Patents by Inventor Gerhardus Meier

Gerhardus Meier 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: 9790303
    Abstract: A method for controlling a slurry polymerization for the preparation of polyethylene, where the polyethylene is formed in a polymerization reactor comprising a vapor section by contacting a Ziegler-type catalyst, ethylene, and either hydrogen or, as comonomer(s), one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins or hydrogen and one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins, wherein the ethylene partial pressure is maintained by adjusting the flow rate of the catalyst to the polymerization reactor and the hydrogen/ethylene and comonomer/ethylene partial pressure ratios are maintained by adjusting the flow rates of hydrogen and/or of the one or more comonomers to the polymerization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Kuehl, Rodrigo Carvajal, Gerhardus Meier, Elke Damm, Phil Pyman
  • Patent number: 9771439
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
  • Patent number: 9738777
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties for use in preparing blow-molded articles and having the following features: 1) a density from 0.945 to less than 0.952 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 15 to 30; 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index (SIC) from 2.5 to 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9732248
    Abstract: Polyethylene composition with improved balance of impact resistance at low temperatures and Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance (ESCR), particularly suited for producing protective coatings on metal pipes, said composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.938 to 0.948 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 15 to 25; 3) MIF from 30 to 45 g/10 min.; 4) Mz equal to or greater than 1000000 g/mol; 5) LCBI equal to or greater than 0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Diana Dotsch, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Heinz Vogt
  • Patent number: 9725541
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a polyethylene composition suitable for producing small articles such as flexible and collapsible tubes by blow molding comprising: 1) a density from 0.948 to 0.955 g/cm3; 2) a MIF/MIP ratio from 12 to 25; 3) a MIF from 25 to 40 g/10 min; 4) a Mz from 1000000 to 2000000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schuller, Diana Dotsch, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Jens Wiesecke
  • Publication number: 20170210833
    Abstract: A method for controlling a slurry polymerization for the preparation of polyethylene, where the polyethylene is formed in a polymerization reactor comprising a vapor section by contacting a Ziegler-type catalyst, ethylene, and either hydrogen or, as comonomer(s), one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins or hydrogen and one or more C3 to C10 alpha-olefins, wherein the ethylene partial pressure is maintained by adjusting the flow rate of the catalyst to the polymerization reactor and the hydrogen/ethylene and comonomer/ethylene partial pressure ratios are maintained by adjusting the flow rates of hydrogen and/or of the one or more comonomers to the polymerization reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Kuehl, Rodrigo Carvajal, Gerhardus Meier, Elke Damm, Phil Pyman
  • Publication number: 20170198069
    Abstract: Polyethylene composition for injection molding with a beneficial balance of environmental stress cracking resistance and impact resistance in combination with low warpage and beneficial processing behavior, said composition having the following features: 1) density of 0.945 g/cm3 or higher; 2) MIE from 1 to 30 g/10 min.; 3) ratio MIF/MIE from 15 to 30; 4) ER values from 0.40 to 0.52.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Harilaos Mavridis, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Diana Dötsch, Jens Wiesecke
  • Publication number: 20170183427
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a slurry polymerization process for the preparation of polyethylene in the presence of a Ziegler catalyst and aluminum alkyl co-catalyst in at least one polymerization reactor, in which process suspension medium comprising a concentration of aluminum alkyl co-catalyst is recycled to the polymerization, the concentration of aluminum alkyl co-catalyst in the recycled suspension medium is determined; and the amount of fresh aluminum alkyl co-catalyst fed to the polymerization is adjusted to maintain a targeted aluminum alkyl co-catalyst concentration in the recycled suspension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhard Kuehl, Rodrigo Carvajal, Gerhardus Meier, Elke Damm, Phil Pyman
  • Publication number: 20170121512
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties for use in preparing blow-moulded articles and having the following features: 1) a density from 0.945 to less than 0.952 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 15 to 30; 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index (SIC) from 2.5 to 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9580583
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties for use in preparing blow-moulded articles and having the following features: 1) a density from 0.945 to less than 0.952 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 15 to 30; 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index (SIC) from 2.5 to 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9512308
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties, particularly suited for preparing blow-moulded articles, said composition having the following features: 1) a density from 0.952 to 0.960 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 17 to 30; and 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index SIC from 2.5 to 5.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9505855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalysts systems for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR, wherein R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical having 1-12 carbon atoms, comprising (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, and halogen (B) an aluminum alkyl compound and (C) a mono or dihalogenated hydrocarbon compound. Said catalyst systems have improved polymerization activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Masaki Fushimi, Gerhardus Meier, Maclovio Herrera Salinas, Martin Schneider, Giampiero Morini
