Patents by Inventor Jo Ann Marie Canich
Jo Ann Marie Canich 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: 8957159Abstract: This invention relates to an adhesive comprising an olefin polymer composition comprising a first amorphous polymer having a crystallinity of 5% or less, prepared with a first catalyst; and a second crystalline polymer, differing in chemical and physical properties from the first polymer, having a crystallinity of 20% or more, prepared with a second catalyst; and where the olefin polymer composition has a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more on Kraft paper; an Mw of at least 7,000 to 80,000; a branching index (g?) of from 0.4 to 0.90 measured at the Mz of the polymer composition; and a crystallinity of between 5 and 40%.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 8748361Abstract: This invention relates to a polyalpha-olefin (and hydrogenated analogs thereof) comprising more than 50 mole % of one or more C5 to C24 alpha-olefin monomers where the polyalpha-olefin has: a) 40 mole % or more of mm triads, b) a Bromine number of Y or greater, where Y is equal to 89.92*(V)?°5863, where V is the Kinematic Viscosity of the polyalpha-olefin measured at 100° C. in cSt, and c) 1,2 disubstituted olefins present at 7 mole % or more, preferably having Z mole % or more of units represented by the formula: where j, k and m are each, independently, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, or 22, n is an integer from 1 to 350, and where Z=8.420*Log(V)?4.048, where V is the kinematic viscosity of the polyalpha-olefin measured at 1000 C in cSt This invention also relates to process to produce such polyalpha-olefins.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Margaret May-Som Wu, Lisa Saunders Baugh, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Chia Shian Chee, Mark Paul Hagemeister, Andrew Jackson, Peijun Jiang, Gordon H. Lee, Frederick Yip-Kwai Lo, Steven P. Rucker, Shakeel Tirmizi, John F. Walzer, Jr., Norman Yang
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Publication number: 20140066567Abstract: This invention relates to an adhesive comprising an olefin polymer composition comprising a first amorphous polymer having a crystallinity of 5% or less, prepared with a first catalyst; and a second crystalline polymer, differing in chemical and physical properties from the first polymer, having a crystallinity of 20% or more, prepared with a second catalyst; and where the olefin polymer composition has a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more on Kraft paper; an Mw of at least 7,000 to 80,000; a branching index (g?) of from 0.4 to 0.90 measured at the Mz of the polymer composition; and a crystallinity of between 5 and 40%.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 8563647Abstract: The present invention describes polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins and having a Mw of 100,000 or less and a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more. The polymer may have a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer, and a heat of fusion of 1 to 70 J/g. Also described are polymers of homopolypropylene or a copolymer of propylene and up to 5 mole % ethylene having: an isotactic run length of 1 to 30 as determined by Carbon 13 NMR and a percent of r dyad of greater than 20%, preferably from 20 to 70% as determined by Carbon 13 NMR. Also described are methods of making these and other polymers.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Exxonmobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 8461072Abstract: This invention relates to a series of novel late transition metal catalysts for olefin oligomerization, the catalysts demonstrating high activity and selectivity for linear ?-olefins. The catalysts contain a Group-8, -9, or -10 transition metal, M, excluding palladium; an ancillary ligand comprising: a terminal amine comprising two independently selected hydrocarbyl radicals, R1 and R2; a terminal phosphine comprising two independently selected hydrocarbyl radicals, R3 and R4; and a hydrocarbyl bridge, Y, comprising a backbone wherein the hydrocarbyl bridge connects between the terminal amine and the terminal phosphine and wherein the backbone comprises a chain that is four or more carbon atoms long; and an abstractable ligand, X. For example this invention relates to a composition of matter with the following formula: wherein M, R1, R2, R3, and R4, Y, and X are as defined above.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2003Date of Patent: June 11, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Baiyi Zhao, Smita Kacker, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Patent number: 8389452Abstract: Disclosed are rheology modifiers comprising compositionally disperse polymeric compositions and/or crystallinity disperse polymeric compositions that may be useful in modifying the rheological properties of lubrication fluids, and methods for making such compositions. The compositionally disperse polymeric composition are formed from at least two discrete compositions of ethylene copolymers. The crystallinity disperse polymeric composition are formed from ethylene copolymers having at least two discrete values of residual crystallinity.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2010Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Sudhin Datta, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Liehpao Oscar Farng, Rainer Kolb, Vera Minak-Bernero, Eric B. Sirota, Thomas Tungshi Sun, Mun Fu Tse, Manika Varma-Nair
