Patents by Inventor Bruce R. Lundmark

Bruce R. Lundmark 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).

  • Patent number: 9416265
    Abstract: A method for forming a composition comprising a propylene-based polymer and a co-agent is provided. The method comprises introducing a propylene-based polymer to an extruder and introducing the co-agent to the extruder at a position within the extruder where the temperature is from 23° C. to 125° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Jacob, Michael J. Goncy, Peter D. Hartwell, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Publication number: 20140155513
    Abstract: A method for forming a composition comprising a propylene-based polymer and a co-agent is provided. The method comprises introducing a propylene-based polymer to an extruder and introducing the co-agent to the extruder at a position within the extruder where the temperature is from 23° C. to 125° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Sunny Jacob, Michael J. Goncy, Peter D. Hartwell, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Publication number: 20140017439
    Abstract: Provided are carpets comprising at least one propylene-based elastomer. The presence of the propylene-based elastomer provides the carpet with improved properties, including good tuft bind strength and tuft lock strength, and reliable construction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Charles P. Siskovich, Ernest R. Anderson, Bruce R. Lundmark, Felix M. Zacarias, Willam G. Steve
  • Patent number: 8476360
    Abstract: This invention relates to a film or sheet and a process to make a film or sheet having a thickness of 0.5 to 35 mils comprising a blend composition comprising: a) 4 to 50 wt % of one or more polypropylene-based TPO(s); and b) 30 to 80 wt % of one or more ethylene plastomer(s); and c) 0.5 to 35 wt % of one or more non-functionalized plasticizer(s) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 to 300 cSt, a pour point of ?20° C. or less, and a flash point of 200° C. or more; and d) 0 to 69.5 wt % of one or more filler(s); and wherein the blend composition is calendered into a film or sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Mun F. Tse, Bryan R. Chapman, David B. Dunaway, Bruce R. Lundmark, Bruce A. Harrington
  • Patent number: 8217112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Lundmark, Bryan R. Chapman, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse
  • Patent number: 8211968
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Wu-Hsiang Yang, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Chon-Yie Lin, Chia Yung Cheng, Bryan R. Chapman, Petra Eiselt, Galina Ourieva, Manika Varma-Nair, James N. Coffey, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse, Norman Yang, Jeffrey Theodore Zudock, Robert Jay Wittenbrink
  • Patent number: 8003725
    Abstract: This invention relates to hetero-phase polyolefin compositions comprising: a) 30 to 99.7 wt % of a polypropylene-based TPO comprising at least 50 wt % propylene and at least 10 wt % ethylene, and b) 0.1 to 20 wt % of one or more non-functionalized plasticizer, and c) 0.2 to 50 wt % of one or more filler; based upon the weight of the composition, and having: i) an MFR of 5 dg/min or more, and ii) a flexural modulus of 500 MPa or more, and iii) a notched Charpy impact strength at ?30° C. of 1 kJ/m2 or more or a notched Izod impact strength at ?18° C. of 50 J/m or more. These compositions are especially useful in applications such as automotive parts that demand both high stiffness and high impact toughness, as well as good processibility during fabrication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan R. Chapman, Jeffrey Valentage, Jared M. Hill, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Publication number: 20110064931
    Abstract: This invention relates to a film or sheet and a process to make a film or sheet, said film or sheet having a thickness of from 0.5 to 35 mils (12.7 to 889 microns) comprising a blend composition comprising: a) 4 to 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the composition, of one or more polypropylene-based TPO(s) comprising at least 50 wt % propylene and at least 10 wt % ethylene having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 7 dg/min or less, a Tm of 150° C. or more, and a lowest Tg of ?30° C. or less; and b) 30 to 80 wt %, based upon the weight of the composition, of one or more ethylene plastomer(s) having a melt index of 3 dg/min or less and a density of 0.869 to 0.910 g/cc; and c) 0.5 to 35 wt %, based upon the weight of the composition, of one or more non-functionalized plasticizer(s) having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 4 to 300 cSt, a pour point of ?20° C. or less, and a flash point of 200° C. or more; and d) 0 to 69.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Mun F. Tse, Bryan R. Chapman, David B. Dunaway, Bruce R. Lundmark, Bruce A. Harrington
  • Patent number: 7875670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to articles made from plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Chon-Yie Lin, Wen Li, Bryan R. Chapman, Michael B. Kelly, Bruce R. Lundmark, David J. Lohse, Henry W. Yang, Sandra Denise Schregenberger
