Patents by Inventor Gianni Vitale
Gianni Vitale 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).
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Patent number: 11834534Abstract: A propylene ethylene copolymer having the following features: an ethylene content of between 1.0 and 4.0% by weight; a molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, of greater than 4.0; a content of xylene soluble fraction (XS) and ethylene content (C2) that fulfills the following relationship: (C2×1.1)+1.25<XS<(C2×1.1)+2.50 where: XS=% by weight of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C.; C2=% by weight of ethylene units in the copolymer determined via NMR; a melt flow rate (MFR; 230° C., 2.16 kg) of between 30 to 75 g/10 min; an intrinsic viscosity of the copolymer of lower than 1.5 dl/g; and an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. of higher than 0.32 dl/g.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Gianpiero Ferraro, Gianni Vitale, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Benedetta Gaddi, Gianni Collina, Giampiero Morini, Caroline Cathelin, Marco Ciarafoni, Claudio Cavalieri
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Patent number: 11466107Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing Mg, Ti, Bi, a halogen and an electron donor.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Giampiero Morini, Gianni Vitale
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Publication number: 20220298343Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 60 to 90 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition, of a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., is made from or containing more than 80% wt of propylene units, and B) from 10 to 40 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition, of a fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. is made from or containing a copolymer of propylene and ethylene having an average content of ethylene derived units from 30.0 wt % to 55.0 wt %, wherein the fraction when subjected to GPC fractionation and continuous IR analysis for determining the ethylene content of the eluted fractions (GPC-IR analysis), shows that the content of ethylene increases along with the Mw for fractions having Mw higher than the average.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, ALESSANDRO MIGNOGNA, DARIO LIGUORI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE
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Publication number: 20220298272Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins made from or containing a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond, a first electron donor compound selected from 1,3 diethers (DE), and a second electron donor compound selected from dicarbamates (DC), wherein the first and second electron donor compounds are present in a molar ratio DE:DC ranging from 4.5:1 to 20:1.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: September 22, 2022Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, ALESSANDRO MIGNOGNA, DARIO LIGUORI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, TIZIANO DALL'OCCO, GIANNI VITALE
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Patent number: 11407844Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins made from or containing Mg, Ti, Cl and at least an electron donor compound which is the reaction product obtained by bringing into contact a Mg compound and a Ti compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond with an electron donor selected from diphenol derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Alessandro Mignogna, Dario Liguori, Giampiero Morini, Gianni Vitale
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Publication number: 20220235212Abstract: A propylene polymer composition made from or containing: a) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 6.2 to 8.5% by weight, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 8.5 g/10 min; b) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 10.4 wt % to 14.5 wt %, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 8.5 g/10 min; and c) from 38 wt % to 68 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer containing from 3.4 wt % to 5.7 wt % of ethylene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min, wherein the sum of the amount of a), b) and c) being 100.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: July 28, 2022Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, PAOLA MASSARI, ISABELLA MARIA VITTORIA CAMURATI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI, GIANNI COLLINA, GIANNI VITALE, MARCO CIARAFONI, BENEDETTA GADDI
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Publication number: 20220033539Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins made from or containing Mg, Ti, Cl and at least an electron donor compound which is the reaction product obtained by bringing into contact a Mg compound and a Ti compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond with an electron donor selected from diphenol derivatives.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: ALESSANDRO MIGNOGA, DARIO LIGUORI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE
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Patent number: 11220519Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing Mg, Ti, Bi, halogen and an electron donor obtained from a process including the steps: (a) dissolving a Mg(OR)2 compound wherein R groups, equal to or different from each other, are C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing a heteroatom selected from O, N and halogen, in an organic liquid medium, thereby forming a first liquid mixture; (b) contacting the first liquid mixture (a) with TiCl4, thereby forming a second liquid mixture absent a solid phase, and (c) subjecting the second liquid mixture (b) to conditions, whereby solid catalyst particles are formed, wherein (i) a Bi compound and (ii) a bidentate electron donor compound are present in one or more of steps (a) to (c) and/or contacted with the solid catalyst particles obtained from (c).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Giampiero Morini, Gianni Vitale
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Patent number: 11149101Abstract: A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 5.7 to 7.7% by weight of 1-hexene derived units, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, having: a) a solubility in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 7.0 wt % to 15.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer; b) a melting temperature, measured by DSC ranging from 143.0° C. to 148.0° C.; c) a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg) from 3.5 to 8.0 g/10 min.; and d) a content of 1-hexene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 13.5 wt % to 18.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the soluble fraction.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Caroline Cathelin, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni, Giampiero Morini, Gianni Vitale, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Collina, Benedetta Gaddi
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Publication number: 20210309676Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing Mg, Ti, Bi, halogen and an electron donor obtained from a process including the steps: (a) dissolving a Mg(OR)2 compound wherein R groups, equal to or different from each other, are C1-C15 hydrocarbon groups optionally containing a heteroatom selected from O, N and halogen, in an organic liquid medium, thereby forming a first liquid mixture; (b) contacting the first liquid mixture (a) with TiCl4, thereby forming a second liquid mixture absent a solid phase, and (c) subjecting the second liquid mixture (b) to conditions, whereby solid catalyst particles are formed, wherein (i) a Bi compound and (ii) a bidentate electron donor compound are present in one or more of steps (a) to (c) and/or contacted with the solid catalyst particles obtained from (c).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: SIMONA GUIDOTTI, DARIO LIGUORI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE
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Publication number: 20210269564Abstract: A solid catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR, wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, made from or containing Mg, Ti, Bi, a halogen and an electron donor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: September 2, 2021Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: SIMONA GUIDOTTI, DARIO LIGUORI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE
