Patents Assigned to Borealis AG
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Patent number: 11993701Abstract: New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high hot-tack, good optical properties, like low haze and its use, and improved stiffness/impact balance.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Peter Niedersüss, Friedrich Berger, Stefan Ortner
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Patent number: 11993060Abstract: Multilayer film which comprises a core layer (C) and two outer layers (0-1, 0-2) sandwiching the core layer, wherein (i) the core layer (C) comprises 90 to 100% by weight of a first bimodal ethylene/1-butene/C6-C12-alpha-olefin terpolymer having a density between >925 kg/m3 and 970 kg/m3 with respect to the total weight of the layer, (ii) two outer layers (0-1) and (0-2) comprise (ii-1) the bimodal terpolymer as defined for the core layer (C) and (ii-2) a second bimodal ethylene/1-butene/C6-C12-alpha-olefin terpolymer having a density between >910 kg/m3 and <925 kg/m3.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Tuan Anh Tran, Gerhard Schuster
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Patent number: 11990859Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting device (MD) for a photovoltaic (PV) module, a connecting element (CE) for a mounting device (MD), a mounting structure (MS) comprising a mounting device (MD) and a photovoltaic (PV) module, an array of mounting structures (MS) comprising two or more mounting structures (MS), a polypropylene copolymer composition for a mounting device (MD) of a photovoltaic (PV) module as well as a polypropylene homopolymer composition for a connecting element (CE) for a mounting device (MD).Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Nelson Franco, Marcelo Giorgetti
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Publication number: 20240158544Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated article comprising at least a substrate layer (SL), a first coating layer (CL1) and a second coating layer (CL2), wherein CL2 comprises a polypropylene composition comprising (A) a polypropylene homopolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C./2.16 kg) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range from 10 to 40 g/10 min; a melting temperature Tm as determined by DSC according to ISO 11357 in the range from 149 to 162° C.; and a molecular weight distribution MWD in the range from 2.4 to 4.5 as determined by GPC; and/or (B) an ethylene propylene random copolymer having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C./2.16 kg) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range from 4 to 40 g/10 min; a melting temperature Tm as determined by DSC according to ISO 11357 in the range from 115 to 145° C.; and a number of 2,1 and 3,1 regio defects in the range from 0.01 to 1.2 mol-% as measured by 13C NMR; and wherein SL and CL1 are polypropylene-based layers.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2022Publication date: May 16, 2024Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jingbo WANG, Markus GAHLEITNER, Klaus BERNREITNER, Pauli LESKINEN, Peter NIEDERSUESS, Auli NUMMILA-PAKARINEN, Stefan ORTNER
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Patent number: 11981781Abstract: The present invention discloses a process for providing a cross-linked composition, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing an ethylene-?-olefin plastomer having—a density of from 850 kg/m3 to 900 kg/m3; and—an melt flow rate (ISO 1133, 2.16 kg, 190° C.) of 0.3 to 50 g/10 min; (b) grafting the ethylene-?-olefin plastomer with silane crosslinker such that the content of silane crosslinker is in the range of 0.1 to 10.0 wt. % with respect to the grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer; (c) contacting said grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer with 2 to 8 wt. % of a tin-free silane crosslinking catalyst with respect to the resulting mixture of grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer and tin-freesilane crosslinking catalyst, wherein said tin-free catalyst comprises a Brönsted acid at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity for at least 15 minutes thus forming a cross-linked composition, wherein gel content of said cross-linked composition after 15 min is at least 60%.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Oscar Prieto, Jeroen Oderkerk, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva
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Patent number: 11981761Abstract: Process for reducing the volatile organic compound content of plastomer having a density of equal to or lower than 883 kg/m3 and—a MFR2 of 100.0 g/10 min or lower (ISO 1133 at 2.16 kg load and 190° C.); to below 65 ppm (VOC, VDA277), the process comprising the steps of a) providing raw plastomer in granular form, the raw plastomer having a density of equal to or lower than 883 kg/m3; and a MFR2 of 100.0 g/10 min or lower (ISO 1133 at 2.16 kg load and 190° C.); and a volatile organic compound content (VOC, VDA277) of above 150 ppm, and the granules having an average D50 diameter of 2.5 to 4.5 mm b) subjecting said granular raw plastomer to at least one intensive hydrodynamic regime at a minimum temperature of at least 20° C. and a maximum temperature of 4° C. below the Vicat temperature (10 N, ISO 306) of the granular raw plastomer or 35° C., whatever value is lower, with the temperature measured at the gas inlet to the fast-fluidization regime, c) recovering the granular plastomer.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Mohammad Al-Haj Ali, Vasileios Kanellopoulos, Michiel Bergstra
