Patents by Inventor Iakovos Vittorias
Iakovos Vittorias 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: 10619035Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.945 to 0.958 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 20 to 43; 3) MIF from 4.0 to less than 8.5 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from 3.5 to 20; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than 0.82. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce blown films.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Jens Wiesecke, Harilaos Mavridis
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Patent number: 10577490Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from about 0.945 to about 0.955 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from about 23 to about 40; 3) MIF from about 8.5 to about 18 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from about 3.5 to about 20; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than about 0.45. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce pipes and films.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Harilaos Mavridis, Diana Dötsch
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Patent number: 10457800Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from about 0.945 to about 0.951 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from about 25 to about 43; 3) MIF from about 3.5 to less than about 8.5 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from about 1 to about 40; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than about 0.83. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce pipes.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Diana Dötsch, Jens Wiesecke, Harilaos Mavridis
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Patent number: 10364306Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low density polyethylene (LDPE) having (A) a density from 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; (B) an elongational hardening of at least 4.2, at 150° C. at an elongational rate of 1 s?1; (C) a ratio Mw/Mn of at least 18, where (i) Mw is the weight average molar mass, measured by a MALLS detector coupled to a GPC, and (ii) Mn is the number average molar mass, measured by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography); and (D) a Mw of at least 230,000 g/mol. The present disclosure also provides an article of manufacture made from or containing (A) a substrate and (B) a coating layer made from or containing the disclosed LDPE. The present disclosure further provides a polymerization process occurring (A) in the presence of oxygen as the only radical initiating agent and (B) in the absence of solvents.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Sebastian Weiand, Andrei Gonioukh, Stephan Schmitz, Andre-Armand Finette, Guido Bürger, Guido Küpper, Thomas Herrmann, Iakovos Vittorias, Dieter Lilge, Gerd Mannebach
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Publication number: 20180362743Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from about 0.945 to about 0.955 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from about 23 to about 40; 3) MIF from about 8.5 to about 18 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from about 3.5 to about 20; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than about 0.45. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce pipes and films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Harrilaos Mavridis, Diana Dötsch
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Patent number: 10113017Abstract: A polyethylene composition made from or containing a polyethylene, having the following features: 1) a density from about 0.930 to about 0.945 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio of MIF/MIP from about 10 to less than about 30; 3) a MIF from about 3 to about 25 g/10 min.; 4) a Mz equal to or greater than about 1,500,000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.55, wherein the LCBI is the ratio of the measured mean-square radius of gyration Rg, measured by GPC-MALLS, to the mean-square radius of gyration for a linear PE having the about same molecular weight of 1,000,000 g/mol.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schuller, Iakovos Vittorias, Harilaos Mavridis
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Publication number: 20180237621Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from about 0.945 to about 0.951 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from about 25 to about 43; 3) MIF from about 3.5 to less than about 8.5 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from about 1 to about 40; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than about 0.83. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce pipes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Diana Dötsch, Jens Wiesecke, Harrilaos Mavridis
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Publication number: 20180179367Abstract: A polyethylene composition having the following features: 1) density from about 0.945 to about 0.958 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from about 20 to about 43; 3) MIF from about 4.0 to less than about 8.5 g/10 min.; 4) HMWcopo index from about 3.5 to about 20; and 5) long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.82. The polyethylene composition can be used to produce blown films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Andreas Maus, Jens Wiesecke, Harrilaos Mavridis
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Patent number: 9879099Abstract: A polyethylene composition made from or containing a polyethylene, having the following features: 1) a density from about 0.930 to about 0.945 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio of MIF/MIP from about 30 to about 55; 3) a MIF from about 3 to about 25 g/10 min.; 4) a Mz equal to or greater than about 1,500,000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.55, wherein the LCBI is the ratio of the measured mean-square radius of gyration Rg, measured by GPC-MALLS, to the mean-square radius of gyration for a linear PE having about the same molecular weight of 1,000,000 g/mol.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schuller, Iakovos Vittorias, Harilaos Mavridis
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Publication number: 20170355788Abstract: A polyethylene composition made from or containing a polyethylene, having the following features: 1) a density from about 0.930 to about 0.945 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio of MIF/MIP from about 30 to about 55; 3) a MIF from about 3 to about 25 g/10 min.; 4) a Mz equal to or greater than about 1,500,000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.55, wherein the LCBI is the ratio of the measured mean-square radius of gyration Rg, measured by GPC-MALLS, to the mean-square radius of gyration for a linear PE having about the same molecular weight of 1,000,000 g/mol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: December 14, 2017Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBHInventors: GERD MANNEBACH, BERND LOTHAR MARCZINKE, GERHARDUS MEIER, ULF SCHULLER, IAKOVOS VITTORIAS, HARILAOS MAVRIDIS
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Publication number: 20170335025Abstract: A polyethylene composition made from or containing a polyethylene, having the following features: 1) a density from about 0.930 to about 0.945 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio of MIF/MIP from about 10 to less than about 30; 3) a MIF from about 3 to about 25 g/10 min.; 4) a Mz equal to or greater than about 1,500,000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or lower than about 0.55, wherein the LCBI is the ratio of the measured mean-square radius of gyration Rg, measured by GPC-MALLS, to the mean-square radius of gyration for a linear PE having the about same molecular weight of 1,000,000 g/mol.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBHInventors: GERD MANNEBACH, BERND LOTHAR MARCZINKE, GERHARDUS MEIER, ULF SCHULLER, IAKOVOS VITTORIAS, HARILAOS MAVRIDIS
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Patent number: 9738777Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 17, 2017Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Publication number: 20170218103Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low density polyethylene (LDPE) having (A) a density from 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; (B) an elongational hardening of at least 4.2, at 150° C. at an elongational rate of 1 s?1; (C) a ratio Mw/Mn of at least 18, where (i) Mw is the weight average molar mass, measured by a MALLS detector coupled to a GPC, and (ii) Mn is the number average molar mass, measured by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography); and (D) a Mw of at least 230,000 g/mol. The present disclosure also provides an article of manufacture made from or containing (A) a substrate and (B) a coating layer made from or containing the disclosed LDPE. The present disclosure further provides a polymerization process occurring (A) in the presence of oxygen as the only radical initiating agent and (B) in the absence of solvents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Sabastian Weiand, Andrei Gonioukh, Stephan Schmitz, Andre-Armand Finette, Guido Bürger, Guido Küpper, Thomas Herrmann, Iakovos Vittorias, Dieter Lilge, Gerd Mannebach
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Publication number: 20170121512Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2017Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Patent number: 9580583Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Patent number: 9512308Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Patent number: 9493590Abstract: A novel polyethylene formed by Ziegler catalyst is devised, for use in blow moulding.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Joachim Berthold, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Diana Dötsch, Rainer Sattel, Iakovos Vittorias, Peter Bisson
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Publication number: 20160326354Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2016Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Patent number: 9458312Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall
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Patent number: 9428623Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Iakovos Vittorias, Jens Wiesecke, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schüller, Volker Dolle, Johannes-Friedrich Enderle, Dieter Lilge, Barbara Gall