Patents by Inventor Christelle Grein

Christelle Grein 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: 10253171
    Abstract: Reactor grade thermoplastic polyolefins with high flowability and excellent surface quality comprising (A) 40-90 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR in accordance with ISO 1 133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ?200 g/10 min and (B) 2-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of ?2.8 dl/g and an ethylene content of >50 to 80 wt % and (C) 8-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of 3.0-6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner
  • Patent number: 9732209
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of equal or above 15 g/10 min comprising: (a) a crystalline polypropylene matrix; (b) an elastomeric propylene copolymer phase having a propylene content in the range of 40 to 80 wt.-%, and an intrinsic viscosity in the range of more than 0.7 to less or equal 2.5 dl/g; (c) a first polyethylene having a density in the range 905 to 925 kg/m3 and melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of below 30 g/10 min; (d) a second polyethylene having a density of above 915 kg/m3, and a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of equal or above 30 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Cornelia Kock, Christelle Grein, Floran Prades
  • Patent number: 9701826
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (a) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein the xylene cold soluble fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity of lower than 2.0 dl/g, (b) a high density polyethylene having a density of at least 940 kg/m3, (c) a linear low density polyethylene, and (d) an inorganic filler, wherein the polyolefin composition has a MFR2 (230° C.) of at least 20 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Cornelia Tranninger, Georg Grestenberger, Michael Tranninger
  • Patent number: 9595388
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene and an ?-nucleating agent, wherein the polypropylene composition has • a comonomer content of equal or below 1.0 wt.- %, •<2,1> erythro regiodefects of more than 0.1 mol.- %, and • at least 9.0 wt- % of a crystalline fraction crystallizing in the temperature range of above 160 to 170° C., wherein said fraction is determined by the stepwise isothermal segregation technique (SIST).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Gloger, Katja Klimke, Joachim Fiebig, Christelle Grein, Robert Persson
  • Patent number: 9487648
    Abstract: Polyolefin composition comprising (a) a heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene (PP) having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of 30 to 350 g/10 min, and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (E) having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 dl/g and (b) a polyethylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of 15 to 100 g/10 min, wherein (i) the total polyolefin composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of more than 15 to 200 g/10 min, and (ii) the weight ratio of elastomeric propylene copolymer to the polyethylene is below 2.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
  • Patent number: 9328233
    Abstract: A composition comprising: (I) 60 to 92.5 wt % of a first component which is a polypropylene polymer comprising a) 40 to 85 wt % of a propylene polymer A having a melt flow rate (MFR2) between 0.01 and 300 g/10 min, and b) 15 wt % or more of at least one propylene ethylene copolymer; and (II) 2.5 to 30 wt % of a second component comprising at least one ethylene alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer; and optionally (III) 5 to 25 wt % of at least one filler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Klaus Bernreitner, Juliane Braun, Christelle Grein, Georg Grestenberger, Claudia Kniesel
  • Patent number: 9255166
    Abstract: High purity heterophasic polypropylene copolymers comprising (A) 73 to 98 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR2 in accordance with ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ?45 g/10 min and (B) 2 to 27 wt % of an elastomeric copolymer, comprising propylene in an amount of at least 50 wt % of component (B) and at least ethylene and/or one other C4 to C10 alpha olefin in an amount of up to 50 wt % of component (B), the heterophasic polypropylene copolymers being obtainable by a multistage polymerization process in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (i) a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst which contains a trans-esterification product of a lower alcohol and a phthalic ester and (ii) optionally an organometallic cocatalyst and (iii) an external donor represented by formula (I) Si(OCH2CH3)3(NR1R2) wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different a represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, their production and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Torvald Vestberg
  • Patent number: 9181423
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising (a) a high melt strength polypropylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of equal or below 15 g/10 min and a branching index g? of below 1.0, (b) a first heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) in the range of 50 to 500 g/10 min and an elastomeric propylene copolymer having a propylene content in the range of 50 to 80 wt.-% and an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of equal or more than 2.5 dl/g, (c) a second heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a random propylene copolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) in the range of 1 to 40 g/10 min, a branching index g? of 1.0, and a comonomer content of more than 0.5 wt.-%, and an elastomeric propylene copolymer having a propylene content in the range of 50 to 80 wt.-%, and an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of equal or below 2.4 dl/g, (d) a polyethylene plastomer having an ethylene content of at least 50 wt.-%, and (e) a mineral filler (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Cornelia Kock, Christelle Grein, Tonja Schedenig
  • Patent number: 9096752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a MFR2 of at least 5 g/10 min and a polyethylene (PE) having a density of at least 935 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate MFR5 (190° C.) of less than 1.5 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
  • Patent number: 8912263
    Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer compositions comprising 50-70 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer, 5-20 wt % of a first elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 5-25 wt % of a second elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer and 5-30 wt % of an ethylene polymer. The propylene polymer compositions are suitable for molding and they have low haze and a good impact strength/stiffness balance with good impact strengths at low temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Johannes Wolfschwenger, Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Markus Gahleitner, Thor Kamfjord