  • Patent number: 7795366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising more than 25 weight % (based on the weight of the composition) of one or more ethylene polymers having an Mw of 20,000 g/mole or more and at least 0.1 weight % of a liquid hydrocarbon modifier where the modifier has: 1) a viscosity index of 120 or more, and 2) an kinematic viscosity of 3 to 3000 cSt at 100° C., and 3) a pour point of ?10° C. or less, and 4) a flash point of 200° C. or more; and wherein the modifier contains less than 5 weight % of functional groups selected from hydroxide, aryls, substituted aryls, halogens, alkoxys, carboxylates, esters, acrylates, oxygen, nitrogen, and carboxyl, based upon the weight of the modifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Henry W. Yang, Bryan R. Chapman, David J. Lohse, Bruce R. Lundmark, Anthony Poloso, Sandra D. Schregenberger, Manika Varma-Nair, Wen Li
  • Patent number: 7759415
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method to make an article comprising the steps of combining a semi-amorphous polymer having a heat of fusion of less than 70 J/g with a plasticizer and optionally one or more additives, to produce a polymer concentrate, combining the polymer concentrate with one or more final materials to produce an article precursor; and forming the article at least partially from the article precursor, wherein the polymer concentrate preferably shows no visible phase separation as demonstrated by the polymer concentrate having no visually detectable loss of the plasticizer after a portion of the polymer concentrate is aged on an absorbent surface for 24 hours at 25° C. An article produced by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Coffey, Wen Li, Bryan R. Chapman, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Publication number: 20100152346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Henry Wu-Hsiang Yang, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Chon-Yie Lin, Chia Yung Cheng, Bryan R. Chapman, Petra Eiselt, Galina Ourieva, Manika Varma-Nair, James N. Coffey, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse, Norman Yang, Jeffrey Theodore Zudock, Robert Jay Wittenbrink
  • Patent number: 7662885
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method to make an article comprising the steps of combining a semi-amorphous polymer having a heat of fusion of less than 70 J/g with a plasticizer and optionally one or more additives, to produce a polymer concentrate, combining the polymer concentrate with one or more final materials to produce an article precursor; and forming the article at least partially from the article precursor, wherein the polymer concentrate preferably shows no visible phase separation as demonstrated by the polymer concentrate having no visually detectable loss of the plasticizer after a portion of the polymer concentrate is aged on an absorbent surface for 24 hours at 25° C. An article produced by the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: James N. Coffey, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Bryan R. Chapman
  • Publication number: 20100035498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce R. Lundmark, Bryan R. Chapman, David J. Lohse, Sandra Denise Schregenberger
  • Patent number: 7652093
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Wu-Hsiang Yang, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Chon-Yie Lin, Chia Yung Cheng, Bryan R. Chapman, Petra Eiselt, Galina Ourieva, Manika Varma-Nair, James N. Coffey, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse, Norman Yang, Jeffrey Theodore Zudock, Robert Jay Wittenbrink
  • Patent number: 7652092
    Abstract: The present invention relates to articles made from plasticized thermoplastic polyolefin compositions comprising a thermoplastic polyolefin, a nucleating agent, and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Mun Fu Tse, Chon-Yie Lin, Bryan R. Chapman, Bruce R. Lundmark
  • Patent number: 7622523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation resistant plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Wen Li, Chon Y. Lin, Bryan R. Chapman, Bruce R. Lundmark, David J. Lohse
  • Patent number: 7619026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Wu-Hsiang Yang, Wen Li, Bruce R. Lundmark, Chon-Yie Lin, Chia Yung Cheng, Bryan R. Chapman, Petra Eiselt, Galina Ourieva, Manika Varma-Nair, James N. Coffey, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse, Norman Yang, Jeffrey Theodore Zudock, Robert Jay Wittenbrink
  • Patent number: 7619027
    Abstract: The present invention relates to plasticized polyolefin compositions comprising a polyolefin and a non-functionalized hydrocarbon plasticizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce R. Lundmark, Bryan R. Chapman, Sandra Denise Schregenberger, David J. Lohse
  • Patent number: 7615589
    Abstract: An elastomeric composition and method for making the same are provided. The composition can include a rubber component comprising one or more ethylene-propylene elastomers, one or more peroxide curing agents and one or more non-functionalized plasticizers having a viscosity index of 120 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Alistair D. Westwood, Yann Devorest, Eric P. Jourdain, Olivier Georjon, Bryan R. Chapman, Michael C. Bulawa, Bruce R. Lundmark