Patents Assigned to Borealis AG
  • Patent number: 12686763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new multimodal ethylene copolymer (P), to the use of the copolymer in film applications and to a film comprising the copolymer of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Felice De Santis, Matthias Hoff, Kalin Simeonov, Davide Tranchida, Martin Neuheimer, Stefan Pollhammer
  • Patent number: 12688689
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for recycling feedstock identification, the method comprising the steps of: Identifying (SI) a delivery portion of a recycling feedstock by providing at least one delivery identifier for delivery identification; Recording (S2) at least one image of at least one portion of the delivery portion of the recycling feedstock; Annotating (S3) at least one data identifier on the recorded at least one image, the data identifier identifying an impurity of the at least one portion of the delivery portion of the recycling feedstock; Evaluating (S4) a quality level of the at least one portion of the delivery portion of the recycling feedstock based on the recorded at least one image and the at least one annotated data identifier; and Deciding (S5) an acceptance of the delivery portion of the recycling feedstock based on the evaluated quality level of the at least one portion of the delivery portion of the recycling feedstock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Günter Gsellmann, Anna Hartl, Stefan Schützeneder, Leyla Biktemirova
  • Publication number: 20260201093
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing a heterophasic propylene copolymer composition, the process comprising the steps of a) preparing a bimodal matrix phase (A) of a heterophasic propylene copolymer by a1) polymerizing in a first reactor propylene to obtain a first propylene polymer fraction having a melt flow rate MFR2 of 25 to 85 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load, a2) transferring the first propylene polymer fraction to a second reactor, and polymerizing in the second reactor propylene to obtain a second propylene polymer fraction, the combined first and second propylene polymer fractions having an MFR2 determined according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load being at least 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: July 16, 2026
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Pauli LESKINEN, Jingbo WANG, Markus GAHLEITNER, Klaus BERNREITNER
  • Patent number: 12679961
    Abstract: Composition suitable for automotive application obtainable by blending at least components a) to f) a) 5.0 to 45 wt.-%, preferably 9.0 to 42 wt. %, more preferably 10 to 40 wt.-% of a first heterophasic polypropylene copolymer (HECO 1) b) 2.0 to 20 wt.-%, preferably 2.5 to 18 wt.-%, more preferably 3.0 to 17 wt.-% of a second heterophasic polypropylene copolymer (HECO 2) c) 10 to 60 wt.-%, preferably 12 to 55 wt.-%, more preferably 14 to 52 wt.-% of a polypropylene-polyethylene blend (A) d) 2.5 to 25 wt.-%, preferably 5.0 to 22 wt.-% and more preferably 6.5 to 20 wt.-% of an ethylene based elastomer e) 5.0 to 30 wt.-%, preferably 7.0 to 25 wt.-% and more preferably 8.5 to 20 wt.-% of an inorganic filler f) 0.1 to 4.0 wt.-% of additives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Susanne Kahlen, Angelica Legras, Hermann Braun, Michael Jerabek, Christophe Salles
  • Patent number: 12674047
    Abstract: Mixed-plastic-polyethylene composition having a melt flow rate (ISO 1133, 2.16 kg, 190° C.) of from 0.2 to 0.7 g/10 min; and a density of from 956 to 965 kg/m3, preferably from 958 to 964 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Yi Liu, Susanne Kahlen, Hermann Braun, Elisabeth Ribarits, Christian Goetzloff
  • Patent number: 12674010
    Abstract: Process for the production of a polypropylene based article having improved surface tension retention, and polypropylene based article having improved surface tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Peter Niedersuess, Stefan Ortner
  • Patent number: 12674050
    Abstract: A composition comprising (A) 40 to 80 wt.-% of a first heterophasic composition (HECO1); (B) 7 to 30 wt.-% of a second heterophasic composition (HECO2); (C) 0 to 12 wt.-% of an HDPE; (D) 2 to 12 wt.-% of a plastomer; and (E) 7 to 25 wt.-%, of talc; wherein HECO1 has a Tm of 150 to 159° C., an MFR2 of 20.0 to 120 g/10 min, a CRYSTEX crystalline fraction of 79.0 to 91.0 wt.-%, a CRYSTEX soluble fraction of 9.0 to 21.0 wt.-%, and an ethylene content of 1.5 to 6.5 mol.-%; HECO2 has an MFR2 of 2.0 to 10.0 g/10 min, a CRYSTEX crystalline fraction of 70.0 to 82.0 wt.-%, a CRYSTEX soluble fraction of 18.0 to 30.0 wt.-% and an ethylene content of 9.0 to 20.0 mol.-%; the plastomer being a C2/C8 or a C2/C4 copolymer having a density of 850 to 900 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Georg Grestenberger
