Patents by Inventor Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi
Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi 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: 11845836Abstract: Articles comprising a polymer composition, wherein the polymer composition is obtainable by grafting an ethylene copolymer with comonomer units comprising hydrolysable silane groups, wherein the polymer composition shows high gel content and low compression set at ?25° C. These articles have applications in automotive weather-stripping, such as sealing systems for doors, trunks and hoods.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Jeroen Oderkerk, Oscar Prieto, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva, Floran Prades
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Publication number: 20230295354Abstract: The present inventions concerns a copolymer of ethylene and an C3 to C8 alpha-olefin, wherein the copolymer has a density of 890 to 915 kg/m3 measured according to ISO 1183 and a MFR2 of 0.5 to 8.0 g/10 min measured according to ISO 1133, wherein the alpha-olefin is present in the copolymer in an amount of 10 to 20 wt. %, wherein the copolymer has a melt point Tm between 100 and 120° C. measured according to ISO 11357-3 and a Vicat softening temperature Tvicat of 80 to 96° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Noureddine Ajellal, Mohammad Al-haj Ali, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Henry Sleijster, Edwin M.F.J. Verdurmen, Johan Defoer
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Publication number: 20230287158Abstract: The present inventions concerns a copolymer of ethylene and an C3 to C8 alpha-olefin, wherein the copolymer has a density of 870 to 890 kg/m3 measured according to ISO 1183, a MFR2 of 0.5 to 8.0 g/10 min measured according to ISO 1133, wherein the alpha-olefin is present in the copolymer in an amount of 20 to 35 wt.-%, wherein the copolymer has a first melting temperature Tm1 measured according to ISO 11357-3, characterized in that the first melt point Tm1 is between 90 and 115° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Noureddine Ajellal, Mohammad Al-Haj Ali, Henry Sleijster, Edwin M.F.J. Verdurmen, Johan Defoer, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi
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Patent number: 11753486Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing of solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or catalyst carrier comprising forming a solution of the catalyst or a catalyst carrier in a solvent, subjecting the solution into an atomization by spraying the solution via a capillary vibrating spray nozzle with a capillary orifice having a diameter of 5 to 100 ?m generating a laminar jet of liquid, which disintegrates into liquid droplets entering into the spray-dryer, transforming the droplets with aid of a gas to solid particulate catalyst or carrier in the spray-dryer and recovering the solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or carrier having particle size distribution defined by a volumetric SPAN of 0.7 or less. The invention further relates to the catalyst produced by the methods, and use thereof in olefin polymerisation process.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Alexander Reznichenko, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Joseph Thorman, Xiao Dong Chen, Victor Sumerin
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Publication number: 20230279159Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing of solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or catalyst carrier comprising forming a solution of the catalyst or a catalyst carrier in a solvent, subjecting the solution into an atomization by spraying the solution via a capillary vibrating spray nozzle with a capillary orifice having a diameter of 5 to 100 ?m generating a laminar jet of liquid, which disintegrates into liquid droplets entering into the spray-dryer, transforming the droplets with aid of a gas to solid particulate catalyst or carrier in the spray-dryer and recovering the solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or carrier having particle size distribution defined by a volumetric SPAN of 0.7 or less. The invention further relates to the catalyst produced by the methods, and use thereof in olefin polymerisation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Alexander REZNICHENKO, Jari-Jussi RUSKEENIEMI, Joseph THORMAN, Xiao Dong CHEN, Victor SUMERIN
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Publication number: 20230250319Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive polyethylene composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene being a terpolymer of ethylene with two different alpha-olefin comonomer units selected from alpha-olefins having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an elastomer; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the adhesive polyethylene composition, a multi-layer structure comprising said adhesive polyethylene composition and the use of said adhesive polyethylene composition for the production of a multi-layer structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Katja Klimke, John Jamieson, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Floran Prades, Noureddine Ajellal, Tua Sundholm, Jouni Purmonen, Angelica Legras, Andreas Albrecht
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Publication number: 20230250320Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive polyethylene composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an ethylene based elastomer being a copolymer of ethylene and alpha-olefin comonomer units having from 4 to 12 carbon atoms; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the adhesive polyethylene composition, a multi-layer structure comprising said adhesive polyethylene composition and the use of said adhesive polyethylene composition for the production of a multi-layer structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Katja Klimke, John Jamieson, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Floran Prades, Noureddine Ajellal, Tua Sundholm, Jouni Purmonen, Angelica Legras, Andreas Albrecht
