Patents by Inventor Erik MANTOVANI

Erik MANTOVANI 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: 9714899
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a control parameter of a polymerization reaction mixture in heterogeneous phase comprising the following steps: (a) acquiring at least one NIR reflectance spectrum of said mixture; (b) calculating a value of said control parameter by means of a calibration curve which correlates the NIR reflectance spectrum with the values of said control parameter measured with a reference measurement method. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing said method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: versalis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco Bonacini, Erik Mantovani, Angelo Ferrando
  • Publication number: 20160231230
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for monitoring a control parameter of a polymerization reaction mixture in heterogeneous phase comprising the following steps: (a) acquiring at least one NIR reflectance spectrum of said mixture; (b) calculating a value of said control parameter by means of a calibration curve which correlates the NIR reflectance spectrum with the values of said control parameter measured with a reference measurement method. The present invention also relates to an apparatus for implementing said method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: VERSALIS S.p.A.
    Inventors: Francesco BONACINI, Erik MANTOVANI, Angelo FERRANDO