Patents by Inventor Magnus Palmlöf
Magnus Palmlöf 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: 10082228Abstract: A cross-linked polyethylene pipe comprising an ethylene polymer with a density of at least 948 kg/m3 obtained by polymerization with a single-site catalyst and having a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of less than 10; and wherein said pipe has a pressure test at 4.8 MPa and 95° C. of at least 500 h and at 12.4 MPa and 20° C. of at least 500 h.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Anneli Pakkanen, Magnus Palmlöf, Jeroen Oderkerk
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Patent number: 9562631Abstract: The invention is directed to a use of a polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer for producing a crosslinked article, a process for producing a crosslinked article and to a crosslinked article comprising a crosslinked polymer composition which comprises a crosslinked ethylene polymer.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Magnus Palmlöf, Floran Prades
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Patent number: 9534711Abstract: A single site catalysed ethylene polymer including ethylene and optionally at least one comonomer having a Mw/Mn of less than 5 and wherein the total amount of unsaturations of the ethylene polymer is at least 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2011Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Magnus Palmlöf, Espen Ommundsen, Anne Britt Bjåland, Alexander Krajete
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Patent number: 9353283Abstract: The present invention relates to an article coated with a composition comprising (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer resin which has been prepared by using a single-site catalyst further characterized in that component (A) has an MFR21, measured according to ISO 1133 at 190° C. and under a load of 21.6 kg, from 0.01 to 20 g/10 min. The present invention further relates to an article coated with a composition comprising (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer resin which has been prepared by using a single-site catalyst further characterized in that component (A) has an impact strength at ?40° C. of at least 80 kJ/m2 in a Charpy notched test according to ISO ISO 179-1/1eA:2000 with a pendulum energy of 15 J. The invention is furthermore directed to the use of the composition for the coating of an article.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Björn Voigt, Martin Anker, Magnus Palmlöf, Solveig Johansson
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Patent number: 9234061Abstract: A multimodal ethylene copolymer with a density of at least 940 kg/m3 having an MFR21 in the range of 1 to 30 g/10 min and a Fmax/?I ratio of less than 60 cN/s; said ethylene copolymer comprising at least three components (I) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; (II) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer second component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer: and (III) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer third component forming 3 to 20 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; wherein at least one of components (II) or (III) is a copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2013Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Markku Vahteri, Antti Tynys, Erik Eriksson, Magnus Palmlöf, Tuomas Noopila, Ilke Senol, Saeid Kheirandish
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Patent number: 9017784Abstract: The present invention relates to a pipe made of a polyethylene composition comprising a polyethylene base resin, which comprises c. an ethylene copolymer as fraction (A), and d. an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein the polyethylene base resin is obtainable in a polymerization process in which a single-site catalyst (SSC) is used in the polymerization of at least one of fractions (A) and (B), the base resin having (i) a density of below 940 kg/m3, and (ii) a MFR5 at 190° C./5.00 kg of at least 0.20 g/10 min, and the polyethylene composition having a time to failure of at least 250 h measured according to ISO 1167 at 95° C. and 4.3 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventors: Magnus Palmlöf, Solveig Johansson, Markku Vähteri
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Publication number: 20150051364Abstract: A multimodal ethylene copolymer with a density of at least 940 kg/m3 having an MFR21 in the range of 1 to 30 g/10 min and a Fmax/?1 ratio of less than 60 cN/s; said ethylene copolymer comprising at least three components (I) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; (II) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer second component forming 30 to 60 wt % of said ethylene copolymer: and (III) an ethylene and optionally at least one C3-20 alpha olefin comonomer third component forming 3 to 20 wt % of said ethylene copolymer; wherein at least one of components (II) or (III) is a copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2013Publication date: February 19, 2015Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Markku Vahteri, Antti Tyns, Erik Eriksson, Magnus Palmlöf
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Patent number: 8912276Abstract: Coating composition comprising an ethylene copolymer containing not more than 5 mole-% comonomer, whereby the fraction of the ethylene copolymer having a molecular weight of 300 000 g/mol-600 000 g/mol has a methyl branching of more than 4.0 Methyl per 1000 C as determined by SEC/FT-IR analysis.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Tuomas Noopila, Erik Eriksson, Magnus Palmlöf, Jari Hätönen, Michiel Bergstra, Leif Leiden, Martin Anker, Siw Bodil Fredriksen
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Publication number: 20140069547Abstract: Coating composition comprising an ethylene copolymer containing not more than 5 mole-% comonomer, whereby the fraction of the ethylene copolymer having a molecular weight of 300 000 g/mol-600 000 g/mol has a methyl branching of more than 4.0 Methyl per 1000 C as determined by SEC/FT-IR analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Tuomas Noopila, Erik Eriksson, Magnus Palmlöf, Jari Häönen, Michiel Bergstra, Leif Leiden, Martin Anker, Siw Bodil Fredriksen
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Patent number: 8557924Abstract: The present invention deals with polymer compositions suitable for making pipes. The compositions comprise a multimodal copolymer of ethylene and one or more alpha-olefins having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms wherein the multimodal ethylene copolymer has a density of from 924 to 935 kg/m3, a melt index MFR5 of from 0.5 to 6.0 g/10 min, a melt index MFR2 of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min and a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of from 2 to 50.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2009Date of Patent: October 15, 2013Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Mats Bäckman, Carl-Gustaf Ek, Anneli Pakkanen, Magnus Palmlöf
