Patents by Inventor David Ribour

David Ribour 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: 20230174755
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a process to produce a composition of polyethylene comprising post-consumer resin for the production of caps and closures , comprising in the steps of providing from 20 wt.% to 85 wt.% of a component A being one or more polyethylene post-consumer resins having a melt index ranging from 0.8 to 3.0 g/10 min, and a density ranging from 0.940 to 0.965 g/cm3; providing a component B being a polyethylene resin having a melt index (MI2) ranging from 0.2 to 1.2 g/10 min, and a density ranging from 0.935 to 0.955 g/cm3; and a multimodal molecular weight distribution, wherein the component B is selected to have a melt index that is equal or inferior to the melt index (MI2) of the component A and to have a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn which is at most 14.0 as determined by gel permeation chromatography; and blending the components to form a composition having a melt index ranging from 0.8 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: David Ribour, Jenny Arbon
  • Patent number: 11634565
    Abstract: Described herein are caps or closures made from a resin composition having at least one polyethylene having a density of at least 0.940 g/cm3 when measured following the ISO 1183-2 method at 23° C.; erucamide; and at least 700 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of at least one ultraviolet absorber selected from the hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole class. A process for the production of such caps or closures is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY
    Inventor: David Ribour
  • Patent number: 11236221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene resin suitable for preparing moulded articles, such as caps and closures. The invention provides in particular a polyethylene resin comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, wherein said polyethylene resin has a melt index (MI2), of at least 3.0 g/10 min to at most 5.5 g/10 min as measured according to ISO 1133, condition D, at 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg, and a density of at least 0.955 g/cm3 to at most 0.965 g/cm3 as measured according to ISO 1183 at 23° C., and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn which is at most 7.0, as determined by gel permeation chromatography, with Mw being the weight-average molecular weight and Mn being the number-average molecular weight; and wherein said polyethylene fraction A has a high load melt index (HLMI), as measured according to ISO 1133:1997 condition G at 190° C. and under a load of 21.6 kg, of at least 10.5 and a melt index (MI2) of at least 0.5 g/10 min to at most 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: David Ribour, Alain Standaert, Armelle Sigwald, Aurélien Vantomme
  • Publication number: 20200385554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene resin suitable for preparing moulded articles, such as caps and closures. The invention provides in particular a polyethylene resin comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, wherein said polyethylene resin has a melt index (MI2), of at least 3.0 g/10 min to at most 5.5 g/10 min as measured according to ISO 1133, condition D, at 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg, and a density of at least 0.955 g/cm3 to at most 0.965 g/cm3 as measured according to ISO 1183 at 23° C., and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn which is at most 7.0, as determined by gel permeation chromatography, with Mw being the weight-average molecular weight and Mn being the number-average molecular weight; and wherein said polyethylene fraction A has a high load melt index (HLMI), as measured according to ISO 1133:1997 condition G at 190° C. and under a load of 21.6 kg, of at least 10.5 and a melt index (MI2) of at least 0.5 g/10 min to at most 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: David Ribour, Alain Standaert, Armelle Sigwald, Aurélien Vantomme
  • Patent number: 10647796
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth P Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Publication number: 20190218379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to caps or closures made from a resin composition comprising at least one polyethylene having a density of at least 0.940 g/cm3 when measured following the ISO 1183-2 method at 23° C.; erucamide; and at least 700 ppm based on the total weight of the resin composition of at least one ultraviolet absorber selected from the hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole class. The present invention also relates to a process for the production of said caps or closures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventor: David Ribour
  • Publication number: 20190169331
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Patent number: 10246535
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Publication number: 20160208083
    Abstract: A cap or closure may be made of a high density polyethylene and polylactic acid composition. The cap or closure may be made by injection moulding or compression moulding. The cap or closure may be a screw-on cap for carbonated or still drinks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Alain STANDAERT, Romain LUIJKX, David RIBOUR, Antonio PEREIRA
  • Patent number: 9359493
    Abstract: A high-density polyethylene (HDPE) can be adapted for the manufacture of caps and closures. The caps and closures can be used as screw-on caps for carbonated or still drinks. The high-density polyethylene can have a density of at least 940 kg/m3 and of at most 970 kg/m3, and a high load melt index HLMI of at least 35 dg/min and of at most 180 dg/min. The high-density polyethylene can include a first polyethylene fraction and a second polyethylene fraction. The first polyethylene fraction can have a density of at least 920 kg/m3 and of at most 945 kg/m3, and a melt index HL275 of at least 3 dg/min and of at most 12 dg/min. The second polyethylene fraction can have a density of at least 960 kg/m3 and of at most 980 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Total Research & Technology Feluy
    Inventors: David Ribour, Alain Standaert, Daniel Siraux, Ludovic Horion, Olivier Lhost
  • Publication number: 20160122453
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Patent number: 9260541
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Publication number: 20140371397
    Abstract: A high-density polyethylene (HDPE) can be adapted for the manufacture of caps and closures. The caps and closures can be used as screw-on caps for carbonated or still drinks. The high-density polyethylene can have a density of at least 940 kg/m3 and of at most 970 kg/m3, and a high load melt index HLMI of at least 35 dg/min and of at most 180 dg/min. The high-density polyethylene can include a first polyethylene fraction and a second polyethylene fraction. The first polyethylene fraction can have a density of at least 920 kg/m3 and of at most 945 kg/m3, and a melt index HL275 of at least 3 dg/min and of at most 12 dg/min. The second polyethylene fraction can have a density of at least 960 kg/m3 and of at most 980 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: David Ribour, Alain Standaert, Daniel Siraux, Ludovic Horion, Olivier Lhost
  • Publication number: 20140249264
    Abstract: Heterophasic propylene copolymers can include a matrix phase and a dispersed phase. The heterophasic propylene copolymers can be characterized by good processability and good mechanical properties, particularly an improved rigidity. The heterophasic propylene copolymers can be well-suited for injection molding applications, particularly for injection molding of thin-walled articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventors: Isabelle Ydens, Geoffroy Terlinden, Alain Standaert, David Ribour
  • Publication number: 20120149858
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving and controlling the activity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY
    Inventors: David Ribour, Roger Spitz, Jerome Gromada, Christophe Boisson
  • Patent number: 8138112
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for improving and controlling the activity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignees: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: David Ribour, Roger Spitz, Jerome Gromada, Christophe Boisson
  • Patent number: 7851395
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved method for improving the tacticity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems and for controlling the behaviour of the active stereospecific sites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Total Petrochemicals Research Feluy
    Inventors: David Ribour, Roger Spitz, Jerome Gromada
  • Publication number: 20100227986
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Fina Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Publication number: 20100125124
    Abstract: A method comprising preparing a multi-component catalyst system comprising a catalyst and a cocatalyst, and adjusting the level of at least one component of the catalyst system to maintain a user-desired level of catalyst activity throughout a process, wherein the component comprises a catalyst activator and wherein the catalyst activator comprises the catalyst or the cocatalyst. A method comprising contacting a polymerization catalyst system comprising a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a cocatalyst with a catalyst activator at least twice during a polymerization process, wherein the polymerization process is carried out in a reactor system comprising multiple reactor types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Blackmon, David Ribour, Shabbir Malbari, Tim Coffy, Michel Daumerie
  • Publication number: 20100056736
    Abstract: This invention relates to an improved method for improving the tacticity of Ziegler-Natta catalyst systems and for controlling the behaviour of the active stereospecific sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicants: TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNR
    Inventors: David Ribour, Roger Spitz, Jerome Gromada