Patents by Inventor Franz Ruemer

Franz Ruemer 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: 20110008559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition, comprising—a polyolefin, —a stericallyhindered phenol of the following formula (I), wherein the groups X, which can be the same or different, have the following formula (II), wherein R1 and R4, which can be the same or different, are an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R2, R3, R5, and R6, which can be the same or different, are hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, —a hydrotalcite and/or bis(2,4-dicumylpheny)pentaerythritol diphosphite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventor: Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20100305246
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel propylene polymers with improved properties especially with improved stiffness and impact strength comprising propylene homopolymers or propylene block copolymers with 90.0 to 99.9 wt % propylene and 0.1 to 10 wt % ?-olefins with 2 or 4 to 18 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof, wherein the propylene homopolymers or propylene block copolymers are ?-nucleated propylene polymers, whereby the ?-nucleated propylene homopolymers have an IR??0.98, a tensile modulus ?1500 MPa at +23° C. and a Charpy impact strength, ?3 kJ/m2 at ?20° C. using notched test specimens, and the ?-nucleated propylene block copolymers are polymers having an IR? of the propylene homopolymer block of ?0.98, a tensile modulus ?1100 Mpa at +23° C. and a Charpy impact strength of ?6 kJ/m2 at ?20° C. using notched test specimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY
    Inventors: James MCGOLDRICK, Franz RUEMER, Stefan SCHIESSER, Siegfried LIEDAUER
  • Publication number: 20100286332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coloured ?-nucleated polypropylene composition having a high content of ?-modification, wherein the polypropylene composition comprises at least one ?-nucleating agent and an inorganic blue pigment and an inorganic yellow pigment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Applicant: Borealis Technology OY
    Inventor: Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20100285251
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising a propylene homopolymer (A) and a random propylene-butene copolymer (B) or a random propylene-ethylene copolymer (B?) wherein the polypropylene composition is ?-nucleated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Doris Machl, Bo Malm, Franz Ruemer, Klaus Bernreitner
  • Publication number: 20100255237
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for producing coloured polypropylene compositions having a high content of ?-modification, wherein polypropylene is melt blended with at least one inorganic pigment and at least one ?-nucleating agent, wherein a1) polypropylene is melt blended with at least one inorganic pigment or with a first concentrate comprising the at least one inorganic pigment to obtain a coloured polypropylene and a2) the coloured polypropylene is melt blended with at least one ?-nucleating agent or with a second concentrate comprising the at least one ?-nucleating agent to obtain the coloured ?-nucleated polypropylene composition or b1) polypropylene is melt blended with at least one ?-nucleating agent or with a second concentrate comprising the at least one ?-nucleating agent to obtain a ?-nucleated polypropylene and b2) the ?-nucleated polypropylene is melt blended with at least one inorganic pigment or with a first concentrate comprising the at least one inorganic pigment to obtain the col
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY
    Inventor: Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20100255236
    Abstract: Heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) comprising wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) is ?-nucleated and the elastomeric phase has an intrinsic viscosity measured in tetraline at 135° C. of equal or below 4.0 dl/g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Bo Malm, Klaus Bernreitner, Franz Ruemer
  • Patent number: 7799397
    Abstract: A pressure pipe with increased long-term pressure resistance is comprised of a polypropylene composition. The polypropylene composition is comprised of a polyproyplene copolymer which is at least partially crystallised in the ?-modification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Borealis Technology Oy
    Inventors: Karl Ebner, Juergen Emig, Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20100151172
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a propylene copolymer composition, a molded article comprising the composition and the use of the propylene copolymer composition for preparing molded articles, preferably pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY
    Inventors: Juergen Emig, Karl Ebner, Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20050277720
    Abstract: The invention relates to filled propylene compositions especially for pipes and pipe systems having increased impact and stiffness properties especially increased long term properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Inventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Siegfried Liedauer, James Mcgoldrick, Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20050053741
    Abstract: A pressure pipe with increased long-term pressure resistance is comprised of a polypropylene composition. The polypropylene composition is comprised of a polyproyplene copolymer which is at least partially crystallised in the ?-modification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Karl Ebner, Juergen Emig, Franz Ruemer
  • Publication number: 20040158002
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel propylene polymers with improved properties especially with improved stiffness and impact strength comprising propylene homopolymers or propylene block copolymers with 90.0 to 99.9 wt % propylene and 0.1 to 10 wt % &agr;-olefins with 2 or 4 to 18 carbon atoms, or mixtures thereof, wherein the propylene homopolymers or propylene block copolymers are &bgr;-nucleated propylene polymers, whereby the &bgr;-nucleated propylene homopolymers have an IR&tgr;≧0.98, a tensile modulus ≧1500 MPa at +23° C. and a Charpy impact strength, ≧3 kJ/m2 at −20° C. using notched test specimens, and the &bgr;-nucleated propylene block copolymers are polymers having an IR&tgr; of the propylene homopolymer block of ≧0.98, a tensile modulus ≧1100 Mpa at +23° C. and a Charpy impact strength of ≧6 kJ/m2 at −20° C. using notched test specimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: James McGoldrick, Franz Ruemer, Stefan Schiesser, Siegfried Liedauer