Patents by Inventor Brian M. Habersberger

Brian M. Habersberger 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: 20240092952
    Abstract: Processes of polymerizing olefin monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David M. Pearson, Yi Jin, Alfred E. Vigil, JR., Brian M. Habersberger, Lisa S. Madenjian, Harold W. Boone
  • Patent number: 11613634
    Abstract: An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a compound of Structure I wherein R1-R6 each is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C8 hydrocarbyl group, a C1-C36 substituted hydrocarbyl group, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yonghua Gong, Lisa S. Madenjian, Yabin Sun, Yuyan Li, Brian M. Habersberger
  • Publication number: 20230047706
    Abstract: An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.850 g/cc to 0.890 g/cc; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising triallyl phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chao He, Bharat I. Chaudhary, Brian M. Habersberger, Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yuyan Li
  • Publication number: 20220389139
    Abstract: A composition comprising an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer that comprises the following properties: a) a total unsaturation/1000C?0.30; b) a molecular weight distribution (MWD)?3.0; c) a TGIC broadness parameter B1/4?8.0. A solution N polymerization process to prepare an ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer, said process comprising polymerizing, in one reactor, at a reactor temperature ?150° C., a reaction mixture comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, a solvent, and a metal complex as described herein. A method to determine the TGIC broadness parameter B1/x of a polymer composition comprising one or more olefin-based polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Gaoxiang Wu, Brian M. Habersberger, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Thomas Wesley Karjala, Jr., Yabin Sun, Rongjuan Cong
  • Publication number: 20220380497
    Abstract: A composition comprising the following components a)-c): a) an alpha composition comprising a multimodal ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the alpha composition comprises the following properties: i) an Mz/Mn?8.0, ii) a density from 0.855 to 0.890 g/cc, iii) a V100 (100° C.)?2,000 Pa·s, iv) a V1.0 (100° C.)?15,000 Pa·s, v) a Mn?16,000 g/mol; b) a peroxide; and c) a silane coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Gaoxiang Wu, Brian M. Habersberger, Hong Yang, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Thomas Wesley Karjala, JR.
  • Publication number: 20220306831
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a curable composition for an encapsulant film, the curable composition comprising: (A) a polyolefin; (B) a fumed alumina; (C) an organic peroxide; (D) a silane coupling agent; (E) a crosslinking co-agent; and, optionally, (F) an additive component comprising a UV stabilizer, wherein the polyolefin has a volume resistivity of less than 4.0E+15 ohm·cm. The present disclosure further relates to an encapsulant film made from such a curable composition and a PV module containing such an encapsulant film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yunfeng Yang, Brian M. Habersberger, Weiming Ma, Yuyan Li, Hong Yang, Chao He
  • Publication number: 20220216356
    Abstract: A composition for use as a film layer comprises (A) an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*1015 ohm·cm; (B) a hydrophobic-treated fumed silica; (C) an alkoxysilane; (D) an organic peroxide; and (E) from 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Chao He, Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yunfeng Yang, Yuyan Li, Brian M. Habersberger, Hongyu Chen
  • Publication number: 20220195157
    Abstract: A composition for use as a film layer comprises (A) an olefin-based polymer having a volume resistivity greater than 5.0*1015 ohm·cm; (B) a hydrophilic fumed silica; (C) an alkoxysilane; (D) an organic peroxide; and, optionally, (E) from 0 wt % to 1.5 wt % of a crosslinking co-agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Chao He, Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yunfeng Yang, Yuyan Li, Brian M. Habersberger, Hongyu Chen
  • Publication number: 20220073540
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to unsaturated polyolefins and processes for preparing the same. The present disclosure further relates to curable formulations comprising the unsaturated polyolefins that show improved crosslinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Munro, Gaoxiang Wu, Kyle G. Kummer, Haiyang Yu, Hong Yang, Hongyu Chen, Brian M. Habersberger, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan
  • Publication number: 20220073715
    Abstract: Disclosed relates to unsaturated polyolefins and processes for preparing the same. Disclosed further relates to curable formulations comprising the unsaturated polyolefins that show improved crosslinking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Munro, Hong Yang, Haiyang Yu, Brian M. Habersberger, Lixin Sun, Colin LiPiShan
  • Publication number: 20210155781
    Abstract: An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising a compound of Structure I wherein R1-R6 each is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a C1-C8 hydrocarbyl group, a C1-C36 substituted hydrocarbyl group, and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yonghua Gong, Lisa S. Madenjian, Yabin Sun, Yuyan Li, Brian M. Habersberger
  • Patent number: 10870754
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an article. In an embodiment, the article includes a first structural component and a second structural component. The first structural component includes a polycarbonate composition. The second structural component includes a polymeric blend of (i) an ethylene/?-olefin multi-block copolymer, and (ii) a functional polymer modifier that is an ethylene/ester copolymer. The second structural component is adhered to the first structural component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Brian M. Habersberger, Colin LiPiShan
  • Publication number: 20200115517
    Abstract: An encapsulant film is made from a composition comprising (A) a non-polar ethylene-based polymer having a density of 0.850 g/cc to 0.890 g/cc; (B) an organic peroxide; (C) a silane coupling agent; and (D) a co-agent comprising triallyl phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Chao He, Bharat I. Chaudhary, Brian M. Habersberger, Hong Yang, Weiming Ma, Yuyan Li
  • Publication number: 20200115541
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an article. In an embodiment, the article includes a first structural component and a second structural component. The first structural component includes a polycarbonate composition. The second structural component includes a polymeric blend of (i) an ethylene/?-olefin multi-block copolymer, and (ii) a functional polymer modifier that is an ethylene/ester copolymer. The second structural component is adhered to the first structural component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Brian M. Habersberger, Colin LiPiShan