Patents by Inventor Alexander Williamson
Alexander Williamson 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).
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Publication number: 20240076458Abstract: A process to form a rheology modified composition, the process comprising applying radiation, and optionally heat, to a composition that comprises at least the following component: a) an olefin-based polymer comprising a total unsaturation ?0.20 /1000 C; and wherein the radiation is applied using an electron beam (e-beam) at a dosage selected from 0.1 MRad to 1.5 MRad; and wherein component a is selected from a telechelic polyolefin of the formula A1L1L2A2, an unsaturated polyolefin of the formula A1L1, or an ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer. A process to form a rheology modified composition, the process comprising applying heat, and optionally radiation, to a composition that comprises at least the following components: a) an olefin-based polymer, as described above, comprising a total unsaturation ?0.20/1000 C; b) from 1.0 to 100 ppm of a peroxide, based on the weight of the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2022Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Jeffrey C. Munro, Santosh S. Bawiskar, Colin Li Pi Shan, Alexander Williamson, Teresa P. Karjala
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Publication number: 20240010772Abstract: The present invention is a process to modify a starting polyethylene resin composition. In the process, a starting polyethylene resin composition is extruded with at least one primary antioxidant and a free-radical generator to make a modified polyethylene resin composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2021Publication date: January 11, 2024Inventors: Alexander Williamson, Rahul Sharma
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Patent number: 11807742Abstract: A polymeric composition includes an ethylene-based polymer, one or more of an ionomer and an acid copolymer, a flame-retardant filler, and a maleic anhydride functionalized polyolefin. The polymeric composition has an MAH Product of 3 or greater.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Karl M. Seven, Alexander Williamson, Stacey A. Saba, Paul J. Brigandi, Jeffrey M. Cogen, Mohamed Esseghir
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Publication number: 20230272193Abstract: A polymeric composition includes an ethylene-based polymer, one or more of an ionomer and an acid copolymer, a flame-retardant filler, and a maleic anhydride functionalized polyolefin. The polymeric composition has an MAH Product of 3 or greater.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Karl M. Seven, Alexander Williamson, Stacey A. Saba, Paul J. Brigandi, Jeffrey M. Cogen, Mohamed Esseghir
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Publication number: 20230235156Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards polyolefin compositions including a high molecular weight polyolefin and a low molecular weight polyolefin.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, PBBPolisur S.R.L.Inventors: Alexander Williamson, Shadid Askar, Joel D. Wieliczko, Cornelis F.J. Den Doelder, Mridula Kapur, Kurt F. Hirsekorn, Evelyn Auyeung, Bo Liu, Maria C. Zandueta, John P. O'Brien, Stephanie M. Whited
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Patent number: 11634569Abstract: A composition for odor control includes (A) from 85 wt % to 99.5 wt % of an olefin-based compound and (B) from 15 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant includes a blend of (i) an ionomer, (ii) particles of zinc oxide, and (iii) particles of copper oxide. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value of greater than 45% as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Patent number: 11492468Abstract: According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, polyethylene formulations and modified polyethylene compositions are provided. Embodiments of the polyethylene formulation may include a free radical generator; and a multimodal polyethylene composition. The multimodal polyethylene composition may include a peak in a temperature range of 95° C. to 120° C. in the elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (iCCD), wherein a polyethylene fraction area is an area in the elution profile beneath the peak of the polyethylene fraction between 95° C. and 120° C., and wherein the polyethylene fraction area comprises at least 20% of the total area of the elution profile and a molecular weight (Mw) of less than 80,000 g/mol in the temperature range of from 95° C. to 120° C. on an elution profile via iCCD. The modified polyethylene composition may be the reaction product of the free radical generator and the multimodal polyethylene composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Dow Technologies LLCInventors: Sanjib Biswas, Alexander Williamson, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Carol Tsai
