Patents by Inventor Giampaolo Pellegatti

Giampaolo Pellegatti 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: 20130096261
    Abstract: A cross-linked composition, obtained by cross-linking polyolefin composition comprising, all percentages being by weight: A) from 5 to 38% of a polypropylene component; B) from 35 to 85% of a copolymer of ethylene with propylene, containing from 42 to 70% of ethylene and having solubility in xylene at room temperature greater than 50%; C) from 5 to 45% of a polymer composition comprising a blend of: i) from 20 to 80% of an ethylene copolymer having a Shore A hardness value equal to or lower than 90 points and containing up to 45% of at least one ?-olefin comonomer, provided that, when propylene is present as comonomer, such copolymer i) has a composition which is different from B); ii) from 20 to 80% of a propylene copolymer having a Shore A hardness value equal to or lower than 90 points and containing up to 40% of at least one ?-olefin comonomer; wherein the amounts of A), B) and C) are referred to the total weight of A)+B)+C) and the amounts of i) and ii) are referred to the weight of C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA, S.R.L.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Minowa, Yukihiro Hisanaga, Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Patent number: 8378032
    Abstract: Elastoplastic polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-50% of a copolymer of propylene with one or more comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and CH2?CHR alpha-olefins where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl, which copolymer contains from 1 to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 50-90% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 57 to 80% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.5 or less, and the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the said XS fraction is of 3 dl/g or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Michael Balow, Robert Butala
  • Patent number: 8344086
    Abstract: 1-butene/ethylene/propylene terpolymer containing: c) from 4 to 10 wt % of ethylene derived units, and d) from 2 to 10 wt % of propylene derived units; the said terpolymer having the following properties: distribution of molecular weights (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC lower than 3; no melting point detectable at the DSC; melting enthalpy, measured after 10 days of aging at room temperature, from 12 to 20 J/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Stefano Spataro, Tiziana Caputo
  • Publication number: 20120264883
    Abstract: Soft polyolefin composition with improved processability comprising from 8 to 45% by weight of a polypropylene component (A), from 45 to 82% by weight of a polyolefin component (B), and from 5 to 25% by weight of a butene-1 (co)polymer (C) having a flexural modulus of 60 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.,
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Johan De Clippeleir, Stefano Spataro
  • Publication number: 20120238704
    Abstract: Polyolefin composition with improved sealability comprising from 70 to 95% of one or more copolymers of propylene with one or more comonomers selected from ethylene, a C4-C8 ?-olefin and combinations thereof, where the comonomer, or comonomers, content in (A) is from 5 to 25%, and from 5 to 30% by weight of butene-1 (co)polymer (B) having a flexural modulus of 60 MPa or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Michele Grazzi, Stefano Spataro
  • Patent number: 8227563
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 1-butene homopolymers or 1-butene/alpha olefin copolymers wherein the alpha olefins are selected from ethylene, propylene or alpha olefins of formula CH2?CHZ wherein Z is a C3-C20 alkyl radical, comprising contacting 1-butene or 1-butene and one or more alpha olefins under polymerization conditions in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: (a) a solid component comprising a Ti compound and an internal electron-donor compound supported on MgCl2 (b) an alkylaluminum cocatalyst; and (c) a compound of formula (I) as external donor Wherein: R1, R2, R3 and R4, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen atoms or C1-C20 hydrocarbon radicals optionally containing heteroatoms belonging to groups 13-17 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; or two R1, R2, R3 and R4 can be joined to form a C5-C20, saturated or unsaturated ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianni Vitale, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Ines Mingozzi, Isabella Maria Vittoria Camurati, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Publication number: 20120184675
    Abstract: Elastoplastic polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-50% of a copolymer of propylene with one or more comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and CH2?CHR alpha-olefins where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl, which copolymer contains from 1 to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 50-90% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 57 to 80% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.5 or less, and the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the said XS fraction is of 3 dl/g or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Michael Balow, Robert Butala
  • Patent number: 8202611
