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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2007
Applicants:
Graham Budden, Cowbridge, GB;
John Francis, Neath, GB;
Inventors:
Graham Budden, Cowbridge, GB;
John Francis, Neath, GB;
Assignee:
Dow Corning Corporation, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 27/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A flexible sheet material useful as an energy absorbing material is impregnated with a dilatant silicone composition comprising the reaction product of a polydiorganosiloxane and a boron compound selected from boric oxide, a boric acid, a boric acid precursor, a borate or a partially hydrolysed borate. The silicone composition can be modified by reaction with a hydrophobic compound reactive with silanol groups to improve the resistance to washing. The flexible sheet can be a material, e.g. a fabric, having a negative Poisson's ratio.