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Publication number: 20220056250Abstract: The present invention provides polyethylene-based compositions suitable for packaging applications, films, and articles. In one aspect, a polyethylene-based composition suitable for packaging applications comprises (a) at least 97% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition, of a polyethylene composition comprising: (i) from 25 to 37 percent by weight of a first polyethylene fraction having a density in the range of 0.935 to 0.947 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of less than 0.1 g/10 minutes; and (ii) from 63 to 75 percent by weight of a second polyethylene fraction; and (b) 90 to 540 ppm, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition of a calcium salt of 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; wherein the polyethylene composition has less than 0.10 branches per 1,000 carbon atoms when measured using 13C NMR, wherein the density of the polyethylene-based composition N is at least 0.965 g/cm3, and wherein the melt index (I2) of the polyethylene-based composition is 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Andrew T. Heitsch, Sanjib Biswas, Mridula Kapur, Alexander Williamson, Philip P. Fontaine, Joshua B. Gaubert, Daniel W. Baugh, III, Jin Wang, Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Hitendra K. Singh, Shadid Askar, Arnaldo T. Lorenzo, Mehmet Demirors, Vivek Kalihari
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Publication number: 20210363337Abstract: A composition for odor control includes (A) from 85 wt % to 99.5 wt % of an olefin-based compound and (B) from 15 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant includes a blend of (i) an ionomer, (ii) particles of zinc oxide, and (iii) particles of copper oxide. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value of greater than 45% as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Patent number: 11161949Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a film for suppressing odors is provided and includes a composition of (A) from 85 wt % to 99 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer and (B) from 15 wt % to 1 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant is a blend composed of (Bi) particles of zinc oxide and (Bii) zinc ionomer. The zinc oxide particles (Bi) have a D50 particle size from 100 nm to 3000 nm, a surface area from 1 m2/g to 9 m2/g, and a porosity less than 0.020 m3/g. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value less than 70 at 3 days exposure to methyl mercaptan as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Michelle Gallagher, Harpreet Singh
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Patent number: 11161091Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes (A) from 85 wt % to 99 wt % of an olefin-based polymer and (B) from 15 wt % to 1 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant is a blend of (i) particles of zinc oxide, and (ii) zinc ionomer. The zinc oxide particles have a D50 particle size from 100 nm to 3000 nm, a surface area from 1 m2/g to 9 m2/g, and a porosity less than 0.020 m3/g. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value of less than 70 at 3 days as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignees: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Rohm and Haas CompanyInventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Harpreet Singh, Michelle Gallagher, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Publication number: 20210040295Abstract: According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, polyethylene formulations and modified polyethylene compositions are provided. Embodiments of the polyethylene formulation may include a free radical generator; and a multimodal polyethylene composition. The multimodal polyethylene composition may include a peak in a temperature range of 95° C. to 120° C. in the elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (iCCD), wherein a polyethylene fraction area is an area in the elution profile beneath the peak of the polyethylene fraction between 95° C. and 120° C., and wherein the polyethylene fraction area comprises at least 20% of the total area of the elution profile and a molecular weight (Mw) of less than 80,000 g/mol in the temperature range of from 95° C. to 120° C. on an elution profile via iCCD. The modified polyethylene composition may be the reaction product of the free radical generator and the multimodal polyethylene composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2020Publication date: February 11, 2021Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Sanjib Biswas, Alexander Williamson, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Carol Tsai
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Patent number: 10865298Abstract: A composition includes polyethylene; a multifunctional co-agent having a functionality of 3 or greater, where the multifunctional co-agent is from 100 to 2000 ppm based upon the polyethylene; and a free radical generator, where the free radical generator is from 5 to 100 ppm based upon the polyethylene. Such composition may be utilized to form modified polyethylenes.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yunfeng Yang, Hongyu Chen, Alexander Williamson, Kalyan Sehanobish, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Yu Cai
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Patent number: 10844210Abstract: A method for increasing the melt strength and/or low shear viscosity of a polyethylene resin, the method comprising: a) providing a first polyethylene resin having a density ranging from 0.900 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3, a melt index ranging from 0.01 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min, and at least 0.20 vinyl groups per 1,000 total carbons; b) providing a masterbatch composition comprising a free radical generator and a second polyethylene resin, wherein the free radical generator has a half-life at 220° C. of less than 200 seconds, and a decomposition energy higher than ?250 kJ/mol, and wherein the second polyethylene resin has a density ranging from 0.900 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3, melt index ranging from 0.01 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min; and c) reacting the first polyethylene resin with the masterbatch composition to form a modified polyethylene resin.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Alexander Williamson, Surya Ssubramaniam, Jorge C. Gomes
