US Patent Issued to Dow Silicones on Dec. 23 for "(Meth)acrylate functional silicone and methods for its preparation and use" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,554, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Dow Silicones Corp. (Midland, Mich.).

"(Meth)acrylate functional silicone and methods for its preparation and use" was invented by Nanguo Liu (Midland, Mich.) and Zachary Wenzlick (Midland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A (meth)acrylate functional silicone and method for its preparation are provided. This (meth)acrylate functional silicone may have pendant poly(meth)acrylate-functional groups. This (meth)acrylate functional silicone may have terminal alkenyl groups. This (meth)acrylate functional silicone may be used in pressure sensitive adhesives."

The patent was filed on April 13, 20...