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).
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Patent number: 10253171Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner
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Patent number: 9732209Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Cornelia Kock, Christelle Grein, Floran Prades
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Patent number: 9701826Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Christelle Grein, Cornelia Tranninger, Georg Grestenberger, Michael Tranninger
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Patent number: 9595388Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Dietrich Gloger, Katja Klimke, Joachim Fiebig, Christelle Grein, Robert Persson
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Patent number: 9487648Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2012Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
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Patent number: 9328233Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 19, 2011Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Klaus Bernreitner, Juliane Braun, Christelle Grein, Georg Grestenberger, Claudia Kniesel
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Patent number: 9255166Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Torvald Vestberg
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Patent number: 9181423Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 25, 2011Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Cornelia Kock, Christelle Grein, Tonja Schedenig
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Patent number: 9096752Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2012Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
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Patent number: 8912263Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventors: Johannes Wolfschwenger, Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Markus Gahleitner, Thor Kamfjord
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Patent number: 8901249Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Tonja Schedenig, Christelle Grein, Dietrich Gloger
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Publication number: 20140303308Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2012Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
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Patent number: 8822021Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 1, 2010Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner, Mari Kylmälä, Balakantha rao Kona, Elisabeth Potter
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Publication number: 20140213719Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Christelle Grein, Cornelia Kock
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Publication number: 20140187708Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Inventors: Christelle Grein, Cornelia Tranninger, Michael Tranninger, Goerg Grestenberger
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Publication number: 20140045994Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: Borealis AGInventors: Christelle Grein, Klaus Bernreitner
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Patent number: 8617463Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 26, 2008Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventors: Christelle Grein, Tonja Schedenig
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Publication number: 20130303684Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Dietrich Gloger, Katja Klimke, Joachim Fiebig, Christelle Grein, Robert Persson
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Publication number: 20130267660Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: Borealis AGInventors: Pauli Leskinen, Christelle Grein
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Publication number: 20130267667Abstract: 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 prepolymerisatioType: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2011Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Juha Paavilainen, Pauli Leskinen, Sameli Hakola, Daniel Sandholzer, Christelle Grein