Patents by Inventor Douglas S. Ginger

Douglas S. Ginger 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: 20150259586
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications, sealant compositions, method of producing the same, and films and multilayer structures made therefrom. The polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 40 to 110, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene-based polymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.0; a density in the range of from 0.908 to 0.922 g/cm3, a melt index (I2 at 190° C./2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.5 to 5.0g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (defined as the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second, determined at 190 ° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Jain Pradeep, Joshua Gaubert, Douglas S. Ginger, Mustafa Bilgen, Gagan Saini, Michael D. Turner
  • Patent number: 9115275
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mridula Kupar, Mehmet Demirors, Pradeep Jain, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
  • Patent number: 9102819
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications, and method of making such injection molded articles. The polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising: (a) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of from 0.924 to 0.937 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.03 to 0.3 g/10 min, (b) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a second ethylene homopolymer fraction having a density in the range of from greater than 0.960 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 100 to 180 g/10 minutes, wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of from 0.950 to 0.958 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 1.0 g/10 min to 3.5 g/10 min, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20150148491
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications, and method of making such injection molded articles. The polyolefin composition suitable for injection molding applications comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising: (a) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of from 0.924 to 0.937 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.03 to 0.3 g/10 min, (b) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a second ethylene homopolymer fraction having a density in the range of from greater than 0.960 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 100 to 180 g/10 minutes, wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of from 0.950 to 0.958 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 1.0 g/10 min to 3.5 g/10 min, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie
  • Publication number: 20150148490
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Pradeep Jain, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
  • Patent number: 8901260
    Abstract: An interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average Mv and a valley temperature between the interpolymer and high crystalline fraction, Thc, such that the average Mv for a fraction above Thc from ATREF divided by average Mv of the whole polymer from ATREF (Mhc/Mp) is less then about 1.95 and wherein the interpolymer has a CDBI of less than 60%. The interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin can also be characterized as having a high density (HD) fraction and an overall density such that % HD fraction<?2733.3+2988.7x+144111.5 (x?0.92325)2 where x is the density in grams/cubic centimeter. Fabricated articles comprising the novel interpolymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ayush A. Bafna, Mehmet Demirors, Sylvie Desjardins, Douglas S. Ginger, Colleen M. Tice, Terry A. Pearce
  • Publication number: 20120041148
    Abstract: An interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average Mv and a valley temperature between the interpolymer and high crystalline fraction, Thc, such that the average Mv for a fraction above Thc from ATREF divided by average Mv of the whole polymer from ATREF (Mhc/Mp) is less then about 1.95 and wherein the interpolymer has a CDBI of less than 60%. The interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin can also be characterized as having a high density (HD) fraction and an overall density such that % HD fraction<?2733.3+2988.7x+144111.5 (x?0.92325)2 where x is the density in grams/cubic centimeter. Fabricated articles comprising the novel interpolymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ayush A. Bafna, Mehmet Demirors, Sylvie Desjardins, Douglas S. Ginger, Colleen M. Tice, Terry A. Pearce
  • Publication number: 20100324202
    Abstract: An interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin is claimed, wherein the ethylene interpolymer is characterized as having an average Mv and a valley temperature between the interpolymer and high crystalline fraction, Thc, such that the average Mv for a fraction above Thc from ATREF divided by average Mv of the whole polymer from ATREF (Mhc/Mp) is less then about 1.95 and wherein the interpolymer has a CDBI of less than 60%. The interpolymer of ethylene and at least one alpha-olefin can also be characterized as having a high density (HD) fraction and an overall density such that % HD fraction<?2733.3+2988.7x+144111.5 (x?0.92325)2 where x is the density in grams/cubic centimeter. Fabricated articles comprising the novel interpolymers are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Ayush A. Bafna, Mehmet Demirors, Sylvie Desjardins, Douglas S. Ginger, Colleen M. Tice, Terry A. Pearce