Patents by Inventor Susan G. Brown

Susan G. Brown 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: 11820111
    Abstract: A tile comprising the following components: A) a first film formed from a first composition comprising the following: i) a functionalized olefin-based polymer comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the following: a) a carboxylic acid, and/or b) an anhydride, and, optionally, c) an amino or an amine; and ii) a functionalized styrenic block copolymer, comprising, in polymerized form, styrene, and ethylene and/or at least one alpha-olefin, and comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the following: a) a carboxylic acid, and/or b) an anhydride; and B) a substrate comprising at least one layer formed from a second composition comprising a propylene-based polymer; and wherein the first film covers at least one surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Susan G. Brown, Qichun Wan, Ronald J. Weeks, Mark T. Jablonka, Rennisha R. Wickham, Colin LiPiShan, Miguel Alberto de Jesus Prieto
  • Patent number: 11242422
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of at least one catalyst system comprising the reaction product of the following: A) at least one cocatalyst; and B) a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa, Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Kapur
  • Patent number: 11208503
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a catalyst system comprising metal ligand complexes and processes for polyolefin polymerization using the metal ligand complex having the following structure: Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hien Q. Do, Philip P. Fontaine, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Tulaza Vaidya, Chunming Zhang, Jerzy Klosin, Ruth Figueroa
  • Patent number: 11111318
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a metal complex formed, wherein the metal complexes are used as pro-catalyst in polyolefin polymerization and comprise the following structure (Formula (I)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hien Q. Do, Philip P. Fontaine, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Tulaza Vaidya, Zach T. Rickaway, Amy E. Floeck (nee Duchnowski), Chunming Zhang, Ruth Figueroa, Jerzy Klosin
  • Publication number: 20200316924
    Abstract: A tile comprising the following components: A) a first film formed from a first composition comprising the following: i) a functionalized olefin-based polymer comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the following: a) a carboxylic acid, and/or b) an anhydride, and, optionally, c) an amino or an amine; and ii) a functionalized styrenic block copolymer, comprising, in polymerized form, styrene, and ethylene and/or at least one alpha-olefin, and comprising one or more chemical groups selected from the following: a) a carboxylic acid, and/or b) an anhydride; and B) a substrate comprising at least one layer formed from a second composition comprising a propylene-based polymer; and wherein the first film covers at least one surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Susan G. Brown, Qichun Wan, Ronald J. Weeks, Mark T. Jablonka, Rennisha R. Wickman, Colin LiPiShan, Miguel Alberto de Jesus Prieto
  • Publication number: 20200247917
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a metal complex formed, wherein the metal complexes are used as pro-catalyst in polyolefin polymerization and comprise the following structure (Formula (I)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hien Q. Do, Philip P. Fontaine, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Tulaza Vaidya, Zach T. Rickaway, Amy E. Floeck, Chunming Zhang, Ruth Figueroa, Jerzy Klosin
  • Publication number: 20200109224
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of at least one catalyst system comprising the reaction product of the following: A) at least one cocatalyst; and B) a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein:
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa, Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Kapur
  • Publication number: 20200109220
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a catalyst system comprising metal ligand complexes and processes for polyolefin polymerization using the metal ligand complex having the following structure: Formula I
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Hien Q. Do, Philip P. Fontaine, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Tulaza Vaidya, Chunming Zhang, Jerzy Klosin, Ruth Figueroa
  • Patent number: 10526431
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I): (Formula I), wherein M, X, n, each Z, L, R21, R22 and R1 through R20 are each described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa
  • Patent number: 10519260
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of at least one catalyst system comprising the reaction product of the following: A) at least one cocatalyst; and B) a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein: (Formula I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa, Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Kapur
  • Patent number: 10450394
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a polymer composition comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer, and wherein the polymer composition has at least the following properties: a) a Mw/V0.1 ratio greater than, or equal to, 1.80 (g/mol)/(Pa·s); said process comprising polymerizing one or more mixture(s) comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan, Juan C. Tuberquia, Susan G. Brown, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Patent number: 10351646