  • Patent number: 8901249
    Abstract: Polymer composition comprising—a heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene matrix and an elastomeric propylene copolymer comprising at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and C4 to C20 ?-olefin, and—a styrenic based elastomer(s) (B), wherein the styrene content in each styrenic based elastomer (B) is equal or below 15 wt.-%, and the total amount of the styrenic based elastomer(s) (B) based on the total amount of polymers present in the polymer composition is of 16.0 to 46.0 wt.-%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Tonja Schedenig, Christelle Grein, Dietrich Gloger
  • Publication number: 20140303308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a MFR2 of at least 5 g/10 min and a polyethylene (PE) having a density of at least 935 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate MFR5 (190° C.) of less than 1.5 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
  • Patent number: 8822021
    Abstract: Process for the production of polypropylene random copolymers containing 2.5 to 5.0 wt % of ethylene as comonomer and having an MFR2 in accordance with ISO 1 133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ?25 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min and a hexane-solubles content, determined according to FDA CFR 21 §177.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Mari Kylmälä, Balakantha rao Kona, Elisabeth Potter
  • Publication number: 20140213719
    Abstract: Polyolefin composition comprising (a) a heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a polypropylene (PP) having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of 30 to 350 g/10 min, and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (E) having an intrinsic viscosity (IV) in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 dl/g and (b) a polyethylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C.) of 15 to 100 g/10 min, wherein (i) the total polyolefin composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) of more than 15 to 200 g/10 min, and (ii) the weight ratio of elastomeric propylene copolymer to the polyethylene is below 2.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
  • Publication number: 20140187708
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (a) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein the xylene cold soluble fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity of lower than 2.0 dl/g, (b) a high density polyethylene having a density of at least 940 kg/m3, (c) a linear low density polyethylene, and (d) an inorganic filler, wherein the polyolefin composition has a MFR2 (230° C.) of at least 20 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Cornelia Tranninger, Michael Tranninger, Goerg Grestenberger
  • Publication number: 20140045994
    Abstract: Reactor grade thermoplastic polyolefins with high flowability and excellent surface quality comprising (A) 40-90 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR in accordance with ISO 1 133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) of ?200 g/10 min and (B) 2-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of ?2.8 dl/g and an ethylene content of >50 to 80 wt % and (C) 8-30 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer having an intrinsic viscosity IV (according to ISO 1628 with decalin as solvent) of 3.0-6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner
  • Patent number: 8617463
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a polyolefin composition comprising a propylene-ethylene random copolymer having an ethylene content of 0.5-10 wt % and a randomness R of the ethylene distribution in the polymer chain of ?0.945 for the production of articles having high sterilization resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Christelle Grein, Tonja Schedenig
  • Publication number: 20130303684
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene and an ?-nucleating agent, wherein the polypropylene composition has •a comonomer content of equal or below 1.0 wt.-%, •<2,1> erythro regiodefects of more than 0.1 mol.-%, and •at least 9.0 wt-% of a crystalline fraction crystallizing in the temperature range of above 160 to 170° C., wherein said fraction is determined by the stepwise isothermal segregation technique (SIST).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Gloger, Katja Klimke, Joachim Fiebig, Christelle Grein, Robert Persson
  • Publication number: 20130267660
    Abstract: Heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising a) a propylene homo- or copolymer matrix with an MFR 2 of ?150 g/10 min according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) and b) a trimodal elastomeric propylene copolymer dispersed in said matrix, wherein (i) thexylene cold soluble fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer at room temperature is present in an amount of 20 to 80 wt % of the of the heterophasic propylene copolymer, (ii) the amorphous phase of the xylene cold soluble fraction of the heterophasic propylene copolymer has an intrinsic viscosity measured according to ISO 1628-1 (at 135° C. in tetraline) of at least 2.5 dl/g (iii) said of the heterophasic propylene copolymer has a flexural modulus lower than 800 MPa according to ISO 178, a melting temperature measured by DSC from 155 to 170° C. and a total ethylene content from 10 to 35 wt %; and a process for its production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Christelle Grein
  • Publication number: 20130267667
    Abstract: Process for producing a propylene homopolymer, a propylene random copolymer or a heterophasic propylene polymer, which process comprises the steps of (a) prepolymerisation, (b) slurry phase polymerisation (c) gas phase polymerisation and optionally (d) one or two further gas phase polymerisation(s), whereby the process is performed in the presence of a catalyst system comprising (x) a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst and (y) an organometallic cocatalyst and (z) an external donor represented by formula (II) and/or (III) Si(OCH2CH3)3(NR1R2) (II) or R3nR4mSi(OR5)z (III) wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different and represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms and R3 and R4 can be the same or different and represent a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R5 is methyl or ethyl, z is 2 or 3, preferably 2, m is 0 or 1, n is 0 or 1, with the proviso that n+m+z=4, the external donor being added in an amount of 3 to 30 wt %, based on the total amount of external donor added, to the prepolymerisatio
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Juha Paavilainen, Pauli Leskinen, Sameli Hakola, Daniel Sandholzer, Christelle Grein