Patents by Inventor Lodewijk Hendrickx

Lodewijk Hendrickx 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).

  • Process for the manufacture of isotactic polypropylene
    Patent number: 9102770
    Abstract: Slurry polymerization process for the preparation of a polypropylene (PP) having a decaline soluble fraction (DS) of equal or below 2.5 wt.-%, wherein (a) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst (ZN), (b) propylene and optionally ethylene and/or an C4 to C12 ?-olefin, and (c) a diluent (D) comprising a donor agent (DA), are fed into a first reactor vessel (R1) and the polymerization of said polypropylene (PP) takes place in at least said first reactor (R1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Evi De Smet, Lodewijk Hendrickx, Werner Verwimp, Marc Verheijen, Paul Allemeersch, Erwin Vanzeir, Francisus Jacobs, Yvo Daniels, Kristof Storms
  • PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ISOTACTIC POLYPROPYLENE
    Publication number: 20140171606
    Abstract: Slurry polymerization process for the preparation of a polypropylene (PP) having a decaline soluble fraction (DS) of equal or below 2.5 wt.-%, wherein (a) a Ziegler-Natta catalyst (ZN), (b) propylene and optionally ethylene and/or an C4 to C12 ?-olefin, and (c) a diluent (D) comprising a donor agent (DA), are fed into a first reactor vessel (R1) and the polymerization of said polypropylene (PP) takes place in at least said first reactor (R1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Evi De Smet, Lodewijk Hendrickx, Werner Verwimp, Marc Verheijen, Paul Allemeersch, Erwin Vanzeir, Francisus Jacobs, Yvo Daniels, Kristof Storms