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Publication number: 20210179751Abstract: A propylene ethylene copolymer having the following features: an ethylene content of between 1.0 and 4.0% by weight; a molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, of greater than 4.0; a content of xylene soluble fraction (XS) and ethylene content (C2) that fulfills the following relationship: (C2×1.1)+1.25<XS<(C2×1.1)+2.50 where: XS=% by weight of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C.; C2=% by weight of ethylene units in the copolymer determined via NMR; a melt flow rate (MFR; 230° C., 2.16 kg) of between 30 to 75 g/10 min; an intrinsic viscosity of the copolymer of lower than 1.5 dl/g; and an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. of higher than 0.32 dl/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2019Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: GIANPIERO FERRARO, GIANNI VITALE, FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, BENEDETTA GADDI, GIANNI COLLINA, GIAMPIERO MORINI, CAROLINE CATHELIN, MARCO CIARAFONI, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI
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Patent number: 11028259Abstract: A multilayer film made from or containing a skin layer made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from 19 wt % to 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and B) from 50 wt % to 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content of between 4.8 wt % to 12.4 wt %; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the composition being characterized by the following features: molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than 4.0; the creep and recovery curve measured on the polymer fuse at 200° C. shows a maximum value between 600 and 1200 seconds, lower than 53×10?5 1/Pa.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Caroline Cathelin, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Andrea Felisati, Angelo Ferraro, Giampiero Morini, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale
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Patent number: 10894849Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from about 19 wt % to about 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt % B) from about 50 wt % to about 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content between about 4.8 wt % and about 12.4 wt %; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the polyolefin composition being characterized by the following features: molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than about 4.0; the creep and recovery curve measured on the polymer fuse at 200° C. shows a maximum value between 600 and 1200 seconds, lower than about 53×10?4 1/Pa.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale, Caroline Cathelin, Giampiero Morini, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni
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Publication number: 20200308381Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 50 wt % to 90 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition, of a propylene homopolymer; and B) from 10 wt % to 50 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition, of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene having from 30.0 wt % to 70.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the copolymer, of ethylene derived units; the polypropylene composition having: i) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 2.2 and 4.0 dl/g; ii) a MFR L from 0.5 to 100 g/10 min; and iii) a xylene soluble fraction ranging from 10 wt % to 50 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: GIANNI VITALE, FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, BENEDETTA GADDI, GIANNI COLLINA, GIAMPIERO MORINI, CAROLINE CATHELIN, MARCO CIARAFONI, GIANPIERO FERRARO, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, PAOLA MASSARI, MICHELE GRAZZI
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Patent number: 10730974Abstract: A gas-phase process for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of propylene with other olefins, including carrying out the polymerization in the presence of a catalyst system made from or containing: (a) a solid catalyst component made from or containing Mg, Ti, halogen, an electron donor selected from 1.3-diethers and an olefin polymer in a specific amount; (b) an aluminum alkyl compound and (c) an external electron donor (ED) compound, wherein components (b) and (c) being employed in amounts such that the Al/(ED) molar ratio ranges from about 2 to about 200.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Giampiero Morini, Massimo Covezzi, Tiziano Dall'occo, Dario Liguori, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale
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Publication number: 20200231723Abstract: A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 5.7 to 7.7% by weight of 1-hexene derived units, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, having: a) a solubility in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 7.0 wt % to 15.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer; b) a melting temperature, measured by DSC ranging from 143.0° C. to 148.0° C.; c) a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg) from 3.5 to 8.0 g/10 min.; and d) a content of 1-hexene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 13.5 wt % to 18.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the soluble fraction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2018Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: PAOLA MASSARI, CAROLINE CATHELIN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, MARCO CIARAFONI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE, FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, GIANNI COLLINA, BENEDETTA GADDI
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Patent number: 10576720Abstract: A film made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from about 19 wt % to about 50 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene copolymer; and B) from about 50 wt % to about 81 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polyolefin composition, of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer, and 1-butene derived units content of between about 4.8 wt % and about 12.4 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Caroline Cathelin, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Andrea Felisati, Angelo Ferraro, Giampiero Morini, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale
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Patent number: 10562990Abstract: A catalyst for the homopolymerization or copolymerization of CH2?CHR olefins, made from or containing the product obtained by contacting: (i) a solid catalyst component made from or containing Ti, Mg, Cl, and an internal electron donor compound, wherein the solid catalyst component contains from about 0.1 to about 50 wt % of Bi, based upon the total weight of the solid catalyst component; (ii) an alkyl aluminum compound and, (iii) an external electron donor compound having the formula: (R1)aSi(OR2)b wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl radicals with 1-8 carbon atoms and a is 0 or 1 and a+b=4.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale, Dario Liguori, Giampiero Morini
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Patent number: 10316122Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 50 wt % to 90 wt %; of a propylene homopolymer; B) from 10 wt % to 50 wt %; of a copolymer of propylene having from 30.0 wt % to 70.0 wt %, of ethylene derived units, based upon the total weight of the copolymer; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the polypropylene composition having: i) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 2.2 to 4.0 dl/g; ii) a MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) from 0.5 to 100 g/10 min; iii) a xylene soluble fraction ranging from 20 wt % to 50 wt %, based upon the total weight of the polypropylene composition; wherein the polypropylene composition being obtained by a polymerization process wherein the catalyst system contains bismuth.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Caroline Cathelin, Giampiero Morini, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale, Marco Ciarafoni, Claudio Cavalieri, Roberto Pantaleoni, Michele Grazzi