Patents by Inventor Gisella Biondini
Gisella Biondini 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: 11929192Abstract: A cable article made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: (i) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T1) being an interpolymer of ethylene and less than 7 wt %, of a polymerizable comonomer; (ii) from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a peroxide; and (iii) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T2). Component T2) is made from or contains: A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units. The cable article is selected from the group consisting of cable insulation and cable jacketing.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Cindy Flenniken, Chun D. Lee, Claudio Cavalieri, Monica Galvan, Vincent Baudier, Gisella Biondini
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Publication number: 20240059885Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing: (I) 50-95% by weight of a heterophasic polyolefin composition made from or containing: (A) 10-40% by weight of a propylene polymer selected from the group consisting of propylene homopolymers and copolymers of propylene with an alpha-olefin, having 1.0-6.0% by weight of units deriving from the alpha-olefin, wherein the propylene polymer (A) having a melt flow rate (MFRA) ranging from 20 to 60 g/10 min.; and (B) 60-90% by weight of a copolymer of propylene with an alpha-olefin, having 20-35% by weight of units deriving from the alpha-olefin, wherein the fraction of the heterophasic polyolefin composition (I) soluble in xylene at 25° C. (XS(I)) is equal to or higher than 60% by weight; and (II) 5-50% by weight of a propylene-ethylene copolymer having 12-25% by weight of units deriving from ethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2021Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Michele Grazzi, Monica Galvan, Gisella Biondini, Marco Ciarafoni
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Publication number: 20230348327Abstract: Asphalt product made from or containing Z1) from 90 wt % to 98 wt % of mineral aggregate; and Z2) from 2 wt % to 10 wt % of a bitumen composition made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene derived units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, GISELLA BIONDINI, VINCENT BAUDIER
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Publication number: 20230137178Abstract: A mixture made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene derived units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, GISELLA BIONDINI, VINCENT BAUDIER
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Publication number: 20230135023Abstract: A mixture made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene, and 1-butene.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, GISELLA BIONDINI, VINCENT BAUDIER
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Publication number: 20230118146Abstract: Asphalt product made from or containing Z1) from 90 wt % to 98 wt % of mineral aggregate; and Z2) from 2 wt % to 10 wt % of a bitumen composition made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of an ethylene homopolymer; and C) 30-60% by weight of a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene derived units.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, GISELLA BIONDINI, VINCENT BAUDIER
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Publication number: 20220056274Abstract: A mixture made from or containing T1) from 99 wt % to 75 wt % of bitumen, and T2) from 1 wt % to 25 wt % of a polymer composition made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 1.0% to 20.0% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25.0% to 75.0% by weight of ethylene derived units.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: VINCENT BAUDIER, GISELLA BIONDINI, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, MONICA GALVAN
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Publication number: 20210074447Abstract: A cable article made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T1) being an interpolymer of ethylene and less than 7 wt %, of a polymerizable comonomer; from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a peroxide; and from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T2) made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight; of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units, wherein the cable article is selected from the group consisting of cable insulation and cable jacketing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: CINDY FLENNIKEN, CHUN D. LEE, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, MONICA GALVAN, VINCENT BAUDIER, GISELLA BIONDINI
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Patent number: 9932470Abstract: The present disclosure relates to highly filled polyolefin compositions with improved balance of properties particularly for applications where puncture and tear resistance is requested comprising a flexible heterophasic polyolefin composition (I), consisting of a crystalline polymer fraction (A) consisting of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene having a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. of at least 90% by weight, and an elastomeric fraction (B) consisting of a copolymer or blend of copolymers of ethylene with propylene; the copolymer or blend containing units derived from ethylene in a quantity lower than 40% by weight. The fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. of the polyolefin composition having an IVgpc lower than 2.5 dl/g, a broad molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn (GPC) equal to or higher than 4, and a Mz/Mw (GPC) equal to or higher than 2.5.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Gisella Biondini, Michele Grazzi, Luca Lunghi, Claudio Cavalieri
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Patent number: 9650458Abstract: Propylene terpolymers are prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and an alpha-olefin selected from the group of C4-C8 alpha-olefins in the presence of a catalyst system obtained by contacting a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other selected from 1,3 diethers, an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally an external electron donor compound.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Monica Galvan, Andreas Neumann, Tiziana Caputo, Stefano Squarzoni, Antonio Mazzucco, Ofelia Fusco, Benedetta Gaddi, Gianni Collina, Gisella Biondini, Claudio Cavalieri, Roberto Pantaleoni
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Publication number: 20160272802Abstract: A masterbatch composition comprising: 70-90% wt of a component (A) being a propylene homopolymer or copolymer of propylene with ethylene or C4-C10 alpha olefins, having a MFRA according to ISO 1133 (230° C./2.16 Kg) ranging from 15 to 70 g/10 min; and 10-30% wt of a component B) being a propylene-ethylene copolymer comprising 25-45% wt of ethylene derived units and having a value of the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature ranging from 5 to 9 dl/g, said masterbatch composition having a total MFR higher than 4 g/10 min, and a value of the flexural modulus measured according to ISO method 178 ranging from 950 to 2000 MPa.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Gisella Biondini, Roberto Pantaleoni, Sander Willems
