Patents by Inventor Kimberly Miller McLoughlin

Kimberly Miller McLoughlin 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).

  • COMPOSITION COMPRISING SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYOLEFIN AND SULFONYL-AZIDE, RESULTING FOAMS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20160222180
    Abstract: A foamable composition includes a semi-crystalline polyolefin having a crystallinity of at least 50% and a poly(sulfonyl azide) of at least 500 ppm based on the total weight of the foamable composition. The foamable composition has a melt strength of at least 20 cN, a melt drawability of at least 100 mm/s, flexural modulus is greater than about 240,000 psi. Such a composition can be used to make a low density foam having a density in the range from 0.005 g/cm3 to 0.6 g/cm3. A resulting foam or a fabricated article, the methods of the composition and the foam are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Applicant: Braskem America, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, William Scott Miller, Michael Robert Stephans, Steven Michael Krupinski
  • PROPYLENE POLYMER RESINS
    Publication number: 20160046737
    Abstract: Propylene-based polymer resins and related compositions and processes are disclosed. The propylene polymer resins have high isotacticity and moderately high xylene soluble content. The polymer resins provide extruded sheets suitable for thermo-forming that exhibit both sag resistance and ease of draw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Rodney Peratt, Craig Meverden, Michael Stephans
  • Random copolymer with enhanced ethylene content
    Patent number: 7750081
    Abstract: A polypropylene resin, useful for the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, is provided. The polymer of the present invention is a blend of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymer and a high ethylene ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). The present invention also provides a method of preparing the novel resin as well as a novel BOPP film comprising the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Sunoco Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Seung-Joon Rhee, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Rita Majewski, Rubén A. Migone, Sehyun Kim
  • Method for preparing a random copolymer with enhanced ethylene content
    Publication number: 20100081755
    Abstract: A polypropylene resin, useful for the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, is provided. The polymer of the present invention is a blend of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymer and a high ethylene ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). The present invention also provides a method of preparing the novel resin as well as a novel BOPP film comprising the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Aaron Seung-Joon Rhee, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Rita Majewski, Ruben A. Migone, Sehyun Kim
  • RANDOM COPOLYMER WITH ENHANCED ETHYLENE CONTENT
    Publication number: 20100081756
    Abstract: A polypropylene resin, useful for the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, is provided. The polymer of the present invention is a blend of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymer and a high ethylene ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). The present invention also provides a method of preparing the novel resin as well as a novel BOPP film comprising the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Aaron Seung-Joon Rhee, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Rita Majewski, Ruben A. Migone, Sehyun Kim
  • Film comprising a random copolymer with enhanced ethylene content
    Publication number: 20100081760
    Abstract: A polypropylene resin, useful for the production of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, is provided. The polymer of the present invention is a blend of high crystalline polypropylene homopolymer and a high ethylene ethylene/propylene random copolymer (RCP). The present invention also provides a method of preparing the novel resin as well as a novel BOPP film comprising the resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Sunoco, Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Aaron Seung-Joon Rhee, Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Rita Majewski, Ruben A. Migone, Sehyun Kim
  • Very low melt viscosity resin
    Patent number: 6992146
    Abstract: A process is provided for the production of a very low melt viscosity (high melt flow index) polymer resin, suitable for use in spunbond or meltblown processing. According to the process of the current invention, a high melt viscosity (low melt flow index) resin is subjected to post-reactor molecular weight alteration by extrusion with a chemical prodegradant. The process produces a very low melt viscosity resin that can be used in spunbond or meltblown processing without further treatment to reduce the average molecular weight of the resin. Further, the very low melt viscosity resins produced according to the process of the current invention contain very little or no residual prodegradant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: Sunoco Inc. (R&M)
    Inventors: Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Edwin B. Townsend, IV, John A. Boettger, Gary R. Tarr, Theodore Gabor
  • Stabilization system for improving the melt viscosity of polypropylene during fiber processing
    Patent number: 6787066
    Abstract: The present invention is a stabilizing system for improving the melt viscosity of polyolefin resin during fiber processing. The addition of a liquid phosphite melt processing stabilizer to polypropylene homopolymer powder improves processing stability during spinning. The present invention covers spraying the liquid phosphite onto the powder along with octadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate which is applied via mineral oil solution in a steamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Sunoco Inc (R&M)
    Inventors: Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Edwin B. Townsend, Victor M. DiNardo
  • Stabilization system for improving the melt viscosity of polypropylene during fiber processing
    Publication number: 20030102462
    Abstract: The present invention is a stabilizing system for improving the melt viscosity of polyolefin resin during fiber processing. The addition of a liquid phosphite melt processing stabilizer to polypropylene homopolymer powder improves processing stability during spinning. The present invention covers spraying the liquid phosphite onto the powder along with octadecyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyhydrocinnamate which is applied via mineral oil solution in a steamer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Kimberly Miller McLoughlin, Edwin B. Townsend, Victor M. DiNardo