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Patent number: 11981801Abstract: New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), low overall migration, good optical properties, like low haze and good retortability, its use and articles made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jingbo Wang, Simon Schwarzenberger, Klaus Bernreitner, Markus Gahleitner
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Patent number: 11981782Abstract: The invention provides a multimodal propylene butene random copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR2) of 1.0 to 20.0 g/10 min and a butene content of 1.5 to 8.0 wt %, wherein said copolymer is prepared using a single site catalyst and wherein said copolymer comprises (i) 30 to 70 wt % of a propylene butene copolymer (A) having an MFR2 of 0.5 to 20.0 g/10 min and a butene content of 0.5 to 10.0 wt %; and (ii) 70 to 30 wt % of a propylene butene copolymer (B) having an MFR2 of 0.5 to 20.0 g/10 min and a butene content of 1.0 to 8.0 wt %; wherein copolymers (A) and (B) are different.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Matthias Hoff
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Patent number: 11976186Abstract: The invention provides a flame retardant polyolefin composition comprising a) an ethylene based plastomer with a density in the range of 0.850 to 0.915 g/cm3 and an MFR2 in the range 0.5-30 g/10 min; b) a propylene based plastomer with a density in the range of 0.860 to 0.910 g/cm3 and an MFR2 in the range 0.01-30 g/10 min; and c) a flame retardant.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Bhawna Kulshreshtha, Johan Defoer
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Patent number: 11965052Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ultra-high molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a MFR21 of 0.01 g/10 min or less, said process comprising: (I) prepolymerising at least ethylene at a temperature of 0 to 90° C. in the presence of a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst to prepare an ethylene prepolymer having an Mw of 40,000 to 600,000 g/mol; and thereafter in the presence of the prepolymer and said catalyst; (II) polymerising ethylene at a temperature of 55° C. or less, such as 20 to 55° C., to prepare said UHMW ethylene homopolymer; wherein the UHMW ethylene homopolymer comprises up to 8 wt. % of said prepolymer.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Irfan Saeed, Esa Kokko, Mika Salo, Sanjay Rastogi, Dario Romano, Sara Ronca
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Patent number: 11958957Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polyolefin composition comprising carbon black which shows fluorescence when irradiated with UV light. The polyolefin composition of the present invention comprises a polyolefin, carbon black in an amount of 0.25 to 1.0 wt %, an optical brightener in an amount of 0.001 to 0.1 wt %, and a UV agent. The present invention is further directed to a molded article comprising the polyolefin composition of the present invention. The present invention is further directed to a wire or cable comprising an outer layer comprising the polyolefin composition of the present invention. Finally, the present invention is directed to a method for detection of a polyolefin composition by UV light and to a method for detection of a molded article or a wire or cable by UV light.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Bhawna Kulshreshtha, Denis Yalalov, Francis Costa
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Patent number: 11952482Abstract: A heterophasic polypropylene composition (C) comprising: a. 60.0 to 85.0 wt.-% of a first heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer (HECO1), having: i. 75.0 to 92.0 wt.-% of a CRYSTEX QC crystalline fraction (CF); ii. 8.0 to 25.0 wt.-% of a CRYSTEX QC soluble fraction (SF); iii. an IV(SF) of 2.00 to 4.00 dl/g; b. 5.0 to 20.0 wt.-% of a second heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer (HECO2), having i. 15.0 to 30.0 wt.-% of a CRYSTEX QC soluble fraction (SF); ii. an IV(SF) of 2.5 to 5.0 dl/g; and c. 5.0 to 20.0 wt.-% of a polymer of ethylene (PE), being selected from an ethylene-based plastomer and an LDPE, having a density in the range from 895 to 925 kg/m3; wherein the heterophasic polypropylene composition (C) has an MFR2 in the range from 15.0 to 40.0 g/10 min, and 5.0 to 23.0 wt.-% of a CRYSTEX QC soluble fraction (SF).Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Cornelia Tranninger, Daniela Mileva, Georg Grestenberger
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Patent number: 11952481Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterophasic propylene copolymer polymerized the presence of a single-site catalyst with a low tensile modulus, a process for preparing such a heterophasic propylene copolymer and articles made therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Peter Wilfried Toltsch, Simon Schwarzenberger
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Patent number: 11945926Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C.) determined according to ISO 1133 in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min, the use of said polypropylene composition (C) for the production of a foamed article and a foamed article comprising said polypropylene composition (C).Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Abu Dhabi Polymers Co. Ltd (Borouge) LLC., Borealis AGInventors: Susanne Kahlen, Daniela Mileva, Georg Grestenberger, Andreas Fuchs, Stefanie Engleder, Jürgen Huber, Shengquan Zhu
