US Patent Issued to Dow Silicones on June 24 for "Branched organosilicon compound, method of preparing same, and copolymer formed therewith" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,259, issued on June 24, was assigned to Dow Silicones Corp. (Midland, Mich.).

"Branched organosilicon compound, method of preparing same, and copolymer formed therewith" was invented by Matthew Jeletic (Midland, Mich.) and Nanguo Liu (Midland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A branched organosilicon compound ("compound") having the general formula (R1)3Si-X-Y is provided. In the formula: each R1 is selected from R and -OSi(R4)3, with the proviso that at least one R1 is -OSi(R4)3; each R is independently a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group; each R4 is selected from R, -OSi(R5)3, and -[OSiR2]mOSiR3; each R5 is selecte...