Patents by Inventor Alena S. Morgan

Alena S. Morgan 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).

  • Molded polymeric article with low haze and high clarity
    Patent number: 8604131
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a molded article composed of a polymeric composition and processes for producing the same. The polymeric composition includes from about 60 wt % to about 99 wt % of a matrix of a propylene-based polymer. The propylene-based polymer has a refractive index (n1). The polymeric composition also includes from about 40 wt % to about 1 wt % of elongated elastomer particles dispersed in the propylene-based polymer. The elongated elastomer particles have a refractive index (n2). The propylene-based polymer and the elongated elastomer particles exhibit a refractive index mismatch whereby |n1?n2|>0.002. The molded article has a haze value less than about 20% and optionally a viscosity ratio (VR) greater than 0.28.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Peter S. Dias, Debra R. Wilson, Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Alena S. Morgan, Terry W. Glass
  • Molded Polymeric Article with Low Haze and High Clarity
    Publication number: 20110124817
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a molded article composed of a polymeric composition and processes for producing the same. The polymeric composition includes from about 60 wt % to about 99 wt % of a matrix of a propylene-based polymer. The propylene-based polymer has a refractive index (n1). The polymeric composition also includes from about 40 wt % to about 1 wt % of elongated elastomer particles dispersed in the propylene-based polymer. The elongated elastomer particles have a refractive index (n2). The propylene-based polymer and the elongated elastomer particles exhibit a refractive index mismatch whereby |n1?n2|>0.002. The molded article has a haze value less than about 20% and optionally a viscosity ratio (VR) greater than 0.28.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Peter S. Dias, Debra R. Wilson, Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Alena S. Morgan, Terry W. Glass