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Publication number: 20240093415Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-woven fabric comprising fibers which comprise a polypropylene composition comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow rate MFR2 (230° C./2.16 kg) measured according to ISO 1133 of 10 to 40 g/10 min, a melting temperature Tm as determined by DSC according to ISO 11357 of >152.0° C. to <162.0° C., and a number of 2,1 and 3,1 regio defects as measured by 13C NMR of from 0.01 to 0.85%, to a process for producing the non-woven fabric, to the use of said non-woven fabric for the production of an article and to an article comprising the non-woven fabric.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Borealis AGInventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus GAHLEITNER, Pauli LESKINEN, Klaus BERNREITNER, Mathias HOFF, Henk VAN PARIDON, Gustaf TOBIESON
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Patent number: 11920018Abstract: The invention provides a novel semiconductive polymer composition with improved smoothness and dispersibility of carbon black when compounding the polymer composition and feasible balance with other properties such as volume resistivity. The semiconductive polymer composition comprises (a) from 30 to 90 wt % of a polymer component, (b) from 10 to 70 wt % of carbon black and the carbon black (b) has a mass pellet strength (MPS) according to ASTM D1937-13 of from 50 to 250 N. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the semiconductive polymer composition comprising the steps of: i) introducing 30-90 wt % of a polymer component as defined above and 0-8 wt % additives in a mixer device and mixing the polymer component and additives at elevated temperature such that a polymer melt is obtained; ii) adding 10-70 wt % of a carbon black as defined above to the polymer melt and further mixing of the polymer melt.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Takashi Uematsu, Christer Svanberg, Karl-Michael Jäger, Fredrik Skogman, Koenraad Noyens, Peter Walter, Malin Johansson
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Patent number: 11912838Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin comprising a low molecular weight ethylene polymer component and a high molecular weight ethylene polymer component, wherein the high molecular weight ethylene polymer component has a higher weight average molecular weight than the low molecular weight ethylene polymer component, wherein the base resin has a density of at least 958.0 kg/m3, and the polyethylene composition a melt flow rate MFR2 (190° C., 2.16 kg) of from 0.50 to 0.80 g/10 min and a molecular weight distribution being the ratio of the weight average molecular weight and the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn, of from 10.0 to 15.0, a process for producing said polyethylene composition, an article comprising said polyethylene composition and the use of said polyethylene composition for the production of a film.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: BOREALIS AG, ABU DHABI POLYMERS CO. LTD. (BOROUGE) L.L.C.Inventors: Subrata Das Kumar, Ashish Kumar, Shawn Khoo, Raghvendra Singh, Niraj Dixit
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Patent number: 11912849Abstract: The present invention is directed to granules comprising a fiber reinforced composition (C), said composition comprising a propylene polymer (PP), an elastomeric ethylene copolymer (E) and long fibers (LF).Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Michael Jerabek, Wolfgang Stockreiter, Thomas Lummerstorfer
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Patent number: 11912951Abstract: The present invention relates to a polybutene-free lubricating composition, a method for lubricating a compressor using said lubricating composition and a method for pressurizing olefin in a compressor lubricated with said lubricating composition, the use of said lubricating composition for lubricating a compressor, a method of pressurizing olefin in a compressor lubricated with said lubricating composition and a method of preparing a high pressure polyolefin using a high pressure compressor lubricated with said lubricating composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventor: Achim Blok
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Patent number: 11911715Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the break-up of at least one emulsion and separation of the light and heavy phase with at least an de-emulsification rate of more than 95% in only one apparatus (module) within less than 5 min by applying at least one time dependent or temporal changeable electrical field wherein the at least one electrical field is a high frequency (HF) singular alternating current (AC) field with an electrical field strength between 2,000 and 100,000 V/m and a frequency (HF) between 12,000 Hz and 200,000 Hz. The present invention relates furthermore to a method for the treatment of at least one emulsion by applying at least one direct current (DC) field and at least one high frequency alternating current-HF/AC field wherein the at least one DC field, in particular a pulsed DC-field, and the at least one HF/AC field are applied in series to the emulsion to be treated. The present invention refers further to a device for conducting said methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Andreas Leitner, Michael Schadenböck, Udo Muster