Patents Assigned to Hoechst Trespaphan GmbH
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Patent number: 7553528Abstract: In-mold labelled, blow-molded articles formed from high density polyethylene, the labels being formed from biaxially oriented polypropylene based films having a shrinkage of at least 4% in both the machine and transverse directions as measured by the OPMA shrink test in which the film is suspended in an oven at 130° C. for a period of 10 minutes. The use of films with the specified shrinkage enables blistering and “orange peel” effects to be avoided when the blow-molding is carried out.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 1999Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventor: Helen Biddiscombe
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Patent number: 7041381Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent, single or multi-layer oriented polyolefin film which consists of at least one layer containing a sheet silicate with an irregular surface structure and no metal oxide coating.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2000Date of Patent: May 9, 2006Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Rasp, Detlef Hütt
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Patent number: 6815048Abstract: Polymeric films including a layer of propylene polymer resin having microvoids therein, the microvoids having been formed by stretching a web containing the beta-form of polypropylene, have shown low static cling when being unwound from rolls in labelling operations and also during destacking of pre-formed labels. The invention provides labels formed from such films.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Paul Malcolm Mackenzie Davidson, Rebecca Karen Govier, Helen Ann Biddiscombe, Marc Fritz Manfred Ott
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Publication number: 20040197540Abstract: Biaxially oriented heat shrinkable polyolefin films having a layer of polypropylene-based resin with microvoids therein, the microvoids having been formed by stretching a web containing the beta-form of polypropylene, the film having a shrinkage after 10 minutes at 130° C. of at least 10% in at least one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2002Publication date: October 7, 2004Applicant: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Paul Malcolm MacKenzie Davidson, Rebecca Karen Govier, Helen Ann Biddiscombe, Marc Fritz Manfred Ott
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Patent number: 6777067Abstract: The invention relates to a multi-layer, sealable biaxially oriented polypropylene film consisting of a base layer and at least one sealable covering layer. The base layer contains between 1 and 15 weight % of a resin with a mean molecular weight Mw of between 600 and 1,500 and between 1 and 6 weight % of a wax with a mean molecular weight Mn of between 200 and 700. The n-heptane insoluble part of the polypropylene of the base layer has a chain isotactic index of at least 95%, as measured by 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The invention also relates to a method for producing said film and to its use.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2000Date of Patent: August 17, 2004Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Angela Speith-Herfurth, Robert Hansohn, Detlef Schumann, Frank Ernst
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Publication number: 20040043173Abstract: A method for producing a coated polymeric article by co-extruding polypropylene and a maleic anhydride modified polypropylene, corona-treating, and applying a polysilicate barrier is described. Also provided are films and bottles produced using this method.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2003Publication date: March 4, 2004Applicant: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventor: Ravi Prasad
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Patent number: 6649235Abstract: A method for producing a coated polymeric article by co-extruding polypropylene and a maleic anhydride modified polypropylene, corona-treating, and applying a polysilicate barrier is described. Also provided are films and bottles produced using this method.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 1998Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventor: Ravi Prasad
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Patent number: 6521333Abstract: Biaxially oriented films having a substantially non-voided pigmented core layer of a propylene homopolymer, an intermediate layer of a voided propylene homopolymer, and two outer layers of a heat sealable olefin polymer. Such films can be heat sealed to form seals with high seal integrity.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2001Date of Patent: February 18, 2003Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventor: Stuart Blyth
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Patent number: 6506500Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyolefin film having more than one layer and made from a base layer and from at least one outer layer. The base layer include a fatty amide and the outer layer include at least 80% by weight of a linear olefin polymer. The film is suitable, for example, for producing a film laminate by melt extrusion of a polyethylene layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 1999Date of Patent: January 14, 2003Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Rasp, Detlef Klaus Busch
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Publication number: 20020197463Abstract: Polymeric films including a layer of propylene polymer resin having microvoids therein, the microvoids having been formed by stretching a web containing the beta-form of polypropylene, have shown low static cling when being unwound from rolls in labelling operations and also during destacking of pre-formed labels. The invention provides labels formed from such films.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2002Publication date: December 26, 2002Applicant: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Paul Malcolm Mackenzie Davidson, Rebecca Karen Govier, Helen Ann Biddiscombe, Marc Fritz Manfred OTT
