Patents by Inventor Arild Follestad

Arild Follestad has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20150166749
    Abstract: A film containing an interpolymer of ethylene and a 3-substituted C4-10 alkene is prepared using a catalyst system comprising a Ziegler Natta or chromium oxide catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GmbH
    Inventors: Ted M. PETTIJOHN, Michael GRASS, Stefan BUCHHOLZ, Gerhard ELLERMANN, Anne Britt BJALAND, Arild FOLLESTAD, Jarmo LlNDROOS
  • Patent number: 9012564
    Abstract: A film containing an interpolymer of ethylene and a 3-substituted C4-10 alkene is prepared using a catalyst system comprising a Ziegler Natta or chromium oxide catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Evonik Degussa GmbH
    Inventors: Ted M Pettijohn, Michael Grass, Stefan Buchholz, Gerhard Ellermann, Anne Britt Bjaland, Arild Follestad, Jarmo Lindroos
  • Patent number: 8445599
    Abstract: The present inventions relates to a process for producing polyethylene compositions comprising polymerizing polyethylene resins in a cascaded multi-stage reaction in which the reaction steps are performed in at least two slurry phase reactors (A) and (B) and at least one gas phase reactor (C) which are arranged in series in any order wherein in reactor (A) a low molecular weight ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having a MFR2 of 100 to 2000 g/10 min, in reactor (B) a low molecular weight ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having an MFR2 of 100 to 2000 g/10 min, and in reactor (C) a high molecular weight ethylene copolymer fraction are polymerized, and further comprising a compounding step after polymerization, wherein the final polyethylene composition has a MFR21 of 3 to 50 g/10 min, the melt flow rates being determined according to ISO 1133.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Bill Gustafsson, Jari Hatonen, Petri Rekonen, Markku Vahteri, Siw Bodil Fredriksen, Arild Follestad, Karl Isak Skau
  • Publication number: 20120165440
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a multimodal polymer of propylene comprising a matrix of semicrystalline polymer and a rubber (D) dispersed in said matrix, the multimodal polymer comprising units derived from propylene of from 85 to 99% by weight and units derived from ethylene or C4 to C10 alpha-olefins of from 1 to 15% by weight. The multimodal polymer has a fraction soluble in xylene XS at a temperature of 25° C. of from 7 to 16% by weight, a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.05 to 5 g/10 min, a polydispersity index PI of from 3.5 to 30, and a tensile modulus TM and XS meeting the relationship TM?2375?46.2·XS. Furthermore, the present invention aims to produce the above-mentioned multimodal polymer in a process comprising several reaction steps or zones. The compositions comprising the multimodal polymer of propylene have excellent stiffness combined with good impact strength at a low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Michiel BERGSTRA, Bo MALM, Jari HATONEN, Erik ERIKSSON, Arild FOLLESTAD, Pauli LESKINEN
  • Publication number: 20120142882
    Abstract: An alkene interpolymer is prepared by polymerizing at least one 3-substituted C4-10 alkene and at least one C2-8 alkene in a slurry polymerization using a particulate catalyst system containing a single site catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Grass, Ted Pettijohn, Stefan Buchholz, Gerhard Ellermann, Anne Britt Bjaland, Arild Follestad, Morten Lundquist
  • Publication number: 20120022208
    Abstract: A film containing an interpolymer of ethylene and a 3-substituted C4-10 alkene is prepared using a catalyst system comprising a Ziegler Natta or chromium oxide catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: EVONIK OXENO GMBH
    Inventors: Ted M. Pettijohn, Michael Grass, Stefan Buchholz, Gerhard Ellermann, Anne Brit Bjaland, Arild Follestad, Jarmo Lindroos
  • Publication number: 20120010354
    Abstract: A film, comprising: an interpolymer of ethylene; and a 3-substituted C4-10 alkene, wherein said interpolymer is prepared using a catalyst system comprising a single site catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Evonik Oxeno GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Grass, Ted M. Pettijohn, Stefan Buchholz, Gerhard Ellermann, Tore Dreng, Arild Follestad, Jarmo Lindroos
  • Publication number: 20110288237