  • Publication number: 20160326354
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties for use in preparing blow-moulded articles and having the following features: 1) a density from 0.945 to less than 0.952 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 15 to 30; 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index (SIC) from 2.5 to 5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9458312
    Abstract: Polyethylene composition with improved balance of environmental stress cracking resistance (FNCT) and impact resistance (Charpy), particularly suited for preparing pipes, said composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.945 to 0.955 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from more than 30 to 45; 3) Shear-Induced Crystallization Index SIC from 1.0 to 2.5; 4) Long Chain Branching index equal to or greater than 0.85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9441056
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a slurry process for preparing an ethylene polymer having a melt flow ratio F/P, which is the ratio among the melt index value measured according to ASTM 1238 condition “F” and the melt index value measured according to ASTM 1238 condition “P” of equal to or lower than 27, carried out in two or more stages of polymerization at temperatures in the range from 60 to 120° C., in which at least two of the said two or more polymerization stages are carried out under different amounts of molecular weight regulator, said process being carried out in the presence of (A) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, having a porosity (PF), measured by the mercury method and due to pores with radius equal to, or lower than, 1 ?m, of at least 0.3 cm3/g and a surface area determined by BET method, of lower than 100 m2/g, and being further characterized by the fact that more than 50% of the titanium atoms are in a valence state lower than 4 and (B) of an organoaluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Maus, Gerhardus Meier, Gianni Collina, Diego Brita
  • Publication number: 20160251504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polyethylene molding composition having a multimodal molar mass distribution particularly suitable for blow molding films having a thickness in the range from 8 to 200 ?m. The molding composition has a density at a temperature of 23° C. in the range from 0.953 to 0.960 g/cm3 and an MFR190/5 of the final product after extrusion in the range from 0.10 to 0.50 dg/min. The composition comprises from 30 to 60% by weight of a first ethylene polymer fraction made of a homopolymer A having a first molecular weight, from 22 to 40% by weight of a second ethylene polymer fraction made of a further homopolymer or first copolymer B of ethylene and at least one first comonomer from the group of olefins having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms, the first copolymer B having a second molecular weight higher than the first molecular weight, and from 10 to 30% by weight of a third ethylene polymer fraction made of a second copolymer C having a third molecular weight higher than the second molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Berthold, Lutz-Gerd Heinicke, Gerhardus Meier
  • Patent number: 9428623
    Abstract: Polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties, particularly suited for preparing blow-molded articles, said composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.945 to less than 0.952 g/cm3; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 15 to 30; 3) Shear-Induced Crystallization Index SIC from 2.5 to 5.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Publication number: 20160237265
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyethylene composition with improved swell ratio and mechanical properties, particularly suited for preparing blow-moulded articles, said composition having the following features: 1) a density from 0.952 to 0.960 g/cm3; 2) an MIF/MIP ratio from 17 to 30; and 3) a Shear-Induced Crystallization Index SIC from 2.5 to 5.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
  • Patent number: 9399688
    Abstract: A process for polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 30° C. to 140° C. and pressures of from 1.0 MPa to 10 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a multistage polymerization of olefins in at least two serially connected gas-phase polymerization reactors, and apparatus for the multistage polymerization of olefins, comprising at least two serially connected gas-phase polymerization reactors and a device for transferring polyolefin particles from an up-stream gas-phase polymerization reactor to a downstream gas-phase polymerization reactor, the transferring device comprising—a gas/solid separation chamber placed downstream of the upstream gas-phase polymerization which gas/solid separation chamber is equipped at a lower part with an net for introducing a fluid, and—connected to the gas/solid separation chamber at least two lock hoppers, placed in a parallel arrangement, each connected to the downstream gas-phase polymerization reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Giuseppe Penzo, Gabriele Mei, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Antonio Ciarrocchi
  • Publication number: 20160152747
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a polyethylene composition suitable for producing small articles such as flexible and collapsible tubes by blow molding comprising: 1) a density from 0.948 to 0.955 g/cm3; 2) a MIF/MIP ratio from 12 to 25; 3) a MIF from 25 to 40 g/10 min; 4) a Mz from 1000000 to 2000000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH
    Inventors: GERHARDUS MEIER, ULF SCHULLER, DIANA DOTSCH, BERND LOTHAR MARCZINKE, JENS WIESECKE