Patents by Inventor Joachim Fiebig

Joachim Fiebig 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).

  • Publication number: 20240084103
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition (PC) comprising: a. from 95.0 to 99.99 wt.-%, of a polypropylene (PP), preferably a propylene homopolymer (HPP); and b. from 0.01 to 5.0 wt.-%, of a compound according to Formula (I), wherein each R is independently selected from C1 to C6 alkylene, C2 to C6 alkenylene and a single bond, each R? is independently selected from H and C1 to C6 alkyl, each R? is independently selected from H and C1 to C22 alkyl, wherein each alkylene, alkenylene and alkyl group may optionally be substituted by deuterium or fluorine, and the two substituents on the central benzene ring may be either positioned in an ortho, meta or para relationship; wherein the polypropylene composition (PC) has an MFR2 of from 400 to 5000 g/10 min and a melting temperature Tm of from 140 to 170° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Wilhelmus Sars, Gustaf Tobieson, Pauli Leskinen
  • Patent number: 11668033
    Abstract: High quality melt-blown webs having improved barrier properties (3rd drop, cm H2O resp. mbar) and a widened process window. The melt-blown webs show a specific chain structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Lisa Maria Steiner, Gerhard Hubner, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Joachim Fiebig
  • Patent number: 11578430
    Abstract: Melt-blown fiber comprising two polypropylenes which differ in their molecular weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Markus Gahleitner, Petar Doshev, Georg Grestenberger, Antti Tynys
  • Publication number: 20230025875
    Abstract: The present invention relates to melt-blown webs having no shots and improved barrier properties, whereby the melt-blown webs are made of a visbroken metallocene-catalyzed propylene homopolymer composition with specified melting temperature Tm, content of 2,1 erythro regiodefects and molecular weight distribution (MWD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Wilhelmus Sars, Gustaf Tobieson
  • Publication number: 20230001340
    Abstract: The present invention relates to filtration media made from melt-blown fibers having improved barrier properties. The melt-blown fibers in the filtration media of the invention are made of a visbroken metallocene-catalyzed propylene homopolymer composition with specified melting temperature Tm and molecular weight distribution (MWD).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Klaus Bernreitner, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Wilhelmus Sars, Gustaf Tobieson
  • Patent number: 11053371
    Abstract: Melt-blown webs having a widened process window and better barrier properties (3rd drop, cm H2O resp. mbar). The melt-blown webs are made from so-called “controlled rheology” propylene (CR-PP), which has been visbroken without the use of peroxide but with a specific type of visbreaking additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Jeroen Vanhoutte
  • Patent number: 10982022
    Abstract: Synergistic visbreaking composition of peroxide and a hydroxylamine ester for increasing the visbreaking efficiency for polypropylene polymers at melt extrusion temperatures below 250° C. and its use in visbreaking polypropylene. The present invention is furthermore related to the use of such visbroken polypropylene polymers for producing melt blown non-wovens with improved barrier properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner
  • Patent number: 10870937
    Abstract: Melt-blown webs having no shots and improved barrier properties, whereby the melt-blown webs are made out of a so-called “controlled rheology” propylene (CR-PP), which was visbroken without any peroxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Wilhelmus Henricus Adolf Sars, Antti Tynys
  • Publication number: 20200325607
    Abstract: High quality melt-blown webs having improved barrier properties (3rd drop, cm H2O resp. mbar) and a widened process window. The melt-blown webs show a specific chain structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Lisa Maria Steiner, Gerhard Hubnar, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Joachim Fiebig
  • Patent number: 10752763
    Abstract: Heterophasic polyolefin composition with improved optical properties, its preparation, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and use of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger, Markku Vahteri, Joachim Fiebig
  • Publication number: 20200207943
    Abstract: Melt-blown webs having a widened process window and better barrier properties(3rd drop, cm H2O resp. mbar). The melt-blown webs are made from so-called “controlled rheology” propylene (CR-PP), which has been visbroken without the use of peroxide but with a specific type of visbreaking additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Markus Gahleitner, Georg Grestenberger, Jeroen Vanhoutte
  • Patent number: 10640685
    Abstract: A multi-layer blown polymer film comprising a core layer (CL) and at least one sealing layer (SL), said sealing layer(s) (SL) comprise(s) a propylene copolymer composition (P) having a comonomer content in the range of 3.0 to 8.0 wt.-%, the comonomers are C5 to C12 ?-olefins, said propylene copolymer composition (P) comprises a polypropylene (A) and a polypropylene (B) in the weight ratio [(A)/(B)] of 20/80 to 80/20, wherein said polypropylene (A) has a comonomer content of equal or below 4.0 wt.-%, the comonomers are C5 to C12 ?-olefins, and said propylene copolymer (B) has a comonomer content of 4.0 to 20.0 wt.-%, the comonomers are C5 to C12 ?-olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Joachim Fiebig, Kristin Reichelt
  • Publication number: 20200087428
    Abstract: Synergistic visbreaking composition of peroxide and a hydroxylamine ester for increasing the visbreaking efficiency for polypropylene polymers at melt extrusion temperatures below 250° C. and its use in visbreaking polypropylene. The present invention is furthermore related to the use of such visbroken polypropylene polymers for producing melt blown non-wovens with improved barrier properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner
  • Patent number: 10519570
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a new polypropylene composition, polypropylene fibres comprising said polypropylene composition, a spunbonded fabric comprising said polypropylene fibres and/or polypropylene composition, an article comprising said polypropylene fibres and/or said spunbonded fabric as well as to a process for the preparation of such spunbonded fabric and the use of such polypropylene composition for improving the stability of a fibre spinning line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Guido Boelaers, Bert Broeders, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon
  • Publication number: 20190367715
    Abstract: Heterophasic polyolefin composition with improved optical properties, its preparation, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and use of the heterophasic polyolefin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Friedrich Berger, Markku Vahteri, Joachim Fiebig
  • Publication number: 20190323155
    Abstract: Melt-blown webs having no shots and improved barrier properties, whereby the melt-blown webs are made out of a so-called “controlled rheology” propylene (CR-PP), which was visbroken without any peroxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Jingbo Wang, Markus Gahleitner, Wilhelmus Henricus Adolf Sars, Antti Tynys
  • Publication number: 20190301054
    Abstract: Melt-blown fiber comprising two polypropylenes which differ in their molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Petar Doshev, Antti Tynys, Joachim Fiebig
  • Publication number: 20190301055
    Abstract: Melt-blown fiber comprising two polypropylenes which differ in their molecular weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Markus Gahleitner, Petar Doshev, Georg Grestenberger, Antti Tynys
  • Publication number: 20190301065
    Abstract: Spunbonded nonwoven fabrics being composed of phthalate-free PP homopolymers and articles comprising said spunbonded fabrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Katja Klimke, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20190284739
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nonwoven fabric (NF) comprising at least one inner layer (M) surrounded by at least one outer layer (S), said inner layer (M) comprising melt blown fibers and said outer layer (S) comprising spunbonded fibers, wherein said melt blown fibers and said spunbonded fibers comprise propylene polymers. The present invention is further directed to an article comprising said nonwoven fabric (NF).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Jingbo Wang, Wilhelmus Henricus Adolf Sars, Joachim Fiebig, Henk Van Paridon, Gustaf Tobeison, Georg Grestenberger