    Abstract: Films especially suitable for the packaging of fresh foodstuff, like salad and vegetables, due to their high permeability to oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor, are obtained from polyolefin composition comprising (percentage by weight): A) 5% to 80% of a butene-1 polymer or polymer composition containing from 0% to 25% of one or more comonomers selected from ethylene and alpha-olefins different from 1-butene, provided that, when ethylene only is present as comonomer, the amount of ethylene is higher than 4% and a copolymer fraction (i) containing at least 6.2% of ethylene is present, said polymer or polymer composition having a content of fraction soluble in xylene at 0° C. of from 50% to 100% and a Flexural Modulus (measured according to ISO 178) from 15 to 300 MPa; B) 20% to 95% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer having a content of fraction insoluble in xylene at room temperature of 93% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, s.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniele Bigiavi, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Stefano Spataro
  • Publication number: 20120041161
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of 1-butene homopolymers or 1-butene/alpha olefin copolymers wherein the alpha olefins are selected from ethylene, propylene or alpha olefms of formula CH2?CHZ wherein Z is a C3-C20 alkyl radical, comprising contacting 1-butene or 1-butene and one or more alpha olefms under polymerization conditions in the presence of a catalyst system comprising: (a) a solid component comprising a Ti compound and an internal electron-donor compound supported on MgCl2 (b) an alkylaluminum co catalyst; and (c) a compound of formula (I) as external donor Wherein: R1, R2, R3 and R4, equal to or different from each other, are hydrogen atoms or C1-C20 hydrocarbon radicals optionally containing heteroatoms belonging to groups 13-17 of the Periodic Table of the Elements; or two R1, R2, R3 and R4 can be joined to form a C5-C20, saturated or unsaturated ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Gianni Vitale, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Ines Mingozzi, Isabella Maria Vittoria Camurati, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Publication number: 20120016087
    Abstract: A masterbatch composition comprising, all percent amounts being by weight: A) 10-45% of a homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene; B) 10-30% of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 18 to 45% of ethylene; C) 42-60% of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 55 to 85% of ethylene; said composition having a MFR L value from 0.01 to 10 g/10 min., a value of the intrinsic viscosity [?]sol of the fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature from 1.5 to 2.5 dl/g and a value of the ratio [?]sol/MFR L equal to or lower than 6.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Michele Grazzi, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Patent number: 8097682
    Abstract: A 1-butene/propylene copolymer composition having a content of propylene derived units from 4 to 10% by weight, wherein at least 50% of the polymer is present in the thermodynamically stable, trigonal form I after 100 hours at room temperature, said composition comprising: a) from 5% by weight to 95% by weight of an atactic 1-butene propylene copolymer having the following features: i) distribution of molecular weight Mw/Mn equal to or lower than 4; ii) no enthalpy of fusion detectable at a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); and iii) infrared crystallinity lower than 0.5%; b) from 5% by weight to 95% by weight of an isotactic 1-butene propylene copolymer having the following features: i) isotactic pentads (mmmm) measured by 13C-NMR, higher than 80%; ii) melting point (Tm(II)) higher than 70° C.; and iii) distribution of molecular weight Mw/Mn equal to or lower than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Daniele Bigiavi, Rita Martelli, Maria Silvia Tonti, Luigi Resconi, Simona Guidotti
  • Patent number: 8097681
    Abstract: A 1-butene/propylene copolymer composition having a content of propylene derived units from 1 to 4% by weight, wherein at least 50% of the crystalline polymer is present in the thermodynamically stable, trigonal Form I (detected by DSC analysis) after 100 hours of the first melting at room temperature comprising: b) from 5% by weight to 95% by weight of an atactic 1-butene propylene copolymer having the following features: i) distribution of molecular weight Mw/Mn equal to or lower than 4; ii) no enthalpy of fusion detectable at a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC); and iii) infrared crystallinity lower than 0.5%; b) from 5% by weight to 95% by weight of an isotactic 1-butene propylene copolymer having the following features: i) isotactic pentads (mmmm) measured by 13C-NMR, higher than 80%; ii) melting point (Tm(II)) higher than 70° C.; and iii) distribution of molecular weight Mw/Mn equal to or lower than 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Daniele Bigiavi, Rita Martelli, Maria Silvia Tonti, Luigi Resconi, Simona Guidotti
  • Patent number: 8080616