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition and method of producing the same. The olefin polymerization process according to the present invention comprises contacting one or more olefinic monomers with a biphenylphenolic polymerization catalyst under polymerization conditions and in the presence of one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers in a polymerization reactor, wherein said one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers comprise the reaction product of an alkylaluminum or an aluminoxane specie with a compound of the general Formula (I): wherein X is O, N, or S and R is alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or hydrogen, wherein n=1 if X is O or S and n=1 if X is N, and wherein at least one R is not a hydrogen; Rn—X—H (I); thereby producing a polyolefin composition which comprises less than 50% of the oligomer level of a polyolefin composition produced in an olefin polymerization process in the presence of said one or more untreated aluminum-based scavengers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Susan G. Brown, Andrew J. Young, David M. Pearson, Edmund M. Carnahan
  • Patent number: 10336846
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer, comprising at least the following steps A) through C): A) polymerizing, in at least one reactor, at least one reaction mixture comprising ethylene and the a-olefin, in a solution polymerization, and in the presence of at least the following components I), II) and III): I) at least one compound of Structure 1, as described herein; II) at least one co-catalyst, as described herein; III) at least one compound of Structure 2, as described herein; B) separating the final polymer solution into at least a polymer-rich solution and a polymer-free solution; and optionally, at least a portion of the polymer-free solution is recycled back to the reactor; C) maintaining the level of the at least one compound of Structure 2 in the at least one reactor, from 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sean W. Ewart, Susan G. Brown, Daniela Ferrari, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Patent number: 10239974
    Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based polymer comprising the following properties: a) a ZSVR value from 1.2 to 2.6, b) a MWD from 1.5 to 2.8, and c) a tan delta (0.1 rad/s; 190 C) from 5.0 to 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa
  • Publication number: 20180148526
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, comprising at least the following steps A) through C): A) polymerizing, in at least one reactor, at least one reaction mixture comprising ethylene and the ?-olefin, in a solution polymerization, and in the presence of at least the following components I), II) and III): I) at least one compound of Structure 1, as described herein; II) at least one co-catalyst, as described herein; III) at least one compound of Structure 2, as described herein; B) separating the final polymer solution into at least a polymer-rich solution and a polymer-free solution; and optionally, at least a portion of the polymer-free solution is recycled back to the reactor; C) maintaining the level of the at least one compound of Structure 2 in the at least one reactor, from 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Sean W. Ewart, Susan G. Brown, Daniela Ferrari, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20180105626
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a polymer composition comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer, and wherein the polymer composition has at least the following properties: a) a Mw/V0.1 ratio greater than, or equal to, 1.80 (g/mol)/(Pa·s); said process comprising polymerizing one or more mixture(s) comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan, Juan C. Tuberquia, Susan G. Brown, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20180002464
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition and method of producing the same. The olefin polymerization process according to the present invention comprises contacting one or more olefinic monomers with a biphenylphenolic polymerization catalyst under polymerization conditions and in the presence of one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers in a polymerization reactor, wherein said one or more treated aluminum-based scavengers comprise the reaction product of an alkylaluminum or an aluminoxane specie with a compound of the general Formula (I): wherein X is O, N, or S and R is alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaryl, or hydrogen, wherein n=1 if X is O or S and n=1 if X is N, and wherein at least one R is not a hydrogen; Rn—X—H (I); thereby producing a polyolefin composition which comprises less than 50% of the oligomer level of a polyolefin composition produced in an olefin polymerization process in the presence of said one or more untreated aluminum-based scavengers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Susan G. Brown, Andrew J. Young, David M. Pearson, Edmund M. Carnahan
  • Publication number: 20170101494
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of at least one catalyst system comprising the reaction product of the following: A) at least one cocatalyst; and B) a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein: (Formula I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa, Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Babli Kapur
  • Publication number: 20170101495
    Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based polymer comprising the following properties: a) a ZSVR value from 1.2 to 2.6, b) a MWD from 1.5 to 2.8, and c) a tan delta (0.1 rad/s; 190 C) from 5.0 to 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Mridula Babli Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa
  • Publication number: 20170101493
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I): (Formula I), wherein M, X, n, each Z, L, R21, R22 and R1 through R20 are each described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Jerzy Klosin, Endre Szuromi, Carl N. Iverson, Zach T. Rickaway, Andrew J. Young, Susan G. Brown, Ruth Figueroa