    Abstract: The present inventions relates to a process for producing polyethylene compositions comprising polymerising polyethylene resins in a cascaded multi-stage reaction in which the reaction steps are performed in at least two slurry phase reactors (A) and (B) and at least one gas phase reactor (C) which are arranged in series in any order wherein in reactor (A) a low molecular weight ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having a MFR2 of 100 to 2000 g/10 min, in reactor (B) a low molecular weight ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having an MFR2 of 100 to 2000 g/10 min, and in reactor (C) a high molecular weight ethylene copolymer fraction are polymerised, and further comprising a compounding step after polymerisation, wherein the final polyethylene composition has a MFR21 of 3 to 50 g/10 min, the melt flow rates being determined according to ISO 1133, a multimodal polymer composition comprising a polyethylene resin comprising (i) a first low molecular weight ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction having a MFR2
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Bill Gustafsson, Jari Hatonen, Petri Rekonen, Markku Vahteri, Siw Bodil Fredriksen, Arild Follestad, Karl Isak Skau
  • Publication number: 20110288213
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a multimodal polymer of propylene comprising a matrix of semicrystalline polymer and a rubber (D) dispersed in said matrix, the multimodal polymer comprising units derived from propylene of from 85 to 99% by weight and units derived from ethylene or C4 to C10 alpha-olefins of from 1 to 15% by weight. The multimodal polymer has a fraction soluble in xylene XS at a temperature of 25° C. of from 7 to 16% by weight, a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.05 to 5 g/10 min, a polydispersity index P1 of from 3.5 to 30, and a tensile modulus TM and XS meeting the relationship TM?2375?46.2 XS. Furthermore, the present invention aims to produce the above-mentioned multimodal polymer in a process comprising several reaction steps or zones. The compositions comprising the multimodal polymer of propylene have excellent stiffness combined with good impact strength at a low temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Michiel Bergstra, Bo Malm, Jari Hatonen, Erik Eriksson, Arild Follestad, Pauli Leskinen
  • Publication number: 20090004417
    Abstract: A polymer composition suitable for rotomoulding comprising I) An ethylene homopolymer or copolymer with at least one other C3-10 a olefin, having a melt flow rate of 0.5 to 30, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of 50,000 to 110,000, a density of 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 and a melting point of 100 to 145° C.; or I) a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with at least one other C2-10 ? olefin, having a melt flow rate of 0.5 to 30, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of 150,000 to 300,000, and a melting point of 100 to 170° C.; and II) an ethylene homo or copolymer with at least one other C3-10 ?-olefin, having a melt flow rate of within 40% of the melt flow rate of component (I), a molecular weight distribution of (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of within 30% of the Mw of component (I), a density of 0.880 g/cm3 to 0.940 g/cm3 said density being at least 0.010 g/cm3 less than the density of component (I) and a melting point of at least 5+ C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Espen Ommundsen, Knut Fosse
  • Publication number: 20080069990
    Abstract: An injection moulded article comprising an HDPE having a density of greater than 930 kg/m3 and at least one in mould label.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY
    Inventors: Morten Augestad, Arild Follestad
  • Publication number: 20080057238
    Abstract: A multilayer film comprising at least three layers, two outer layers and a core layer, each outer layer independently comprising an LLDPE component and said core layer comprising a multimodal polyethylene component having a lower molecular weight component and a higher molecular weight component, wherein the density of the higher molecular weight component is less than 915 kg/m3 and the MFR2 of the higher molecular weight component is less than 1 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2005
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Arno Johansen, Merete Skar, Georg Daviksnes
  • Patent number: 7332543
    Abstract: A polymer composition suitable for rotomoulding comprising I) An ethylene homopolymer or copolymer with at least one other C3-10 ? olefin, having a melt flow rate of 0.5 to 30, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of 50,000 to 110,000, a density of 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 and a melting point of 100 to 145° C.; or I) a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with at least one other C2-10 ? olefin, having a melt flow rate of 0.5 to 30, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of 150,000 to 300,000, and a melting point of 100 to 170° C.; and II) an ethylene homo or copolymer with at least one other C3-10 ?-olefin, having a melt flow rate of within 40% of the melt flow rate of component (I), a molecular weight distribution of (Mw/Mn) of less than 4, an Mw of within 30% of the Mw of component (I), a density of 0.880 g/cm3 to 0.940 g/cm3 said density being at least 0.010 g/cm3 less than the density of component (I) and a melting point of at least 5° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Espen Ommundsen, Knut Fosse