    Abstract: Polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 50-75% of a blend of polymers (PP) and (ECI), wherein (PP) is selected from the group consisting of: (i) propylene homopolymers; (ii) copolymers of propylene; (iii) combinations of said homopolymers (i) and copolymers (ii); (EC1) is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene or CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or a copolymer of ethylene, propylene and the said CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), containing from 20 to 35%, of ethylene; and B) 25-50% of a copolymer (ECII) of ethylene and propylene or CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or a copolymer of ethylene, propylene and the said CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), containing from 40 to 60% of ethylene; in which composition the copolymer component (ECI) is present in amounts from 23 to 45% with respect to the total weight of (A), and the intrinsic viscosity [?tot] of the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Letizia Baraldi, Kazuhiko Minowa, Yukihiro Hisanaga
  • Patent number: 8071686
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-25% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with up to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 75-90% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 54 to 65% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.50 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Letizia Baraldi
  • Patent number: 8058350
    Abstract: A composition comprising: a) 50% to 90% of a propylene (co)polymer having: (i) a polydispersity index >3, (ii) melt flow rate >1 dg/min, and (iii) fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. >1%, b) 5% to 25% of an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having: (i) ethylene content over 50% but under 92% by mol, (ii) intrinsic viscosityover 1.2 but under 6 dL/g, (iii) density ranging from 0.850 to 0.890 g/cm3, and (iv) enthalpy of fusion under 62 J/g; c) 5% to 25% of a propylene/ethylene copolymer having: (i) propylene content over 50% but under 92% by mol, (ii) intrinsic viscosity over 2 but under 6 dL/g, (iii) density ranging from 0.850 to 0.890 g/cm3, (iv) product of reactivity ratios r1×r2 u nder 2, and (v) enthalpy of fusion under 45 J/g; wherein the weight ratio between component b and the sum of components b) and c) is 0.5 to 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, s.r.l.
    Inventors: Dominic A. Berta, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Publication number: 20110269893
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising: A) from 30% to 90% by weight of a propylene polymer composition comprising: a1) from 20% to 90% of a propylene homopolymer, or a copolymer of propylene containing 3% or less of derived units of ethylene or C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) or of combinations thereof, said homopolymer or copolymer having a content of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C NMR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 96; a2) from 10% to 80%, of a copolymer of ethylene containing from 40% to 70% of derived units of propylene or C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) or of combinations thereof; B) from 10% to 70% by weight of a multimodal ethylene copolymer wherein the comonomer is selected from the derived units of alpha olefins of formula CH2?CHT wherein T is a C3-C10 alkyl group; having the following properties: i) density (with ISO 1183) comprised in the range from 0.850 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Davide Micheletti, Shahram Mihan, Fabiana Fantinel, Gerd Mannebach
  • Publication number: 20110263807
    Abstract: A process for the polymerization of one or more olefins under solution polymerization conditions to produce a polymeric solution, said process comprising contacting the produced polymeric solution with one or more antioxidant compounds before or concurrently with subjecting the polymeric solution to a devolatilization step to separate the polymer from the unreacted monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Stefano Spataro, Pier Luigi Di Federico, Giampaolo Pellegatti
  • Patent number: 8026312
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 20-35% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with up to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 65-80% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 40 to less than 54% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.25 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, s.r.l.
    Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Letizia Baraldi
  • Publication number: 20110225933
    Abstract: A multilayer film in which at least one layer (A) comprises a copolymer (A1) of propylene with hexene-1 containing from 4 to 10% by weight of hexene-1 and having Melt Flow Rate from 1 to 10 g/10 min.; and at least one layer (B) comprises a copolymer (B1) of ethylene containing up to 20 mol % of CH2=CHR ?-olefins and having a density from 0.88 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: Michele Grazzi, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Bassi
  • Patent number: 7981993
    Abstract: A 1-butene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 15.10% by molto 18.00% by mol having the following properties: a) distribution of molecular weight lower than 3; preferably b) hardness shore A (measured according to ISO 868) lower than 65; c) tension set lower than 30% at 100% of deformation (ISO 2285) d) no melting pointdetectable at the DSC; e) Melting enthalpy measured after 10 days of aging at room temperature comprised between 4 and 15 J/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Stefano Spataro, Roberta Marchini, Simona Guidotti, Simona Esposito