Patents by Inventor Edward O. Madenjian

Edward O. Madenjian 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: 11155693
    Abstract: Crosslinkable polymeric compositions comprising (a) 10 to 99 weight percent of an ethylene-based interpolymer having the following properties: (i) a density of 0.93 g/cm3 or less, (ii) a high-shear viscosity (V100) at 190° C. and 10% strain of 1,200 Pa-s or less, and (iii) a shear thinning ratio (V0.1/V100) at 190° C. and 10% strain of at least 8; and (b) 0 to less than 10 weight percent of a filler, where the ethylene-based interpolymer is not prepared in a high-pressure reactor. Such crosslinkable polymeric compositions may be employed as insulation layers in flexible power cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bharat I. Chaudhary, Juan C. Tuberquia, Rennisha Wickham, Philip P. Fontaine, Colin Li Pi Shan, Morgan M. Hughes, Jan Bazen, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20210230414
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition, comprising a first ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated polyene and a second ethylene ethylene/alpha-olefin/non-conjugated polyene, and wherein the first composition comprises the following property: Mw>1389.6 [g/mole] MV+115,000 g/mole, wherein MV is the Mooney Viscosity (ML 1+4, 125C), and Mw is the weight average molecular weight, as determined by conventional GPC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Colin LiPiShan, Juan C. Tuberquia, Guang Ming Li, Timothy E. Clayfield, Lena T. Nguyen, Edward O. Madenjian, Cory M. Thomas West, Alexandra E. Frankel
  • Patent number: 10766871
    Abstract: A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, methanol, water, at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MFI, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation reactor, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, and the at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, at least a portion of the at least one potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignees: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Edward O. Madenjian, Kenric A. Marshall
  • Patent number: 10490319
    Abstract: Crosslinkable polymeric compositions comprising (a) 10 to 89 weight percent of an ethylene-based interpolymer having the following properties: (i) a density of 0.93 g/cm3 or less, (ii) a high-shear viscosity (V100) at 190 C and 10% strain of 1,200 Pa·s or less, (iii) a shear thinning ratio (V0.1/V100) at 190 C and 10% strain of at least 8, and (iv) a melt index (I2) greater than 1 g/10 minutes; and (b) 10 to less than 90 weight percent of a filler, where the ethylene-based interpolymer is not prepared in a high-pressure reactor. Such crosslinkable polymeric compositions may be employed as insulation layers in flexible power cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bharat I. Chaudhary, Juan C. Tuberquia, Rennisha Wickham, Philip P. Fontaine, Colin Li Pi Shan, Morgan M. Hughes, Jan Bazen, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Patent number: 10450394
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a polymer composition comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer, and wherein the polymer composition has at least the following properties: a) a Mw/V0.1 ratio greater than, or equal to, 1.80 (g/mol)/(Pa·s); said process comprising polymerizing one or more mixture(s) comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan, Juan C. Tuberquia, Susan G. Brown, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Patent number: 10370471
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a composition comprising at least one ethylene-based polymer and at least one oil, said process comprising the following: polymerizing a mixture comprising ethylene, and optionally one or more comonomers, in a reactor system, comprising at least one reactor and at least one mixer, located downstream from the reactor, to form the ethylene-based polymer; and wherein the oil is added to the ethylene-based polymer upstream of the mixer. The invention also provides a reactor system for a process to form a composition comprising at least one ethylene-based polymer and at least one oil, said reactor system comprising at least one reactor, at least one mixer, and an oil feed into the ethylene-based polymer, and wherein the oil feed is located after the reactor and before the mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karjala, Jorge Rubalcaba, Edward O. Madenjian, Curvel Hypolite, Pradeep Jain
  • Patent number: 10336846
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene/a-olefin interpolymer, comprising at least the following steps A) through C): A) polymerizing, in at least one reactor, at least one reaction mixture comprising ethylene and the a-olefin, in a solution polymerization, and in the presence of at least the following components I), II) and III): I) at least one compound of Structure 1, as described herein; II) at least one co-catalyst, as described herein; III) at least one compound of Structure 2, as described herein; B) separating the final polymer solution into at least a polymer-rich solution and a polymer-free solution; and optionally, at least a portion of the polymer-free solution is recycled back to the reactor; C) maintaining the level of the at least one compound of Structure 2 in the at least one reactor, from 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Sean W. Ewart, Susan G. Brown, Daniela Ferrari, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20190027269
    Abstract: Crosslinkable polymeric compositions comprising (a) 10 to 89 weight percent of an ethylene-based interpolymer having the following properties: (i) a density of 0.93 g/cm3 or less, (ii) a high-shear viscosity (V100) at 190 C and 10% strain of 1,200 Pa·s or less, (iii) a shear thinning ratio (V0.1/V100) at 190 C and 10% strain of at least 8, and (iv) a melt index (I2) greater than 1 g/10 minutes; and (b) 10 to less than 90 weight percent of a filler, where the ethylene-based interpolymer is not prepared in a high-pressure reactor. Such crosslinkable polymeric compositions may be employed as insulation layers in flexible power cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Bharat I. Chaudhary, Juan C. Tuberquia, Rennisha Wickham, Philip P. Fontaine, Colin Li Pi Shan, Morgan M. Hughes, Jan Bazen, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20190002422