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Patent number: 10746626Abstract: A vibration testing system (VTS) including a vibration testing apparatus, which includes a power amplifier operatively coupled to an electrodynamic shaker. The shaker includes a vibrateable armature mechanically coupled to a payload support structure. A data logger measures and records respective values of operational parameters of the shaker over time during mechanical excitation of the payload. A controller of the VTS reads and processes logged values of the operational parameters and determines an accumulated number of armature force cycles based on the recorded values of the operational parameters. The controller computes a remaining service-life or a consumed service life of the electrodynamic shaker based on the accumulated number of armature force cycles and a predetermined service-life of the vibration testing apparatus. The controller indicates on a display of the VTS the remaining service-life or the consumed service life of the vibration testing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Bruel & Kjaer VTS LimitedInventors: Alexander Williamson, Tim Bidwell
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Publication number: 20200181341Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film. In an embodiment, a film for suppressing odors is provided and includes a composition of (A) from 85 wt % to 99 wt % of a thermoplastic polymer and (B) from 15 wt % to 1 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant is a blend composed of (Bi) particles of zinc oxide and (Bii) zinc ionomer. The zinc oxide particles (Bi) have a D50 particle size from 100 nm to 3000 nm, a surface area from 1 m2/g to 9 m2/g, and a porosity less than 0.020 m3/g. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value less than 70 at 3 days exposure to methyl mercaptan as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Michelle Gallagher, Harpreet Singh
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Publication number: 20200148940Abstract: The present invention relates to an in situ bitumen recovery process from oil sands. Specifically, the present invention involves the step of treating oil sands with an alkanolamine having a hydrophilic-lipophilic balance factor (HLB-factor) of 0.5 to ?2.2 as determined by summing up the Davies HLB contributions for each functional group on the substituents and applying the following equation: HLB-factor=HLB(longest chain)+0.5×HLB(second longest chain)+0.25(third longest chain).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Alexander Williamson, Cole A. Witham, Timothy J. Young
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Publication number: 20200055018Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composition. In an embodiment, the composition includes (A) from 85 wt % to 99 wt % of an olefin-based polymer and (B) from 15 wt % to 1 wt % of an odor suppressant. The odor suppressant is a blend of (i) particles of zinc oxide, and (ii) zinc ionomer. The zinc oxide particles have a D50 particle size from 100 nm to 3000 nm, a surface area from 1 m2/g to 9 m2/g, and a porosity less than 0.020 m3/g. The composition has a methyl mercaptan odor suppression value of less than 70 at 3 days as measured in accordance with ASTM D5504-12.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2019Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Arkady L. Krasovskiy, Kefu Sun, Keran Lu, Scott T. Matteucci, Alexander Williamson, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Harpreet Singh, Michelle Gallagher, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp
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Patent number: 10465107Abstract: A process includes (a) injecting a steam composition into a subterranean location containing heavy hydrocarbons, preferably bitumen, wherein the steam composition comprises (i) steam and (ii) a hydroxyalkyl ammonium carboxylate and (b) recovering the heavy hydrocarbon from the subterranean location to above the ground. The process is preferably a cyclic steam stimulation (CSS) process, a steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD), or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventor: Alexander Williamson
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Publication number: 20190225786Abstract: A composition includes polyethylene; a multifunctional co-agent having a functionality of 3 or greater, where the multifunctional co-agent is from 100 to 2000 ppm based upon the polyethylene; and a free radical generator, where the free radical generator is from 5 to 100 ppm based upon the polyethylene. Such composition may be utilized to form modified polyethylenes.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2016Publication date: July 25, 2019Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yunfeng Yang, Hongyu Chen, Alexander Williamson, Kalyan Sehanobish, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Yu Cai