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Patent number: 8378048Abstract: Provided are amorphous ethylene propylene copolymer, compositions thereof, and methods for making same, whereby the copolymer can include of from about 40 wt. % to about 60 wt. % ethylene derived units; and of from about 60 wt. % to about 40 wt. % propylene derived units. The copolymer can be characterized by having no discernable melting point as measured by DSC, an MFRR (MI (21.6 kg; 230° C.)/MI (2.16 kg; 230° C.)) (MI (2.16 kg; 230° C.)) of about 38 or more, a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of from about 1.5 to about 2.5, and a shear viscosity ?* at 0.01 rad/sec measured at 70° C. that satisfies the relation |?*|(70° C.; 0.01 rad/sec)>1.2*106*|MFR|?0.77, wherein MFR is the melt flow rate.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Rainer Kolb, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Liehpao Oscar Farng, Sudhin Datta
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Patent number: 8193289Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to article comprising 1) a functionalized component, 2) tackifier, and 3) an olefin polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 5 mole % of ethylene having a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more, a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer; and an Mw of 100,000 or less; where the functional component is selected from the group consisting of functionalized polymers, functionalized oligomers and beta nucleating agents; and where the Gardner color of the adhesive does not change by more than 7 Gardner units when the adhesive has been heat aged at 180° C. for 48 hours as compared to the Gardner color of the unaged composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Ramin Abhari, Charles Lewis Sims, Kenneth Lewtas, Mun Fu Tse, Patrick Brant, Peijun Jiang, Wai Yan Chow, Jean-Roch Schauder, Caiguo Gong, David Raymond Johnsrud, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Publication number: 20120095157Abstract: The present invention describes polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins and having a Mw of 100,000 or less and a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more. The polymer may have a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer, and a heat of fusion of 1 to 70 J/g. Also described are polymers of homopolypropylene or a copolymer of propylene and up to 5 mole % ethylene having: an isotactic run length of 1 to 30 as determined by Carbon 13 NMR and a percent of r dyad of greater than 20%, preferably from 20 to 70% as determined by Carbon 13 NMR. Also described are methods of making these and other polymers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 8088867Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer blend prepared by the process of combining under polymerization conditions: (A) a first catalyst capable of producing a first crystalline polymer having an Mw of 100,000 or less, (B) a second catalyst capable of preparing a second amorphous polymer having an Mw of 100,000 or less and differing in chemical or physical properties from the first polymer under equivalent polymerization conditions, (C) a cocatalyst, activator, scavenger, or combination thereof, and (D) one or more olefins; wherein the polymer blend is formed in-situ, comprises crystalline polymer segments and amorphous polymer segments, and has an Mw of 100,000 or less.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 8071687Abstract: This invention relates to an adhesive comprising a polymer composition comprising at least 50 mol % of one or more C3 to C40 olefins where the polymer composition has (a) a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more on Kraft paper; (b) an Mw of at least 7000 to 80,000; (c) a branching index (g?) of from 0.4 to 0.90 measured at the Mz of the polymer composition; (d) a heat of fusion of 1 to 70 J/g; and (e) a heptane insoluble fraction of 70 weight % or less, based upon the weight of the polymer composition, where the heptane insoluble fraction has branching index g? of 0.9 or less as measured at the Mz of the polymer composition.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2007Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Peijun Jiang, Armenag Hagop Dekmezian, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Charles Lewis Sims, Ramin Abhari, Cesar Alberto Garcia-Franco, David Raymond Johnsrud
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Patent number: 7994086Abstract: A series of novel late transition metal catalysts for olefin oligomerization have been invented. The catalysts demonstrate high activity and selectivity for linear ?-olefins.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Baiyi Zhao, Smita Kacker, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Publication number: 20110184134Abstract: Provided are amorphous ethylene propylene copolymer, compositions thereof, and methods for making same, whereby the copolymer can include of from about 40 wt. % to about 60 wt. % ethylene derived units; and of from about 60 wt. % to about 40 wt. % propylene derived units. The copolymer can be characterized by having no discernable melting point as measured by DSC, an MFRR (MI (2.16 kg; 230° C.)/MI 21.6 kg; 230° C.) of about 38 or more, a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of from about 1.5 to about 2.5, and a shear viscosity ?* at 0.01 rad/sec measured at 70° C. that satisfies the relation |?*|(70° C.; 0.01 rad/sec)>1.2*106*|MFR|?0.77, wherein MFR is the melt flow rate and ?* is the complex viscosity at 0.01 rad/sec measured at 70° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Rainer Kolb, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Liehpao Oscar Farng, Sudhin Datta