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Patent number: 11685840Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefin composition, said composition comprising a terpolymer comprising a cross-linkable polyolefin comprising hydrolysable silane groups and a polar comonomer, the polyolefin composition further comprising a cross-linking catalyst and a silicon containing compound. The polar comonomer Is present in an amount of 5-35 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Oscar Prieto, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva
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Publication number: 20220325017Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for improving the storage stability and/or transport stability of polymer (A) comprising the following steps: a) providing polymer (A) selected from the group consisting of copolymers of ethylene and a C4C12 alpha olefin comonomer, copolymers of propylene and mixtures thereof containing additionally comonomer units comprising hydrolysable silane groups; b) providing a stabilizer (B) selected from the group consisting of sterically hindered phenols, alkyltri-alkoxysilanes, alkenyltrialkoxysilanes and mixtures thereof; c) mixing polymer (A) and stabilizer (B) to obtain a stabilized polymer composition (I); and d) transferring the stabilized polymer composition (I) obtained in step c) in a container comprising at least one barrier layer. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of stabilizer (B) for improving the storage stability and/or transport stability of polymer (A) stored and/or transported in a container having a barrier layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2020Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventors: Jari-Jussi RUSKEENIEMI, Jeroen ODERKERK, Juha HARTIKAINEN, Tanja PIEL, Daniela MILEVA, Oscar PRIETO, Stefan HELLSTROEM
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Publication number: 20220315716Abstract: The present invention discloses a process for providing a cross-linked composition, the process comprising the steps of (a) providing an ethylene-?-olefin plastomer having—a density of from 850 kg/m3 to 900 kg/m3; and—an melt flow rate (ISO 1133, 2.16 kg, 190° C.) of 0.3 to 50 g/10 min; (b) grafting the ethylene-?-olefin plastomer with silane crosslinker such that the content of silane crosslinker is in the range of 0.1 to 10.0 wt.-% with respect to the grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer; (c) contacting said grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer with 2 to 8 wt.-% of a tin-free silane crosslinking catalyst with respect to the resulting mixture of grafted ethylene-?-olefin plastomer and tin-freesilane crosslinking catalyst, wherein said tin-free catalyst comprises a Brönsted acid at 23° C. and 50% relative humidity for at least 15 minutes thus forming a cross-linked composition, wherein gel content of said cross-linked composition after 15 min is at least 60%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Oscar PRIETO, Jeroen ODERKERK, Jari-Jussi RUSKEENIEMI, Stefan HELLSTRÖM, Tanja PIEL, Daniela MILEVA
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Publication number: 20220177616Abstract: A process for polymerizing olefin monomer(s) in a gas-solids olefin polymerization reactor comprising a top zone; a middle zone, which comprises a top end in direct contact with said top zone and which is located below said top zone, the middle zone having a generally cylindrical shape; and a bottom zone, which is in direct contact with a bottom end of the middle zone and which is located below the middle zone; comprising the following steps: introducing a fluidization gas stream into the bottom zone; polymerizing olefin monomer(s) in the presence of a polymerization catalyst in a dense phase formed by particles of a polymer of the olefin monomer(s) suspended in an upwards flowing stream of the fluidization gas in the middle zone; introducing a jet gas stream through one or more jet gas feeding ports in a jet gas feeding area of the middle zone at the dense phase in the middle zone of the gas-solids olefin polymerization reactor; wherein the kinetic energy (EJG) input in the reactor by the jet stream is betweType: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Gunter Weickert, Vasileios Kanellopoulos, Eric-Jan Prinsen, Pablo Ivan Aguayo Arellano, Markku Vahteri, Juha Salminen, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Ravindra Tupe, Erno Elovainio, Klaus Nyfors
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Patent number: 11299617Abstract: The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Oscar Prieto, Jeroen Oderkerk, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva
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Publication number: 20220098401Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an elastomer; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the polymer composition, and wherein the polymer composition has two distinct peaks and a valley between said peaks in the GPC curve and a Z value, determined from the areas below the two peaks of the GPC curve, of at least ?0.3, wherein the Z-value is determined according to formula (I) Z=s/Abs(B?A) (I) wherein Abs(B?A) is the absolute value of (B?A); A=the area, between the tangent parallel to the MW axis going through log M (Min) and the LS15 signal, from log M of 5.1 to log M value where the LS signal is minimum log M (Min), in the log M range between 5.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Inventors: John Jamieson, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Floran Prades, Noureddine Ajellal, Tua Sundholm, Jouni Purmonen, Angelica Maëlle Delphine Legras, Katja Klimke, Andreas Albrecht
