Patents by Inventor Gil R. Hawley

Gil R. Hawley 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).

  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Patent number: 6858687
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Anthony P. Eaton, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst composition
    Patent number: 6838533
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a solid, wherein said solid is selected from the group consisting of titanium tetrafluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, and a treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Philips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Marvin M. Johnson, Bruce B. Randolph, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Gil R. Hawley, Joel L. Martin
  • Organometal compound catalyst
    Patent number: 6833338
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2004
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Gil R. Hawley, Michael D. Jensen, Christopher E. Wittner, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Joel L. Martin, David C. Rohlfing, Youlu Yu
  • Process for producing polymers
    Patent number: 6831141
    Abstract: A process of using a catalyst composition to polymerize at least one monomer to produce a polymer. The process comprises contacting the catalyst composition and at least one monomer in a polymerization zone under polymerization conditions to produce the polymer. The catalyst composition is produced by a process comprising contacting at least one organometal compound, at least one treated solid oxide compound, and at least one organoaluminum compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Elizabeth A. Benham, Shirley J. Martin, Kathy S. Collins, James L. Smith, Gil R. Hawley, Christopher E. Wittner, Michael D. Jensen
  • Polymerization catalysts and processes therefor
    Patent number: 6821920
    Abstract: Novel catalyst systems which comprise diimine nickel complexes comprising additional ligands selected from the group consisting of acetylacetonate, hexaflourylacetylacetonate, halogens and mixtures thereof can be used with methylaluminoxane in slurry polymerization processes to polymerize mono-1-olefins and, optionally one or more higher mono-1-olefin comonomer(s), to produce high molecular weight polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Nancy W. Eilerts, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Publication number: 20040180780
    Abstract: This invention provides oxide matrix compositions that can be utilized in catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. The oxide matrix composition comprises residual mineral components and an oxide precursor. The catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an oxide matrix composition. Processes for producing the oxide matrix composition and the catalyst composition are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Joseph S. Shveima, James L. Smith, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Patent number: 6750302
    Abstract: A polymerization catalyst is disclosed, wherein the catalyst comprises: (a) a metallocene of Ti, Zr or Hf, (b) an organoaluminum compound, and (c) a treated solid oxide support which comprises fluorine and chromium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley, Eric T. Hsieh
  • Polymerization catalysts
    Publication number: 20040067844
    Abstract: A process to produce a polymer is provided. The process comprising contacting a treated solid oxide compound, an organometal compound, and an organoaluminum compound in the presence of an alpha olefin under polymerization conditions to produce the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Gil R. Hawley, Max P. McDaniel, Christopher E. Wittner, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Kathy S. Collins
  • Organometal catalyst composition
    Publication number: 20040038807
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a solid, wherein said solid is selected from the group consisting of titanium tetrafluoride, zirconium tetrafluoride, and a treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Marvin M. Johnson, Bruce B. Randolph, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Gil R. Hawley, Joel L. Martin
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Publication number: 20040023793
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Anthony P. Eaton, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Publication number: 20040024147
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted fluorided solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, James L. Smith, Elizabeth A. Benham, Marvin M. Johnson, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Publication number: 20040014909
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted fluorided silica-alumina.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Polymerization catalyst compositions and processes to produce polymers and bimodal polymers
    Publication number: 20040006186
    Abstract: A process to produce a first catalyst composition is provided. The process comprises contacting at least one first organometal compound and at least one activator to produce the first catalyst composition. The activator is selected from the group consisting of aluminoxanes, fluoro-organo borates, and treated solid oxide components in combination with at least one organoaluminum compound. In another embodiment of this invention, a process to produce a second catalyst composition for producing bimodal polymers is provided. The process comprises contacting at least one first organometal compound, at least one activator, and at least one second organometal compound to produce the second catalyst composition. The first and second catalyst compositions are also provided as well as polymerization processes using these compositions to produce polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Michael D. Jensen, Max P. McDaniel, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley, Tony R. Crain, Martha J. Tanner
  • Polymerization catalysts
    Patent number: 6667274
    Abstract: A process to produce a polymer is provided. The process comprising contacting a treated solid oxide compound, an organometal compound, and an organoaluminum compound in the presence of an alpha olefin under polymerization conditions to produce the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Gil R. Hawley, Max P. McDaniel, Christopher E. Wittner, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Kathy S. Collins
  • Organometal compound catalyst
    Publication number: 20030232716
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and a treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicant: PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Gil R. Hawley, Michael D. Jensen, Christopher E. Wittner, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Joel L. Martin, David C. Rohlfing, Youlu Yu
  • Polymerization process utilizing organometal catalyst compositions and the polymer produced thereby
    Patent number: 6653416
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted fluorided solid oxide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, James L. Smith, Elizabeth A. Benham, Marvin M. Johnson, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Publication number: 20030207756
    Abstract: This invention provides compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Patent number: 6632894
    Abstract: This invention provides oxide matrix compositions that can be utilized in catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. The oxide matrix composition comprises residual mineral components and an oxide precursor. The catalyst composition comprises contacting an organometal compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an oxide matrix composition. Processes for producing the oxide matrix composition and the catalyst composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Joseph S. Shveima, James L. Smith, Kathy S. Collins, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley
  • Organometal compound catalyst
    Publication number: 20030171511
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted treated solid oxide compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Gil R. Hawley, Michael D. Jensen, Elizabeth A. Benham, Anthony P. Eaton, Joel L. Martin, Christopher E. Wittner
  • Organometal catalyst compositions
    Patent number: 6613852
    Abstract: This invention provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer. This invention also provides catalyst compositions that are useful for polymerizing at least one monomer to produce a polymer, wherein said catalyst composition comprises a post-contacted organometal compound, a post-contacted organoaluminum compound, and a post-contacted fluorided silica-alumina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Max P. McDaniel, Kathy S. Collins, Anthony P. Eaton, Elizabeth A. Benham, Michael D. Jensen, Joel L. Martin, Gil R. Hawley