Patents by Inventor Aaron M. Osborn

Aaron M. Osborn 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).

  • Dual Catalyst System for Producing LLDPE and MDPE Copolymers with Long Chain Branching for Film Applications
    Publication number: 20220267579
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a melt index of less than 15 g/10 min, a density from 0.91 to 0.945 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter at 190° C. from 0.2 to 0.6, an average number of long chain branches per 1,000,000 total carbon atoms of the polymer in a molecular weight range of 500,000 to 2,000,000 g/mol of less than 5, and a maximum ratio of ?E/3? at an extensional rate of 0.03 sec?1 in a range from 3 to 15. The ethylene polymers have substantially no long chain branching in the high molecular weight fraction of the polymer, but instead have significant long chain branching in the lower molecular weight fraction, such that polymer melt strength and bubble stability are maintained for the fabrication of blown films and other articles of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Errun Ding, Chung Ching Tso, Max P. McDaniel, Ashish M. Sukhadia, Youlu Yu, Randall S. Muninger, Aaron M. Osborn, Christopher E. Wittner
  • Dual catalyst system for producing LLDPE and MDPE copolymers with long chain branching for film applications
    Patent number: 11339279
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a melt index of less than 15 g/10 min, a density from 0.91 to 0.945 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter at 190° C. from 0.2 to 0.6, an average number of long chain branches per 1,000,000 total carbon atoms of the polymer in a molecular weight range of 500,000 to 2,000,000 g/mol of less than 5, and a maximum ratio of ?E/3? at an extensional rate of 0.03 sec?1 in a range from 3 to 15. The ethylene polymers have substantially no long chain branching in the high molecular weight fraction of the polymer, but instead have significant long chain branching in the lower molecular weight fraction, such that polymer melt strength and bubble stability are maintained for the fabrication of blown films and other articles of manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP
    Inventors: Errun Ding, Chung Ching Tso, Max P. McDaniel, Ashish M. Sukhadia, Youlu Yu, Randall S. Muninger, Aaron M. Osborn, Christopher E. Wittner
  • Dual Catalyst System for Producing LLDPE and MDPE Copolymers with Long Chain Branching for Film Applications
    Publication number: 20210309841
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a melt index of less than 15 g/10 min, a density from 0.91 to 0.945 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter at 190° C. from 0.2 to 0.6, an average number of long chain branches per 1,000,000 total carbon atoms of the polymer in a molecular weight range of 500,000 to 2,000,000 g/mol of less than 5, and a maximum ratio of ?E/3? at an extensional rate of 0.03 sec?1 in a range from 3 to 15. The ethylene polymers have substantially no long chain branching in the high molecular weight fraction of the polymer, but instead have significant long chain branching in the lower molecular weight fraction, such that polymer melt strength and bubble stability are maintained for the fabrication of blown films and other articles of manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Errun Ding, Chung Ching Tso, Max P. McDaniel, Ashish M. Sukhadia, Youlu Yu, Randall S. Muninger, Aaron M. Osborn, Christopher E. Wittner