  • Patent number: 6995219
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a multimodal A-olefin polymer comprising polymerizing in a polymerization stage at least one A-olefin in the presence of a multisite catalyst and an adjuvant so as to produce a polymer having a relatively lower molecular weight component and a relatively higher molecular weight component, said adjuvant being selected from the group consisting of phosphines, phosphites, acetylenes, dienes, thiophenes and aluminium alkyls and said adjuvant being capable of altering the ratio of the fraction of higher molecular weight component to the fraction of the lower molecular weight component by at least 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Richard Blom, Ivar Martin Dahl, Erling Rytter
  • Patent number: 6982238
    Abstract: The invention provides a supported chromium catalyst system comprising a chromium catalyst precursor bound via at least one heteroatom to a functionalised support, said heteroatom being connected to said support via an organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Klaus Joachim Jens, Arild Follestad, Siw Bodil Fredriksen, Richard Blom, Ivar Martin Dahl
  • Patent number: 6921799
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an olefin polymer comprising at least two polymerization stage in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst material, an olefin polymer produced by such process, and the use of such polymers for the production of fibres, pipes, films, moulded products and products for wire and cable applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Assignee: Borealis A/S
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Hannu Salminen
  • Patent number: 6887818
    Abstract: A supported titanium catalyst system comprising a titanium catalyst bound via at least one heteroatom, a functionalized support, said heteroatom being connected to said support via an organic group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Klaus Jens, Arild Follestad, Siw Bodil Fredriksen, Richard Blom, Ivar Martin Dahl
  • Publication number: 20040236043
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a multimodal A-olefin polymer comprising polymerising in a polymerisation stage at least one A-olefin in the presence of a multisite catalyst and an adjuvant so as to produce a polymer having a relatively lower molecular weight component and a relatively higher molecular weight component, said adjuvant being selected from the group consisting of phosphines, phosphites, acetylenes, dienes, thiophenes and aluminium alkyls and said adjuvant being capable of altering the ratio of the fraction of higher molecular weight component to the fraction of the lower molecular weight component by at least 10%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Richard Blom, Ivar Martin Dahl, Erling Rytter
  • Patent number: 6794326
    Abstract: A catalyst system for the polymerization of ethylene, comprising a particulate inorganic oxide supporting a chromium oxide being in a reduced oxidation state and a metallocene compound having the formula Cp2ZrR′R″, wherein each Cp, being equal or different, is an unsubstituted or substituted cyclopentadienyl compound, and R′ and R′, independent of each other, are selected from the group comprising alkyls having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, unsubstituted or substituted benzyl, and phenoxy substituted with alkyls having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; or R′ or R″ may be a halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Klaus-Joachim Jens, Richard Blom, Ivar Martin Dahl
  • Patent number: 6780809
    Abstract: A particulate, modified chromium oxide catalyst for the polymerisation of ethylene or ethylene with &agr;-olefins, comprising: a) a chromium-oxide catalyst, b) a transition metal compound, and c) a catalyst activator. A method for the preparation of the catalyst comprises the steps of: a) subjecting a chromium oxide catalyst precursor, which comprises a chromium oxide compound combined with an inorganic support, to a temperature in the range of from 400 to 950° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Arild Follestad, Vidar Almquist, Ulf Palmqvist, Harri Hokkanen