    Abstract: A continuous process for the preparation of propylene oxide, comprising providing a liquid feed stream comprising propene, hydrogen peroxide, methanol, water, at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; passing the liquid feed stream provided in (i) into an epoxidation reactor comprising a catalyst comprising a titanium zeolite of structure type MFI, and subjecting the liquid feed stream to epoxidation reaction conditions in the epoxidation reactor, obtaining a reaction mixture comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, and the at least one dissolved potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane; removing an effluent stream from the epoxidation reactor, the effluent stream comprising propylene oxide, methanol, water, at least a portion of the at least one potassium salt of hydroxyethylidenediphosphonic acid, and optionally propane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicants: BASF SE, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Edward O. MADENJIAN, Kenric A. Marshall
  • Patent number: 10167383
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a “first composition comprising a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and a second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer,” said process comprising polymerizing a first mixture comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in a stirred tank reactor to form a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and transferring at least some of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer to a loop reactor, and polymerizing, therein, a second mixture comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in the presence of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, to form the “first composition comprising the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and the second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer.” The invention also provides a polymerization reactor configuration comprising at least the following: a stirred tank reactor followed by a loop reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karjala, Jorge Rubalcaba, Edward O. Madenjian, Curvel Hypolite, Pradeep Jain
  • Publication number: 20180312662
    Abstract: Crosslinkable polymeric compositions comprising (a) 10 to 99 weight percent of an ethylene-based interpolymer having the following properties: (i) a density of 0.93 g/cm3 or less, (ii) a high-shear viscosity (V100) at 190° C. and 10% strain of 1,200 Pa-s or less, and (iii) a shear thinning ratio (V0.1/V100) at 190° C. and 10% strain of at least 8; and (b) 0 to less than 10 weight percent of a filler, where the ethylene-based interpolymer is not prepared in a high-pressure reactor. Such crosslinkable polymeric compositions may be employed as insulation layers in flexible power cables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicants: Dow Global Technologies LLC, Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Bharat I. Chaudhary, Juan C. Tuberquia, Rennisha Wickham, Philip P. Fontaine, Colin Li Pi Shan, Morgan M. Hughes, Jan Bazen, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20180148526
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, comprising at least the following steps A) through C): A) polymerizing, in at least one reactor, at least one reaction mixture comprising ethylene and the ?-olefin, in a solution polymerization, and in the presence of at least the following components I), II) and III): I) at least one compound of Structure 1, as described herein; II) at least one co-catalyst, as described herein; III) at least one compound of Structure 2, as described herein; B) separating the final polymer solution into at least a polymer-rich solution and a polymer-free solution; and optionally, at least a portion of the polymer-free solution is recycled back to the reactor; C) maintaining the level of the at least one compound of Structure 2 in the at least one reactor, from 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Sean W. Ewart, Susan G. Brown, Daniela Ferrari, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20180105626
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a polymer composition comprising at least one ethylene/?-olefin/non-conjugated polyene interpolymer, and wherein the polymer composition has at least the following properties: a) a Mw/V0.1 ratio greater than, or equal to, 1.80 (g/mol)/(Pa·s); said process comprising polymerizing one or more mixture(s) comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin and a non-conjugated polyene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Philip P. Fontaine, Lixin Sun, Colin Li Pi Shan, Juan C. Tuberquia, Susan G. Brown, Edward O. Madenjian, Gregory J. Brennan
  • Publication number: 20180037727
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a “first composition comprising a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and a second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer,” said process comprising polymerizing a first mixture comprising ethylene, an ?-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in a stirred tank reactor to form a first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, and transferring at least some of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer to a loop reactor, and polymerizing, therein, a second mixture comprising ethylene, an alpha-olefin, and optionally a polyene, in the presence of the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer, to form the “first composition comprising the first ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer and the second ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer.” The invention also provides a polymerization reactor configuration comprising at least the following: a stirred tank reactor followed by a loop reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karjala, Jorge Rubalcaba, Edward O. Madenjian, Curvel Hypolite, Pradeep Jain
  • Publication number: 20170313800
    Abstract: The invention provides a process to form a composition comprising at least one ethylene-based polymer and at least one oil, said process comprising the following: polymerizing a mixture comprising ethylene, and optionally one or more comonomers, in a reactor system, comprising at least one reactor and at least one mixer, located downstream from the reactor, to form the ethylene-based polymer; and wherein the oil is added to the ethylene-based polymer upstream of the mixer. The invention also provides a reactor system for a process to form a composition comprising at least one ethylene-based polymer and at least one oil, said reactor system comprising at least one reactor, at least one mixer, and an oil feed into the ethylene-based polymer, and wherein the oil feed is located after the reactor and before the mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas W. Karjala, Jorge Rubalcaba, Edward O. Madenjian, Curvel Hypolite, Pradeep Jain