Patents by Inventor Antonios Gitsas

Antonios Gitsas 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).

  • Patent number: 11851552
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with improved breakdown strength and to a capacitor comprising an insulation film comprising a layer of the biaxially oriented polypropylene film of the present invention. The present invention is further directed to a process for producing a biaxially oriented polypropylene film. Finally, the present invention is further directed to the use of a biaxially oriented polypropylene film of the present invention as layer of an insulation film of a capacitor. The BOPP film comprises a polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition comprises a high isotactic homopolymer of propylene and a polymeric ?-nucleating agent. The BOPP film has a dielectric breakdown field strength Eb63.2 of at least 595 kV/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Dietrich Gloger, Hermann Braun, Antonios Gitsas, Davide Tranchida, Franciscus Jacobs, Wolfram Stadlbauer
  • Patent number: 11613633
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer composition comprising a) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); and b) a conjugated aromatic polymer. The invention also relates to cables comprising said polymer composition and the use of the polymer composition in the manufacture of an insulation layer of cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Mattias Andersson, Christian Müller
  • Publication number: 20220033631
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film with improved breakdown strength and to a capacitor comprising an insulation film comprising a layer of the biaxially oriented polypropylene film of the present invention. The present invention is further directed to a process for producing a biaxially oriented polypropylene film. Finally, the present invention is further directed to the use of a biaxially oriented polypropylene film of the present invention as layer of an insulation film of a capacitor. The BOPP film comprises a polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition comprises a high isotactic homopolymer of propylene and a polymeric ?-nucleating agent. The BOPP film has a dielectric breakdown field strength Eb63.2 of at least 595 kV/mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Dietrich GLOGER, Hermann BRAUN, Antonios GITSAS, Davide TRANCHIDA, Franciscus JACOBS, Wolfram STADLBAUER
  • Patent number: 11021597
    Abstract: The present invention is biaxially oriented film comprising a layer comprising a propylene polymer composition comprising a high isotactic homopolymer of propylene and a polymeric ?-nucleating agent. The composition may also comprise other propylene polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Antonios Gitsas, Dietrich Gloger, Hermann Braun, Franciscus Jacobs, Davide Tranchida, Wolfram Stadlbauer
  • Patent number: 10886034
    Abstract: A cable having one or more conductors surrounded by at least an inner semiconductive layer, an insulation layer and an outer semiconductive layer, in that order. The insulation layer has at least 90 wt % of a polymer composition, said polymer composition having 80.0 to 99.9 wt % of an LDPE homopolymer or copolymer; and 0.1 to 20.0 wt % of: an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene having a Mw of at least 1,000,000; or a single site catalysed medium density polyethylene (MDPE) having a density of 925 to 940 kg/m3 or a single site catalysed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of 910 to 925 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Villgot Englund, Johan Andersson, Virginie Eriksson, Annika Smedberg, Ulf Nilsson, Karl Nielsen, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Mattias Andersson, Christian Müller
  • Patent number: 10679769
    Abstract: A cable comprising a conductor surrounded by at least an inner semiconductive layer, an insulation layer and an outer semiconductive layer, in that order, wherein the insulation layer is not crosslinked or is cross-linked and comprises at least 90 wt % of a polymer composition, said polymer composition comprising: (I) 95.5 to 99.9 wt % of an LDPE; and (II) 0.1 to 4.5 wt % of an HDPE having a density of at least 940 kg/m3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Villgot Englund, Ulf Nilsson, Mattias Andersson, Jonna Hynynen, Christian Müller
  • Patent number: 10519306
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO), a process for obtaining said heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO) and a film or a cable insulation comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Antonios Gitsas, Pauli Leskinen, Johanna Lilja, Martina Sandholzer, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20190326033
    Abstract: A cable comprising one or more conductors surrounded by at least an inner semiconductive layer, an insulation layer and an outer semiconductive layer, in that order, wherein said insulation layer comprises at least 90 wt % of a polymer composition, said polymer composition comprising (I) 80.0 to 99.9 wt % of an LDPE homopolymer or copolymer; and (II) 0.1 to 20.0 wt % of: (i) an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene having a Mw of at least 1,000,000; or (ii) a single site catalysed medium density polyethylene (MDPE) having a density of 925 to 940 kg/m3 or a single site catalysed linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density of 910 to 925 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Villgot Englund, Johan Andersson, Virginie Eriksson, Annika Smedberg, Ulf Nilsson, Karl Nielsen, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Mattias Andersson, Christian Müller
  • Publication number: 20190233627
    Abstract: The invention provides a polymer composition comprising a) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); and b) a conjugated aromatic polymer. The invention also relates to cables comprising said polymer composition and the use of the polymer composition in the manufacture of an insulation layer of cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Mattias Andersson, Christian Müller
  • Publication number: 20190206588
    Abstract: A cable comprising a conductor surrounded by at least an inner semiconductive layer, an insulation layer and an outer semiconductive layer, in that order, wherein the insulation layer is not crosslinked or is cross-linked and comprises at least 90 wt % of a polymer composition, said polymer composition comprising: (I) 95.5 to 99.9 wt % of an LDPE; and (II) 0.1 to 4.5 wt % of an HDPE having a density of at least 940 kg/m3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Per-Ola Hagstrand, Thomas Gkourmpis, Antonios Gitsas, Villgot Englund, Ulf Nilsson, Mattias Andersson, Jonna Hynynen, Christian Müller
  • Publication number: 20190127565
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO), a process for obtaining said heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO) and a film or a cable insulation comprising the heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Antonios Gitsas, Pauli Leskinen, Johanna Lilja, Martina Sandholzer, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20180298172
    Abstract: The present invention is biaxially oriented film comprising a layer comprising a propylene polymer composition comprising a high isotactic homopolymer of propylene and a polymeric ?-nucleating agent. The composition may also comprise other propylene polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Antonios Gitsas, Dietrich Gloger, Hermann Braun, Franciscus Jacobs, Davide Tranchida, Wolfram Stadlbauer