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Publication number: 20160257809Abstract: The present disclosure relates to highly filled polyolefin compositions with improved balance of properties particularly for applications where puncture and tear resistance is requested comprising a flexible heterophasic polyolefin composition (I), consisting of a crystalline polymer fraction (A) consisting of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene having a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. of at least 90% by weight, and an elastomeric fraction (B) consisting of a copolymer or blend of copolymers of ethylene with propylene; the copolymer or blend containing units derived from ethylene in a quantity lower than 40% by weight. The fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. of the polyolefin composition having an IVgpc lower than 2.5 dl/g, a broad molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn (GPC) equal to or higher than 4, and a Mz/Mw (GPC) equal to or higher than 2.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: September 8, 2016Applicant: VIA SOPERGA N. 14/AInventors: GISELLA BIONDINI, MICHELE GRAZZI, LUCA LUNGHI, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI
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Patent number: 9309394Abstract: A masterbatch composition comprising: 70-90% wt of a component (A) being a propylene homopolymer or copolymer of propylene with ethylene or C4-C10 alpha olefins, having a MFRA according to ISO 1133 (230° C./2.16 Kg) ranging from 15 to 70 g/10 min; and 10-30% wt of a component B) being a propylene-ethylene copolymer comprising 25-45% wt of ethylene derived units and having a value of the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature ranging from 5 to 9 dl/g, said masterbatch composition having a total MFR higher than 4 g/10 min, and a value of the flexural modulus measured according to ISO method 178 ranging from 950 to 2000 MPa.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2010Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Gisella Biondini, Roberto Pantaleoni, Sander Willems
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Patent number: 9303159Abstract: A propylene polymer composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 68%-80%, of a propylene homopolymer having a Polydispersity Index (P.I.) value of from 4.7 to 10 and MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, i.e. 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) from 10 to 30 g/10 min; B) 20%-32%, of a copolymer of propylene containing from 40.1% to 42.5% extremes included of ethylene derived units; the composition having an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. comprised between 3 and 6 dl/g and a MFR L from 4 to 12 g/10 min. Said Propylene polymer composition being particularly suitable for injection molded articles having high rigidity and high impact properties at room and at low temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2011Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Manikandan Rathinakumar, Gisella Biondini, Tiziana Caputo
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Patent number: 9296884Abstract: A propylene composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 60%-90%, of a crystalline propylene copolymer containing from 3.5% to 10% of ethylene derived units and having a melting temperature Tm (measured by DSC on the as-reactor polymer) ranging from 146° to 160° C.; B) 10%-40%, of a copolymer of propylene containing from 15% to 30%, of ethylene derived units.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Paola Massari, Marco Ciarafoni, Gisella Biondini, Tiziana Caputo
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Patent number: 9299963Abstract: A case for valve-regulated lead-acid battery comprising an olefin polymer composition comprising: A) From 60 wt % to 95 wt %, of a propylene homopolymer, or a copolymer of propylene containing 3% or less of ethylene, said homopolymer or copolymer having a Polydispersity Index (P.I.) value of from 4.6 to 10 and a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 98 molar %; and B) from 5 wt % to 40 wt %, of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene containing from 30 wt % to 65 wt % of ethylene derived units; the sum A)+B) being 100.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Gisella Biondini, Marco Ciarafoni, Mara Destro, Paola Massari, Fiorella Pradella
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Publication number: 20160032032Abstract: Propylene terpolymers are prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and an alpha-olefin selected from the group of C4-C8 alpha-olefins in the presence of a catalyst system obtained by contacting a solid catalyst component comprising a magnesium halide, a titanium compound having at least a Ti-halogen bond and at least two electron donor compounds one of which being present in an amount from 40 to 90% by mol with respect to the total amount of donors and selected from succinates and the other selected from 1,3 diethers, an aluminum hydrocarbyl compound, and optionally an external electron donor compound.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Inventors: Monica Galvan, Andreas Neumann, Tiziana Caputo, Stefano Squarzoni, Antonio Mazzucco, Ofelia Fusco, Benedetta Gaddi, Gianni Collina, Gisella Biondini, Claudio Cavalieri, Roberto Pantaleoni
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Patent number: 9181424Abstract: Propylene polymer compositions comprising: A) from 70 wt % to 95 wt %, of a random copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 1.5 wt % to 4.5 wt %, of ethylene derived units, having a content of fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. of not less than 93%; B) from 5 wt % to 35 wt %, of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 7.0 wt % to 17.0 wt % of ethylene derived units; the sum A+B being 100; wherein the melt flow rate, MFR. (Melt Flow Rate according to ASTM 1238, condition L, i.e. 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) ranges from 40 g/10 min and 130 g/10 min; and wherein the relation (I) is fulfilled: 10<XS*C2A?MFR/C2B<30??(I) wherein XS is the wt % of xylene soluble content at 25° C. of the total composition; C2A is the wt % of ethylene derived units content of component A; MFR is the melt flow rate of the total composition; C2B is the wt % of ethylene derived units content of component B.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2012Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Gisella Biondini, Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Roberto Pantaleoni
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Patent number: 8975338Abstract: A propylene composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 60%-90%, of a crystalline propylene copolymer containing from 3.5% to 10% of ethylene derived units; B) 10%-40%, of a copolymer of propylene containing from 18.5% to 23.5%, of ethylene derived units.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Gisella Biondini, Tiziana Caputo, Monica Galvan
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Publication number: 20150005438Abstract: Propylene polymer compositions comprising: A) from 70 wt % to 95 wt %, of a random copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 1.5 wt % to 4.5 wt %, of ethylene derived units, having a content of fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. of not less than 93%; B) from 5 wt % to 35 wt %, of a copolymer of propylene with ethylene, containing from 7.0 wt % to 17.0 wt % of ethylene derived units; the sum A+B being 100; wherein the melt flow rate ,MFR. (Melt Flow Rate according to ASTM 1238, condition L, i.e. 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) ranges from 40 g/10 min and 130 g /10 min; and wherein the relation (I) is fulfilled: 10<XS*C2A-MFR/C2B<30 ??(I) wherein XS is the wt % of xylene soluble content at 25° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.I.Inventors: Gisella Biondini, Marco Ciarafoni, Paola Massari, Roberto Pantaleoni