  • Patent number: 12674051
    Abstract: A heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer composition having an MFR2 in the range from 1.0 to 55.0 g/10 min and a melting temperature in the range from 155 to 162° C., comprising: i) from 60 to 88 wt.-% of a xylene cold insoluble fraction (XCI) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCI) in the range from 1.40 to 2.50 dl/g, an isotactic pentad concentration [mmmm] of more than 97.0% and a content of 2,1-regiodefects in the range from 0.1 to 0.4 mol %, ii) from 12 to 40 wt.-% of a xylene cold soluble fraction (XCS) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCS) in the range from 1.80 to 3.20 dl/g and an ethylene content C2(XCS) in the range from 25 to 80 wt.-%, wherein the ratio of the intrinsic viscosities of the two fractions, iV(XCS)/iV(XCI), is in the range from 1.0 to 2.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Luigi Resconi, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Wilfried Töltsch
  • Patent number: 12674052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable comprising at least one layer comprising a polypropylene composition comprising (A) from 80.0 to 99.0 wt.-%, preferably from 82.5 to 97.2 wt. %, most preferably from 85.0 to 95.0 wt.-% of a copolymer of propylene and comonomer units selected from ethylene and alpha-olefins having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms having a total amount of comonomer units of from 10.0 to 16.0 wt %, preferably from 11.0 to 15.0 wt %, most preferably from 12.0 to 14.0 wt %, based on the total amount of monomer units of the copolymer of propylene (A); a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.5 to 2.5 g/10 min, preferably from 0.8 to 2.3 g/10 min, still more preferably from 1.0 to 2.0 g/10 min and most preferably from 1.2 to 1.7 g/10 min; a xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction in a total amount of from 25.0 to 50.0 wt %, preferably from 27.5 to 45.0 wt %, more preferably from 30.0 to 42.5 wt % and most preferably from 32.5 to 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Katja Klimke, Per-Ola Hagstrand, Ulf Nilsson, Thomas Gkourmpis, Lars Efraimsson, Anette Johansson, Jingbo Wang, Kristian Dahlén, Gerhard Hubner
  • Patent number: 12668693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film, preferably an unoriented film, comprising a polypropylene composition comprising a random copolymer of propylene monomer units and ethylene comonomer units, wherein the random copolymer has a content of ethylene comonomer units of from 0.5 to 4.0 wt %, based on the total weight amount of monomer units in the random copolymer, the polypropylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR2 of from 0.5 to 20.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 at a temperature of 230° C. and a load of 2.16 kg, and the film has a tensile modulus in machine direction TM-MD in the range of from 450 to 850 MPa, when measured according to ISO 527-3 on a 50 ?m monolayer cast film, a process for producing such a film and the use of such a polypropylene composition for the production of a film with an improved balance of properties of tensile modulus and protrusion impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Peter Niedersuess, Stefan Ortner
  • Patent number: 12668673
    Abstract: Fiber reinforced composite comprising a polypropylene with high melting temperature and narrow molecular weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Georg Grestenberger
  • Publication number: 20260176456
    Abstract: Composition for automotive exterior components, the composition comprising a) 30 to 45 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of a first heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO1) having a melt flow rate MFR2 of 50 to 250 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load, a soluble fraction (SF) content of 6 to 22 wt.-% based on the total weight of the first heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO1) as determined according to the CRYSTEX method, and an ethylene content C2(SF) of 15 to 30 wt.-% based on the total weight of the soluble fraction (SF) of the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO1) as determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) calibrated with 13C-NMR spectroscopy, b) 15 to 30 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the composition, of a second heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO2) having an MFR2 of 5 to 15 g/10 min determined according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load, a soluble fraction (SF) content of 25 to 45 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Claudia KNIESEL, Angelica Maëlle Delphine LEGRAS, Jingbo WANG, Pauli LESKINEN, Markus GAHLEITNER, Klaus BERNREITNER