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Publication number: 20220089802Abstract: Process for producing a polymer composition, a polymer composition obtainable by said process and the use of said polymer composition as adhesive polymer composition and for the production of a multilayer structure, such as a three-layer metal pipe coating, with improved peel strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2019Publication date: March 24, 2022Inventors: John Jamieson, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Floran Prades, Noureddine Ajellal, Tua Sundholm, Jouni Purmonen, Angelica Maëlle Delphine Legras, Katja Klimke, Andreas Albrecht
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Publication number: 20220033588Abstract: Articles comprising a polymer composition, wherein the polymer composition is obtainable by grafting an ethylene copolymer with comonomer units comprising hydrolysable silane groups, wherein the polymer composition shows high gel content and low compression set at ?25° C. These articles have applications in automotive weather-stripping, such as sealing systems for doors, trunks and hoods.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Jeroen Oderkerk, Oscar Prieto, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva, Floran Prades
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Publication number: 20210363319Abstract: The present invention is directed to a foamable polyolefin composition which is crosslinkable by silane groups, to a crosslinked foam obtained from such a foamable polyolefin composition, and to a process for producing a crosslinked foam based on the foamable polyolefin composition. The foamable polyolefin composition comprises a polyethylene bearing hydrolysable silane groups and comonomer units comprising a polar group selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylates, methacrylates, vinyl esters, and mixtures thereof, a silanol condensation catalyst, a physical blowing agent, and a cell nucleating agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2019Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: Tanja Piel, Antti Tynys, Stefan Hellström, Jeroen Oderkerk, Oscar Prieto, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Daniela Mileva, Johan Defoer
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Publication number: 20210324189Abstract: The present invention relates to silane crosslinking catalyst comprising: —75 to 85 wt.-% of an olefin acrylate interpolymer and—15 to 25 wt.-% of a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) having a number average molecular weight Mn of 1500 to 4000 g/mol; and—optionally up to 5 wt.-% wax, wherein the silane crosslinking catalyst is free of tin, carboxylic acid(s) and sulphonic acid(s), all weight percentages with respect to the total weight of the silane crosslinking catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: BOREALIS AGInventors: Oscar PRIETO, Jeroen ODERKERK, Jari-Jussi RUSKEENIEMI, Stefan HELLSTRÖM, Tanja PIEL, Daniela MILEVA
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Publication number: 20210079128Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing of solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or catalyst carrier comprising forming a solution of the catalyst or a catalyst carrier in a solvent, subjecting the solution into an atomization by spraying the solution via a capillary vibrating spray nozzle with a capillary orifice having a diameter of 5 to 100 ?m generating a laminar jet of liquid, which disintegrates into liquid droplets entering into the spray-dryer, transforming the droplets with aid of a gas to solid particulate catalyst or carrier in the spray-dryer and recovering the solid particulate olefin polymerisation catalyst or carrier having particle size distribution defined by a volumetric SPAN of 0.7 or less. The invention further relates to the catalyst produced by the methods, and use thereof in olefin polymerisation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2018Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Alexander REZNICHENKO, Jari-Jussi RUSKEENIEMI, Joseph THORMAN, Xiao Dong CHEN, Victor SUMERIN
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Publication number: 20200308324Abstract: The present invention provides a polyolefin composition, said composition comprising a terpolymer comprising a cross-linkable polyolefin comprising hydrolysable silane groups and a polar comonomer, the polyolefin composition further comprising a cross-linking catalyst and a silicon containing compound. The polar comonomer Is present in an amount of 5-35 wt %.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi, Oscar Prieto, Stefan Hellström, Tanja Piel, Daniela Mileva
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Publication number: 20200095360Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a crosslinkable propylene polymer composition comprising melt mixing and reacting, preferably in an extruder, a heterophasic propylene copolymer composition A, at least one crosslinkable grafting component B represented by the formula R1SiR2qY3-q and a radical initiator C. The invention also relates to the moisture cross-linkable polypropylene polymer composition obtainable by the process, to a cross-linked polypropylene polymer composition, to the use of the cross-linkable composition for the manufacture of adhesives, sealants, films, foams, coatings or shaped articles and the use of the crosslinked propylene polymer composition in food packaging, medical devices, textile packaging, technical films and protection films.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Klaus Bernreitner, Carl-Gustaf Ek, Lisa Maria Steiner, Gerhard HUBNER, Juha Hartikainen, Jari-Jussi Ruskeeniemi