Patents by Inventor Friedrich Berger

Friedrich Berger 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: 20210309774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Luigi Resconi, Mattias Hoff, Shital Das, Kauno Alastalo, Markku Vahteri, Friedrich Berger, Davide Tranchida
  • Publication number: 20210253838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene based composition comprising:(A) from 40.0 to 85.0 wt % of a heterophasic propylene copolymer having a content of xylene cold soluble (XCS) fraction in the range of 15 wt % to 35 wt %, based on the total weight of the heterophasic propylene copolymer;(B) from 5.0 to 15.0 wt % of a terpolymer of propylene with ethylene and 1-butene comonomer units having a melting temperature Tm as measured in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of less than 140° C.; (C) from 5.0 to 25.0 wt % of an ethylene copolymer with alpha-olefin comonomer units having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms with a density of from 850 kg/m3 to 900 kg/m3; and(D) from 5.0 to 25.0 wt % of an inorganic filler, wherein the amounts of components (A), (B), (C), and (D) are all based on the total weight amount of the polypropylene based composition, said polypropylene based composition having a melt flow rate (MFR2) as measured at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load in accordance with ISO 1133 in the range of 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Friedrich Berger, Daniela Mileva, Georg Grestenberger, Markus Gahleitner
  • Patent number: 11084919
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO) and a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) as well as a process for the preparation of said polypropylene composition and a film obtained from said polypropylene composition (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Friedrich Berger, Petar Doshev, Manfred Gruenberger, Martina Sandholzer, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20210214527
    Abstract: New polypropylene composition with an optimized or improved balance between mechanical properties, like stiffness and impact strength, and optical properties, especially haze, the use of the polypropylene composition and articles made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Markus GAHLEITNER, Jingbo WANG, Friedrich BERGER, Jani AHO
  • Patent number: 10920055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleated heterophasic polypropylene composition, which shows improved properties in view of mechanical and optical behaviour as well as low amounts of extractable. The present invention also relates to films and final articles made out of the heterophasic polypropylene composition, as well as their use in packaging, especially food packaging applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Friedrich Berger, Johanna Lilja
  • Publication number: 20200392321
    Abstract: New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high hot-tack and good optical properties, like low haze and its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Markus GAHLEITNER, Jingbo WANG, Klaus BERNREITNER, Peter NIEDERSÜSS, Friedrich BERGER
  • Publication number: 20200385556
    Abstract: New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high hot-tack and good mechanical properties, like high dart drop strength (DDI), and its use especially for film applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Peter Niedersuss, Friedrich Berger, Stefan Ortner
  • Publication number: 20200325303
    Abstract: A propylene copolymer composition comprising A) a propylene butylene copolymer which is —free of phthalicacid esters as well as decomposition products thereof; —obtained by a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and B) at least one ?-nucleating agent, the propylene copolymer composition having —a MFR (2.16 kg/210° C.) in the range of 2 to 100 g/10 min —a melting point Tm(1) of less than 140° C. —a melting point Tm(2) of at least 150° C., said Tm(2) being associated with more than 75% of the total melting enthalpy and whereby the propylene copolymer —has monomer units derived from a) propylenein an amount of 90.0-98.0 mol.-% b) butylenein an amount of 2.0-10.0 mol.-% with respect to the total weight of the propylene butylene copolymer —an isotacticity mm % as determined by 13C NiNMR spectroscopy of below 99.0%; and —a Koenig-B parameter with respect to butylene as determined by 13C NMR spectroscopy of more than 0.98.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Wilfried Töltsch, Luigi Maria Resconi, Friedrich Berger
  • Publication number: 20200317898
    Abstract: Soft polypropylene composition with improved optical and mechanical properties and especially improved resistance to steam sterilization, as well as to its manufacture and use and to articles made out of the new composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Markus GAHLEITNER, Jingbo WANG, Friedrich BERGER
  • Publication number: 20200308385
    Abstract: New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high hot-tack, good optical properties, like low haze and its use, and improved stiffness/impact balance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Peter Niedersüss, Friedrich Berger, Stefan Ortner
  • Patent number: 10781303
    Abstract: High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Claudia Kniesel, Minna Aarnio-Winterhof, Karlheinz Friedrich, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger
  • Patent number: 10781304
    Abstract: Polypropylene composition comprising (A) 60 to 95 wt % of a heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) comprising 10 to 30 wt % of dispersed phase with the dispersed phase having a comonomer content of 30 to 45 wt % and the HECO having a melt flow rate MFRPP in the range of 12 to 200 g/10 min and being prepared in the presence of a Ziegler Natta catalyst (ZN-C), (B) 0 to 15 wt % of one or more elastomers, (C) 5 to 20 wt % of at least one filler wherein the polypropylene composition fulfils inequation (1) fogging?0.02 MFRComp+0.3. The composition allows for a well-balanced combination of a good impact/stiffness balance, a good scratch resistance, low VOC and FOG emissions and remarkable good fogging values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Claudia Kniesel, Minna Aarnio-Winterhof, Karlheinz Friedrich, Friedrich Berger
  • Patent number: 10759931
    Abstract: High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Claudia Kniesel, Minna Aarnio-Winterhof, Karlheinz Friedrich, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger
  • Patent number: 10752763
    Abstract: Heterophasic polyolefin composition with improved optical properties, its preparation, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and use of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger, Markku Vahteri, Joachim Fiebig
  • Publication number: 20200129649
    Abstract: The present invention deals with a new unimodal propylene-ethylene random copolymer providing improved resistance against gamma irradiation as well as compositions comprising the new unimodal propylene-ethylene random copolymer and final articles made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Andreas Albrecht, Satu Rintakari, Friedrich Berger, Martina Sandholzer
  • Publication number: 20200048443
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nucleated heterophasic polypropylene composition, which shows improved properties in view of mechanical and optical behaviour as well as low amounts of extractable. The present invention also relates to films and final articles made out of the heterophasic polypropylene composition, as well as their use in packaging, especially food packaging applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Markus Gahleitner, Jingbo Wang, Friedrich Berger, Johanna Lilja
  • Publication number: 20190367715
    Abstract: Heterophasic polyolefin composition with improved optical properties, its preparation, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and use of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger, Markku Vahteri, Joachim Fiebig
  • Patent number: 10487203
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Pauli Leskinen, Luigi Resconi, Matthias Hoff, Friedrich Berger
  • Publication number: 20190330459
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (C) comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer (RAHECO) and a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) as well as a process for the preparation of said polypropylene composition and a film obtained from said polypropylene composition (C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Friedrich Berger, Petar Doshev, Manfred Gruenberger, Martina Sandholzer, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20190315952
    Abstract: High flow nucleated heterophasic polyolefin compositions comprising a matrix comprising a propylene homo- and/or copolymer and an elastomeric alpha-olefin copolymer phase dispersed in the matrix, which have rather high melt flow rate, improved impact strength but also an excellent impact/stiffness balance and a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Claudia Kniesel, Minna Aarnio-Winterhof, Karlheinz Friedrich, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger