilicon compound, consisting essentially of SiO.sub.2, R.sub.3 SiO.sub.1/2 and R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units, the ratio of monovalent units to tetravalent units being from 0.4/1 to 2/1 and from 40 to 90% of and monovalent units being R'R.sub.2 SiO.sub.1/2 units. R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having up to 8 carbons and R' denotes a OH-terminated polyoxyalkylene group. The invention also includes a method of making fabrics waterproof and permeable to water vapor by coating it with such copolymer.

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