Patents by Inventor Dale A. Wright

Dale A. Wright 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: 10787553
    Abstract: A polyethylene composition comprising a granular polyethylene resin characterized by a resin solid density of from 0.91 to 0.97 g/cm3, a ratio of intraparticle void volume to interparticle void volume of from 0.33 to 0.67, and a total resin porosity, ?total, of equal to or greater than 0.45 is provided. Further provided are articles made from the polyethylene composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William J. Michie, Jr., Dale A. Wright, Robert J. Jorgensen, Carl F. Baker, Burkhard E. Wagner, Joe B. Garrett, Jr., Matthew H. Mills
  • Patent number: 9023958
    Abstract: A method for the delivery of a catalyst to a polymerization reactor is disclosed, comprising: contacting a catalyst with a carrier fluid comprising an inert hydrocarbon in gaseous form, the inert hydrocarbon having a normal boiling point of about ?1° C. to about 81° C.; and flowing the carrier fluid to the polymerization reactor such that the carrier fluid transports the catalyst to the polymerization reactor. A catalyst delivery system is disclosed, comprising: a catalyst vessel for containing a catalyst; a catalyst injection line for delivering the catalyst to a polymerization reactor, the catalyst injection line being in fluid communication with the catalyst vessel and the polymerization reactor; and a carrier fluid line in fluid communication with the catalyst injection line for delivering a carrier fluid comprising an inert hydrocarbon to the catalyst injection line, the inert hydrocarbon having a normal boiling point of about ?1° C. to about 81° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Dale A. Wright, John R. Parrish, James L. Swecker, II, Mark G. Goode
  • Publication number: 20150099077
    Abstract: A polyethylene composition comprising a granular polyethylene resin characterized by a resin solid density of from 0.91 to 0.97 g/cm3, a ratio of intraparticle void volume to interparticle void volume of from 0.33 to 0.67, and a total resin porosity, ?total, of equal to or greater than 0.45 is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technololgies LLC
    Inventors: William J. Michie, JR., Dale A. Wright, Robert J. Jorgensen, Carl F. Baker, Burkhard E. Wagner, Joe B. Garrett, Matthew H. Mills
  • Publication number: 20140378640
    Abstract: A method for the delivery of a catalyst to a polymerization reactor is disclosed, comprising: contacting a catalyst with a carrier fluid comprising an inert hydrocarbon in gaseous form, the inert hydrocarbon having a normal boiling point of about ?1° C. to about 81° C.; and flowing the carrier fluid to the polymerization reactor such that the carrier fluid transports the catalyst to the polymerization reactor. A catalyst delivery system is disclosed, comprising: a catalyst vessel for containing a catalyst; a catalyst injection line for delivering the catalyst to a polymerization reactor, the catalyst injection line being in fluid communication with the catalyst vessel and the polymerization reactor; and a carrier fluid line in fluid communication with the catalyst injection line for delivering a carrier fluid comprising an inert hydrocarbon to the catalyst injection line, the inert hydrocarbon having a normal boiling point of about ?1° C. to about 81° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Dale A. Wright, John R. Parrish, James L. Swecker, II, Mark G. Goode
  • Patent number: 8679602
    Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: William J. Michie, Jr., Sarah M. Hayne, Sarah E. Patterson, Robert James Jorgensen, Dale A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20100203277
    Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicants: Plastics Technology Corporation), Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Michie, JR., Sarah M. Hayne, Sarah E. Patterson, Robert J. Jorgensen, Dale A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20100000903
    Abstract: The instant invention is a high-density polyethylene composition, method of producing the same, articles made therefrom, and method of making such articles. The high-density polyethylene composition according to instant invention includes a first component, a second component, and a third component. The first component is a high-density polyethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.940 to 0.980 g/cm3. The second component is polyethylene glycol, and the third component is octadecyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate. The high-density polyethylene composition of the instant invention has a Yellowness Index of less than about ?2.5 at 0 hour of accelerated aging at 100° C. according to ASTM D-6290. The process for producing the high-density polyethylene composition according to instant invention includes the following steps: (1) providing a first component, wherein the first component is a high-density polyethylene polymer having a density in the range of 0.940 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Nancy Costolnick, Thoi H. Ho, Kevin Nylin, Dale A. Wright
  • Patent number: 7202313
    Abstract: A process for polymerizing polyethylene with chromium-based catalysts wherein one or more supported chromium-based catalysts is mixed with mineral oil to form a slurry and the slurry is then introduced into a polymerization reactor, especially a gas-phase polymerization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Jorgensen, Karen E. Breetz, Jose Fernando Cevallos-Candau, Dale A. Wright, Thomas E. Spriggs