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          Appeal 1997-2575                                                             
          Application 08/524,661                                                       

                              consisting of silanol and triorganosilyl                 
                              groups,                                                  
                         [c] provided that at least 60% of the terminal                
                              groups are silanol groups;                               
                    [2] 0 to 25% triorganosilyl endblocked                             
                         polydiorganosiloxane fluid of viscosity 0.1 Pa@s              
                         to 10 Pa@s;                                                   
                    [3] 17 to 65% calcium carbonate filler, where the                  
                         filler contains greater than 0.25% water by                   
                         weight;                                                       
                    [4] 0.01 to 2% tin catalyst;                                       
                    [5] 0 to 2.0% of an epoxy-functional alkoxysilane;                 
                         and                                                           
                    [6] an amount of ketoximosilane of the formula:                    
          R4b                                                                          
          *                                                                            
          R Si(ON=CR R )            3         12                                       
                                              124-a-b                                  
                                     a                                                 

                                     1  2        3                                     
                         [a] where R , R , and R  are monovalent                       
                              hydrocarbons which may be the same or                    
                              different from each other, and                           
                         [b] a is 0 or 1, and                                          
                         [c] R  is an alkoxy, and4                                                       
                         [d] b is 0 to 2, inclusive,                                   
                         [e] said amount being calculated so that there                
                              are greater than 1.3 moles ketoximosilane                
                              per silanol [sic-hydroxyl] equivalent in                 
                              the diorganosiloxane based polymer [1] and               

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