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Patent number: 8530580Abstract: The present invention deals with polymer compositions suitable for making pipes. The compositions comprise a multimodal copolymer of ethylene and one or more alpha-olefins having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms wherein the multimodal ethylene copolymer has a density of from 924 to 960 kg/m3, a melt index MFR5 of from 0.5 to 6.0 g/10 min, a melt index MFR2 of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min and a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of from 2 to 50. The compositions further have a level of volatile compounds of at most 100 ppm by weight and/or a homogeneity rating of at most 3.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2009Date of Patent: September 10, 2013Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Mats Bäckman, Carl-Gustaf Ek, Anneli Pakkanen, Magnus Palmlöf
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Patent number: 8519034Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of compound (A) and compound (B) in a polyethylene composition for increasing the lifetime of a pipe made of said polyethylene composition which is in permanent contact with chlorinated water, wherein compound (A) has the following formula (I): wherein—R6, R7 and R8 independently are non-substituted or substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radicals which may comprise OH-groups, X1, X2, and X3 independently are H or OH, with the proviso that at least one of X1, X2, and X3 is OH, and the entire molecule does not comprise an ester group; wherein compound (B) has the following formula (II): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently are H, or non-substituted or substituted aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbyl radicals which may comprise heteroatoms, and wherein the base resin of said polyethylene composition consists of a polyethylene homo- or copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Magnus Palmlöf, Jeroen Oderkerk
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Patent number: 8450426Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a polyethylene base resin, which comprises a. an ethylene copolymer as fraction (A), and b. an ethylene homo- or copolymer as fraction (B), with fraction (A) having a lower molecular weight than fraction (B), wherein the polyethylene base resin is obtainable in a polymerisation process in which a single-site catalyst. (SSC) is used in the polymerisation of at least one of fractions (A) and (B), and the base resin has (i) a density of below 940 kg/m3, and (ii) a MFR2 at 190 ° C./2.16 kg of 0.001 to 10 g/10 min, and the composition has (iii) a flexural modulus of from 300 to 820 MPa, and to a process for the production of such a composition, and to a pipe produced from such a composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2007Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventors: Magnus Palmlöf, Solveig Johansson, Per-Ola Hagstrand, Sune Olsson
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Patent number: 8367763Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin which comprises (a) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (A); and (b) an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction (B), wherein (i) fraction (A) has a lower average molecular weight than fraction (B); (ii) the base resin has a density of 940 to 947 kg/m3; (iii) the polyethylene composition has an MFR5 of 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and (iv) the polyethylene composition has an SHI(2.7/210) of 10 to 49. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an article, preferably a pipe comprising said composition and to the use of said composition for the production of an article, preferably a pipe.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventors: Mats Bäckman, Lars-Erik Ahlstrand, Per-Ola Hagstrand, Magnus Palmlöf
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Patent number: 8349423Abstract: The invention relates to a polyethylene composition for the production of peroxide crosslinked polyethylene and a method for the production thereof. The invention further relates to the use of such a polymer composition and to a peroxide crosslinked polyethylene pipe made from the polyethylene composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventor: Magnus Palmlöf
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Publication number: 20120171404Abstract: The invention relates to a polyethylene composition for the production of peroxide crosslinked polyethylene and a method for the production thereof. The invention further relates to the use of such a polymer composition and to a peroxide crosslinked polyethylene pipe made from the polyethylene composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Borealis Technology OyInventor: Magnus PALMLÖF
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Publication number: 20120128912Abstract: The invention is directed to a use of a polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer for producing a crosslinked pipe, a process for producing a crosslinked pipe and to a crosslinked pipe comprising a crosslinked polymer composition which comprises a crosslinked ethylene polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Jeroen Oderkerk, Magnus Palmlöf, Tua Sundholm
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Publication number: 20120123013Abstract: The invention is directed to a use of a polymer composition comprising an ethylene polymer for producing a crosslinked article, a process for producing a crosslinked article and to a crosslinked article comprising a crosslinked polymer composition which comprises a crosslinked ethylene polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Magnus Palmlöf, Floran Prades
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Patent number: 8143350Abstract: The invention relates to a polyethylene composition for the production of peroxide crosslinked polyethylene and a method for the production thereof. The invention further relates to the use of such a polymer composition and to a peroxide crosslinked polyethylene pipe made from the polyethylene composition.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: Borealis Technology OyInventor: Magnus Palmlöf
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Publication number: 20110250374Abstract: The present invention relates to an article coated with a composition comprising (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer resin which has been prepared by using a single-site catalyst further characterized in that component (A) has an MFR21, measured according to ISO 1133 at 190° C. and under a load of 21.6 kg, from 0.01 to 20 g/10 min. The present invention further relates to an article coated with a composition comprising (A) an ethylene homo- or copolymer resin which has been prepared by using a single-site catalyst further characterized in that component (A) has an impact strength at ?40° C. of at least 80 kJ/m2 in a Charpy notched test according to ISO ISO 179-1/1eA:2000 with a pendulum energy of 15 J. The invention is furthermore directed to the use of the composition for the coating of an article.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Bjöm Voigt, Martin Anker, Magnus Palmlöf, Solveig Johansson