  • Patent number: 12662592
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising —10 to 50 wt. % of recycled polypropylene (R-PP) and/or linear polypropylene (L-PP); —40 to 89.95 wt. % of a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) having an F30 melt strength of more than 25.0 cN and a v30 melt extensibility of more than 205 mm/s, wherein the F30 melt strength and the v30 melt extensibility are determined according to ISO 16790:2005; and —0.05 to 10 wt. % of a nucleating agent (NA); a foamed sheet formed from the polypropylene composition; an article comprising the foamed sheet and a process comprising the step of forming the polypropylene composition. Furthermore, the invention is further directed to the usage of the polypropylene composition for the formation of foamed sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Antti Tynys, Norbert Reichelt, Yi An Lin
  • Patent number: 12655280
    Abstract: Mixed-plastic-polyethylene composition having a melt flow rate (ISO 1133, 2.16 kg, 190° C.) of from 0.1 to 0.9 g/10 min; and a density of from 956 kg/m3 to 970 kg/m3, preferably from 958 to 968 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Yi Liu, Susanne Kahlen, Hermann Braun, Elisabeth Ribarits, Christian Goetzloff
  • Patent number: 12649836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foamed sheet consisting of a polypropylene composition comprising at least 85 wt. %, e.g. from 85 to 99.5 wt.-%, of a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) and 0.5 to 15 wt. % of a nucleating agent (NA), wherein the foamed sheet has a thickness of below 0.5 mm or a thickness of 2.0 mm or more. The present invention further relates to a foamed material consisting of a polypropylene composition as well as the use of a polypropylene composition comprising at least 85 wt. %, e.g. from 85 to 99.5 wt.-%, of a high melt strength polypropylene (HMS-PP) and 0.5 to 15 wt. % of a nucleating agent (NA) for producing foamed material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Antti Tynys, Norbert Reichelt, Yi An Lin
  • Patent number: 12649856
    Abstract: The invention provides aflame retardant composition comprising and ammonium polyphosphate a silane functionalised ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventor: Johan Defoer
  • Patent number: 12643990
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition (PC) comprising: a. from 95.0 to 99.99 wt.-%, of a polypropylene (PP), preferably a propylene homopolymer (HPP); and b. from 0.01 to 5.0 wt.-%, of a compound according to Formula (I), wherein each R is independently selected from C1 to C6 alkylene, C2 to C6 alkenylene and a single bond, each R? is independently selected from H and C1 to C6 alkyl, each R? is independently selected from H and C1 to C22 alkyl, wherein each alkylene, alkenylene and alkyl group may optionally be substituted by deuterium or fluorine, and the two substituents on the central benzene ring may be either positioned in an ortho, meta or para relationship; wherein the polypropylene composition (PC) has an MFR2 of from 400 to 5000 g/10 min and a melting temperature Tm of from 140 to 170° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Wilhelmus Sars, Gustaf Tobieson, Pauli Leskinen
  • Patent number: 12636867
    Abstract: Polypropylene-based multilayer film, which is biaxially oriented, a process for manufacturing the biaxially oriented multilayer film and its use in flexible packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Pauli Leskinen, Peter Niedersuess, Stefan Ortner
  • Publication number: 20260139130
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition including a metallocene catalysed multimodal linear low density polyethylene (mLLDPE) and a HDPE recyclate, and to methods and uses of the composition in film applications, and to a film including the polymer composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo WANG, Friedrich BERGER
  • Publication number: 20260139084
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metallocene-catalysed multimodal polyethylene polymer (P), and to methods and uses of the multimodal polymer (P) of ethylene in film applications, and to a film including the disclosed polymer (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Qizheng DOU, Friedrich BERGER, Matthias HOFF