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Patent number: 6444301Abstract: Polymeric films including a layer of propylene resin having microvoids therein, the microvoids having been formed by stretching a web containing the beta-form of polypropylene, have shown low static cling when being unwound from rolls in labelling operations and also during destacking of pre-formed labels. The invention provides labels formed from such films.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1998Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Paul Malcolm Mackenzie Davidson, Rebecca Karen Govier, Helen Ann Biddiscombe, Marc Fritz Manfred Ott
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Patent number: 6368677Abstract: A method for providing a waterborne, inorganic barrier coating to a polyolefin substrate is described. The method involves applying a primer composition containing a vinyl polymer, wherein at least 75% of the polymer repeat units contain side groups having hydroxyl moieties, to the substrate. This primer coating facilitates the application and binding of the subsequently applied barrier coating composition to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 9, 2002Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Michael A. Hubbard, James A. McCaulley, Douglas R. Holcomb
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Patent number: 6309756Abstract: Polypropylene films having a base layer of a propylene polymer with at least one matte outer layer of a blend of a polyether block polyamide, polypropylene, and polybutene-1, the polybutene-1 representing from 40 to 60 wt. % of the blend. Such films have shown good antistatic properties combined with particularly low heat seal thresholds compared with similar films without the polybutene-1 in the outer layer or layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2000Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventor: Paul Thomas Alder
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Patent number: 6254994Abstract: A method for providing a waterborne, inorganic barrier coating to a polyolefin substrate is described. The method involves applying a primer composition containing a vinyl polymer, wherein at least 75% of the polymer repeat units contain side groups having hydroxyl moieties, to the substrate. This primer coating facilitates the application and binding of the subsequently applied barrier coating composition to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: July 3, 2001Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Michael A. Hubbard, James A. McCaulley, Douglas R. Holcomb
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Patent number: 6189825Abstract: In a method and apparatus for controlling the winding density of film rolls, a desired and an actual winding density of a film roll are determined and compared with one another. The quantity obtained from the comparison is multiplied by an adapting or damping factor &agr;, and the control output resulting therefrom is adapted to the film contact pressure and the film pull. The values thus obtained are fed as manipulated variables to a contact pressure actuator and a pull actuator for the film.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Dieter Mathieu, Robert Schmidt
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Patent number: 6086991Abstract: A barrier-coated polyester film comprises a polyethylene terphthalate substrate, a primer composition containing a vinyl polymer wherein at least 75% of the polymer repeat units contain side groups having hydroxyl moieties, and a waterborne, inorganic barrier coating. The primer coating facilitates the application and binding of the subsequently applied waterborne barrier coating composition to the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1997Date of Patent: July 11, 2000Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Michael A. Hubbard, James A. McCaulley, Douglas R. Holcomb
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Patent number: 6071624Abstract: A method and novel barrier coating solutions are provided for imparting improved vapor, gas or aroma permeability characteristics to a coated polymeric substrate. The method and solutions employ a lithium-potassium copolysilicate of the formula (Li.sub.2 O).sub.x (K.sub.2 O).sub.1-x (SiO.sub.2).sub.y. For the method, y is between 1 and 10, if x is less than 1; or y is greater than 4.6, if x is 1. For the novel coating solutions, y is greater than 4.6 if x is less than 1; or x is greater than 0.5 if y is between 1 and 10.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1998Date of Patent: June 6, 2000Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Michael A. Hubbard, James A. McCaulley, Frank P. Battito, Douglas R. Holcomb
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Patent number: 6051296Abstract: A vapor barrier coating solution for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) polymeric articles contains a metal polysilicate and transparent nanocrystalline titanium dioxide. The coating reduces interference between light reflected from the top surface of a coated PET polymeric article and the interface between the dried coating and said PET polymeric article. The coated articles are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1998Date of Patent: April 18, 2000Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: James A. McCaulley, Michael A. Hubbard
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Patent number: 6013128Abstract: A vapor barrier coating solution for polymeric articles is provided which contains a selected layered silicate dispersed in a cationic aqueous metal polysilicate, wherein the weight fraction layered silicate of total inorganic solids in the dry coating ranges from above 0 to about 99.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1999Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Michael A. Hubbard, James A. McCaulley, Steven F. Nielsen
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Patent number: 6004680Abstract: A method for providing improved adhesion of a waterborne, inorganic barrier coating to polyolefin substrate is described. The method involves corona-treatment of the substrate and applying a barrier coating composition.The polyolefin substrate is coated with an acrylic primer layer and then an inorganic barrier layer of a copolysilicate of lithium and potassium is applied.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1998Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Hoechst Trespaphan GmbHInventors: Jean-Claude Abed, Bobby N. Furr, Bettina E. Bonsall, Douglas R. Holcomb