Patents by Inventor Randal Ray Ford

Randal Ray Ford 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: 7893180
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Westlake Longview Corp.
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7652113
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Westlake Longview Corporation
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20080146760
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart
  • Publication number: 20030212219
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart
  • Patent number: 6608152
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6586538
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a metallocene catalyst and dinitrogen monoxide in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also provided is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in the production of polyolefins by introducing dinitrogen monoxide into the polymerization medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Glenn Edward Moore
  • Patent number: 6534613
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene which involves contacting ethylene and/or ethylene and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst, at least one halogenated hydrocarbon, at least one compound of the formula XnER3-n as a co-catalyst and at least one compound containing at least one carbon-oxygen-carbon linkage (C—O—C) of the formula R1—O(—R2—O)n—R3 as an external electron donor. Also provided are films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, William Albert Ames, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Alan George Wonders
  • Patent number: 6417301
    Abstract: There is described a process utilizing Ziegler-Natta catalysts for producing ethylene/olefin interpolymers which, for a given melt index and density, have a reduced melting peak temperature (Tm). The process involves contacting ethylene and at least one other olefin under polymerization conditions with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and at least one modifier comprising at least one element from Group 15 and/or Group 16 in amounts sufficient to reduce the melting peak temperature of the ethylene/olefin interpolymer. Also described herein are novel ethylene/olefin interpolymers resulting from the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Darryl Stephen Williams
  • Patent number: 6417296
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising at least one transition metal compound and at least one organometallic co-catalyst compound and tetrahydrofuran in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also disclosed is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in an olefin polymerization medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Alan George Wonders
  • Patent number: 6417299
    Abstract: There is described a process for producing ethylene/olefin interpolymers which, for a given melt index and density, have a reduced melting peak temperature (Tm). The process involves contacting ethylene and at least one other olefin under polymerization conditions with an olefin polymerization catalyst and at least one modifier comprising at least one element from Group 15 and/or Group 16 in amounts sufficient to reduce the melting peak temperature of the ethylene/olefin interpolymer. Also described herein are novel ethylene/olefin interpolymers resulting from the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Darryl Stephen Williams
  • Patent number: 6417298
    Abstract: There is described a process utilizing metallocene catalyst for producing ethylene/olefin interpolymers which, for a given melt index and density, have a reduced melting peak temperature (Tm). The process involves contacting ethylene and at least one other olefin under polymerization conditions with a metallocene catalyst and at least one modifier comprising at least one element from Group 15 and/or Group 16 in amounts sufficient to reduce the melting peak temperature of the ethylene/olefin interpolymer. Also described herein are novel ethylene/olefin interpolymers resulting from the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Darryl Stephen Williams
  • Patent number: 6359083
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing polyolefins wherein the solids are conveyed by a gas throughout the polymerization process, thereby resulting in improved operability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Alan Dooley, Randal Ray Ford, Glenn Edward Moore, Brad Thedford Duckworth, Don Kent Farrer
  • Publication number: 20020010292
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provide is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyethylenes, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart
  • Publication number: 20020007024
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene which involves contacting ethylene and/or ethylene and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a Ziegler-Natta type catalyst. at least one halogenated hydrocarbon, at least one compound of the formula XnER3-n as a co-catalyst and at least one compound containing at least one carbon-oxyen-carbon linkage (C—O—C) of the formula R1—O(—R2—O)n—R3 as an external electron donor. Also provided are films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, William Albert Ames, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Alan George Wonders
  • Publication number: 20020004566
    Abstract: A novel process for the polymerization of olefins is provided. The process involves contacting at least one olefin with at least one metallocene catalyst in the presence of a specified compound that results in the production of polymeric products having a narrower molecular weight distribution. Also provided is a process for narrowing the molecular weight distribution of a polyolefin comprising contacting an olefin, at least one metallocene catalyst and a compound specified herein. Further provided are novel polyolefins, and films and articles produced therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Richard Kingsley Stuart
  • Publication number: 20010044505
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a metallocene catalyst and dinitrogen monoxide in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also provided is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in the production of polyolefins by introducing dinitrogen monoxide into the polymerization medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Glenn Edward Moore
  • Patent number: 6313236
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with an olefin polymerization catalyst and at least one ether comprising at least one carbon-oxygen-carbon linkage (C—O—C) of the formula R1—O(—R2—O)m—R3 in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also disclosed is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in an olefin polymerization medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Alan George Wonders
  • Publication number: 20010029286
    Abstract: There are described solid procatalysts, catalyst systems incorporating the solid procatalysts, and the use of the catalyst systems in olefin polymerization and interpolymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Inventors: Darryl Stephen Williams, Randal Ray Ford
  • Patent number: 6300432
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with at least one Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising a component comprising at least one transition metal and a co-catalyst comprising at least one organometallic compound and at least one compound comprising at least one carbon-oxygen-carbon linkage (C—O—C) of the formula R1—O(—R2—O)m—R3 in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also disclosed is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in an olefin polymerization medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Eastman Chemical Company
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Alan George Wonders
  • Publication number: 20010025089
    Abstract: A novel process for producing homopolymers and interpolymers of olefins which involves contacting an olefin and/or an olefin and at least one or more other olefin(s) under polymerization conditions with a Ziegler-Natta catalyst comprising at least one transition metal compound and at least one organometallic co-catalyst compound and tetrahydrofuran in amounts sufficient to reduce the electrostatic charge in the polymerization medium. Also disclosed is a process for reducing electrostatic charge in an olefin polymerization medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Inventors: Randal Ray Ford, Kenneth Alan Dooley, Jeffrey James Vanderbilt, Roxanna Lea Whitfield, Alan George Wonders