US Patent Issued to Dow Silicones on March 24 for "Branched organosilicon compound, method of preparing same, and related compositions" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,876, issued on March 24, was assigned to Dow Silicones Corp. (Midland, Mich.).

"Branched organosilicon compound, method of preparing same, and related compositions" was invented by Nanguo Liu (Midland, Mich.) and Michael Telgenhoff (Midland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A branched organosilicon compound ("compound") having the general formula (R1)3SiX-NR2-D-Z(R7)a 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; where each R4 is selected from R, -OSi(R5)3, and -[OSiR2]mOSiR3; where each R5 is selected from R, -OSi(R6)3, and -[OSiR2]mOSiR3; where each R...