Appeal No. 1998-3106
Application 08/679,603
least three alkoxy groups per molecule, and an amount
sufficient to promote curing of the moisture curable
organosiloxane material of a catalyst selected from titanium
orthoesters and chelated titanium compounds (col. 3, lines 31-
45; col. 7, lines 54-60; col. 8, lines 42-58). Antonen
teaches that blending the titanium catalyzed moisture curable
organosiloxane with a platinum-catalyzed polyorganosiloxane
composition has the benefit of producing an elastomer which
has the good adhesion of the moisture cured elastomer to
inorganic substrates such as metals, glass and ceramics, and
also has the rapid curing rate and good dielectric properties
of the platinum catalyzed composition (abstract; col. 1, lines
8-11; col. 2, lines 51-58; col. 7, lines 54-60). Thus,
although Schulz points out the moisture sensitivity of his
organosilicon compound having epoxy and alkoxy functionalities
and his alkenyl functional silanol terminated
polyorganosiloxane (col. 2, line 55 - col. 3, line 1), it
reasonably appears that the combined teachings of the
references would have fairly suggested, to one of ordinary
skill in the art, including Antonen’s moisture curable
organosiloxane material and titanium orthoester or chelated
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