Patent ID: 8541514

Claim:
A non-fluorinated branched polyether functional organopolysiloxane comprising a combination of quarternary siloxy units and at least one siloxy unit of the formula R i R 1 SiO [3-i]/2 wherein R is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, R 1 is a branched polyether group, having the formula A-[(B) n (C) x (D) y (E) z ], where: A is CH 2 ═CH—CH 2 —O— attached to the polysiloxane via a hydrosilylation reaction, B is a branching agent derived from glycidol with n from 1 to 20, C, D, and E are each an ethylene oxide group and x, y, and z are independently from 0 to 50 with the proviso that at least one of x, y or z is 1 to 50, and i is zero to 2; wherein the polymer structure of the branched polyether functional organopolysiloxane is either random or block wherein the organopolysiloxane has the average formula: (R 2 R 1 SiO 0.5 )(SiO 2 ) w (R 2 R 1 SiO 0.5 ), (R 2 R 1 SiO 0.5 )(SiO 2 ) w (R 2 SiO) x (R 2 R 1 SiO 0.5 ), (R 3 SiO 0.5 )(R 2 SiO) x (R 1 RSiO) y (SiO 2 ) w (R 3 SiO 0.5 ), where R is a monovalent hydrocarbon, R 1 is a branched polyether group, and w>0, X≧0 and y≧1.