Patents by Inventor Carol Tsai

Carol Tsai 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).

  • Publication number: 20250101211
    Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a polyethylene composition, which may include a first polyethylene fraction area defined by an area in an elution profile via iCCD analysis method in a temperature range of 45° C. to 90° C.; a first peak in the temperature range of 45° C. to 90° C. in the elution profile; a second polyethylene fraction area defined by an area in the elution profile in a temperature range of 90° C. to 120° C.; a second peak in the temperature range of 90° C. to 120° C. in the elution profile; and a local minimum in a temperature range of from 80 C to 95° C. in the elution profile. The polyethylene composition may have a density of 0.924 g/cm3 to 0.936 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of 0.5 g/10 minutes to 1.2 g/10 minutes. A ratio of the first polyethylene fraction area to the second polyethylene fraction area may be 2.0 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sanjib Biswas, Carol Tsai, Douglas S. Ginger, Johnathan E. DeLorbe, Philip P. Fontaine
  • Publication number: 20240270931
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of a composition comprising post-consumer recycled resin comprising: at least 50 weight percent polyolefin, having an initial limonene level of at least 5 ppm; virgin ethylene-based polymer; and at least one odor-active zeolite, wherein the odor-active zeolite has an FAU crystal structure, an MFI crystal structure, and/or a beta crystal structure and a Si/Al molar ratio from 1 to 100, wherein the composition has a reduced limonene level of less than 3 ppm. The present disclosure also provides embodiments of a method of reducing taste and/or odor in a post-consumer recycled (PCR) resin-containing composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Karlheinz Hausmann, Daniel G. Abebe, Craig F. Gorin, Carol Tsai, Jin Wang, Scott T. Matteucci, Kefu Sun, Beata A. Kilos
  • Publication number: 20240262993
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides embodiments of a composition comprising post-consumer recycled resin comprising: at least 50 weight percent polyolefin, having an initial limonene level of at least 5 ppm; virgin ethylene-based polymer; and at least one odor-active zeolite, wherein the odor-active zeolite has an FAU crystal structure, an MFI crystal structure, and/or beta crystal structure and a Si/Al molar ratio from 1 to 1000, wherein the composition has a reduced limonene level of less than 3 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2022
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Daniel G. Abebe, Karlheinz Hausmann, Alexander Williamson, Scott T. Matteucci, Kefu Sun, Beata A. Kilos, Carol Tsai, Craig F. Gorin, Jin Wang
  • Patent number: 11492468
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sanjib Biswas, Alexander Williamson, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Carol Tsai
  • Publication number: 20210040295
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sanjib Biswas, Alexander Williamson, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Carol Tsai