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Publication number: 20110092658Abstract: A series of novel late transition metal catalysts for olefin oligomerization have been invented. The catalysts demonstrate high activity and selectivity for linear ?-olefins.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Baiyi Zhao, Smita Kacker, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Patent number: 7871953Abstract: As series of novel late transition metal catalysts for olefin oligomerization have been invented. The catalyst system includes a Group 8, 9 or 10 transition metal and an activator. The catalysts demonstrate high activity and selectivity for linear ?-olefins. Preferably this invention relates to a catalyst system comprising the reaction product of: (a) an activator selected from the group consisting of alumoxane, aluminum alkyl, alkyl aluminum halide, alkylaluminum alkoxide, discrete ionic activator, and Lewis acid; and (b) a catalyst precursor wherein the catalyst precursor has the following formula: wherein (i) M is a Group-8, -9 , or -10 transition metal; (ii) N is nitrogen (iii) P is phosphorus; (iv) R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently hydrocarbyl radicals; (v) Y is a hydrocarbyl bridge comprising a backbone wherein the backbone comprises a chain that is four or more carbon atoms long; (vi) X are independently abstractable ligands.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2003Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Baiyi Zhao, Smita Kacker, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Patent number: 7868092Abstract: A bimodal polyethylene composition that includes ethylene-derived units, and, optionally, one or more other olefin-derived units, wherein the bimodal polyethylene composition possesses a density of at least 0.940 g/cc, an average molecular weight (Mw) of from 200,000 to 370,000, a z-average molecular weight (Mz) of from 1,500,000 to 3,400,000 Daltons, and a z+1 average molecular weight (Mz+1) of from 2,500,000 to 6,800,000 Daltons, is provided in various embodiments. Articles made therefrom and methods of making the same are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLCInventors: Tae Hoon Kwalk, Stephen Paul Jaker, Sun-Chueh Kao, Mark Bradley Davis, Natarajan Muruganandam, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Publication number: 20100273693Abstract: Disclosed are rheology modifiers comprising compositionally disperse polymeric compositions and/or crystallinity disperse polymeric compositions that may be useful in modifying the rheological properties of lubrication fluids, and methods for making such compositions. The compositionally disperse polymeric composition are formed from at least two discrete compositions of ethylene copolymers. The crystallinity disperse polymeric composition are formed from ethylene copolymers having at least two discrete values of residual crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2010Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Sudhin Datta, Jo Ann Marie Canich, Liehpao Oscar Farng, Rainer Kolb, Vera Minak-Bernero, Eric B. Sirota, Thomas Tungshi Sun, Mun Fu Tse, Manika Varma-Nair
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Patent number: 7700707Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to article comprising 1) a functionalized component, 2) tackifier, and 3) an olefin polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 5 mole % of ethylene having a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more, a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer; and an Mw of 100,000 or less; where the functional component is selected from the group consisting of functionalized polymers, functionalized oligomers and beta nucleating agents; and where the Gardner color of the adhesive does not change by more than 7 Gardner units when the adhesive has been heat aged at 180° C. for 48 hours as compared to the Gardner color of the unaged composition.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventors: Ramin Abhari, Charles Lewis Sims, Kenneth Lewtas, Mun Fu Tse, Patrick Brant, Peijun Jiang, Wai Yan Chow, Jean-Roch Schauder, Caiguo Gong, David Raymond Johnsrud, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Publication number: 20100076128Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to article comprising 1) a functionalized component, 2) tackifier, and 3) an olefin polymer comprising one or more C3 to C40 olefins, optionally one or more diolefins, and less than 5 mole % of ethylene having a Dot T-Peel of 1 Newton or more, a branching index (g?) of 0.95 or less measured at the Mz of the polymer; and an Mw of 100,000 or less; where the functional component is selected from the group consisting of functionalized polymers, functionalized oligomers and beta nucleating agents; and where the Gardner color of the adhesive does not change by more than 7 Gardner units when the adhesive has been heat aged at 180° C. for 48 hours as compared to the Gardner color of the unaged composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2009Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: Ramin Abhari, Charles Lewis Sims, Kenneth Lewtas, Mun Fu Tse, Patrick Brant, Peijun Jiang, Wai Yan Chow, Jean-Roch Schauder, Caiguo Gong, David Raymond Johnsrud, Jo Ann Marie Canich
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Patent number: 7569646Abstract: The invention is a Group IVB transition metal compound which may be employed in the polymerization of olefins to produce high molecular weight polymers.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 1991Date of Patent: August 4, 2009Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.Inventor: Jo Ann Marie Canich