Patents by Inventor Luca Boragno

Luca Boragno 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).

  • Patent number: 12378330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization said polypropylene composition having low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), presenting thus a broad sealing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Luca Boragno
  • Patent number: 12281218
    Abstract: A process for reducing the amount of volatile and semi-volatile organic substances of a polypropylene composition to below 150 ?g/g (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) and below 350 ?g/g (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Girish Suresh Galgali, Luca Boragno, Andreas Fuchs, Jürgen Huber, Stefanie Engleder
  • Publication number: 20240425619
    Abstract: A process for reducing the volatile and semi-volatile organic content (VOC and FOG values) of a heterophasic polypropylene composition, the heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising (i) at least 15 wt.-% of at least a first heterophasic polypropylene; (ii) less than 15 wt.-% of at least one elastomeric polyolefin, (iii) at least one filler; (iv) optionally polyethylene; and (v) optionally further polyolefins to below 100 ?g/g (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) and below 390 ?g/g (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011), the process involving aerating the first heterophasic polypropylene and each further polyolefin component that is present in an amount of at least 15 wt.-% relative to the total weight of the heterophasic polypropylene composition, before extruding these aerated components with the at least one elastomeric polyolefin and the at least one filler and the optional polyethylene and/or optional further polyolefin(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Fuchs, Luca Boragno, Klaus Bernreitner, Markus Gahleitner, Jürgen Huber, Stefanie Engleder
  • Patent number: 12162251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer film comprising at least two outer layers and at least one core layer, at least one of the outer layers comprises component a1), the other outer layer comprises component a1) or a2). Component a1) is a terpolymer of propylene, ethylene and one C4 to C10 ?-olefin; having ethylene content in the range of 0.1 to 8.0 wt.-%, C4 to C10 ?-olefin content in the range of 0.1 to 16.0 wt.-%, and a melt flow rate MFR2 0.5 to 12.0 g/10 min. Component a2) is a polypropylene having a melting temperature of at least 150° C. The core layer comprises a heterophasic propylene copolymer b) having MFR2 of 0.3 to 20.0 g/10 min, XCS content of 16.0 to 50.0 wt.-%, and comonomer content of 11.5 to 21.0 mol-%, comprising a matrix being a random propylene copolymer b1) and an elastomeric propylene copolymer b2) dispersed in said matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Stefan Ortner, Peter Niedersuess, Luca Boragno, Markus Gahleitner
  • Patent number: 12084565
    Abstract: Composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer with low melt flow rate and rather low amount of xylene cold solubles and a recycled polymer composition being rich in polypropylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: Borealis AG
    Inventors: Franz Ruemer, Luca Boragno, Stefan Schiesser, Guenter Dreiling, Christian Hollsten, Siegfried Liedauer, Andrei Ollikainen, Thierry Pezard
  • Publication number: 20240043657
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising oligomers having a semi-volatile organic condensable (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011), content of 50 ?g/g to about 400 ?g/g of the total polypropylene composition, and volatile organic compounds (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) in an amount of less than 80 ?g/g of the total polypropylene composition, wherein the weight ratio of said oligomers versus said volatiles is more than about 5.0, wherein the polypropylene composition has an MFR2 (ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg) of 10 g/10 min or higher, wherein the polypropylene composition a flexural modulus (ISO 178 on injection moulded specimens of 80×10×4 mm prepared in accordance with ISO 294-1:1996) of from 1000 to 2000 MPa, and wherein the total quantity of slip agent is at least 500 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Fuchs, Luca Boragno, Girish Suresh Galgali, Markus Gahleitner, Jurgen Huber, Stefanie Engleder
  • Patent number: 11879057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization, said polypropylene composition having low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus providing abroad sealing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Luca Boragno
  • Publication number: 20230001674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a multilayer film comprising at least two outer layers (A) and (C) and at least one core layer (B), at least one of the outer layers (A) and/or (C) comprises component a1), whereas the other outer layer comprises component a1) or a2), whereby component a1) is a terpolymer of propylene, ethylene and one C4 to C10 ?-olefin; whereby said terpolymer a1) has an ethylene content in the range of 0.1 to 8.0 wt.-% based on the total weight of the terpolymer a1); a C4 to C10 ?-olefin content in the range of 0.1 to 16.0 wt.-% based on the total weight of the terpolymer a1); and a melt flow rate MFR2 measured according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 2.16 kg load) in the range of 0.5 to 12.0 g/10 min; component a2) is a polypropylene having a melting temperature of at least 150° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan Ortner, Peter Niedersuess, Luca Boragno, Markus Gahleitner
  • Publication number: 20220306771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization said polypropylene composition having low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), presenting thus a broad sealing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Luca Boragno
  • Patent number: 11414500
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization said polypropylene composition having low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), presenting thus a broad sealing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Luca Boragno
  • Publication number: 20220186007
    Abstract: New bimodal propylene terpolymer, which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high melting temperature, good processability and good optical properties, like low haze, its use and articles made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Pauli Leskinen, Friedrich Berger, Elena Pomakhina
  • Publication number: 20220186006
    Abstract: New polypropylene composition, which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), high melting temperature, good processability and good optical properties, like low haze, its use of and articles made therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Friedrich Berger, Elena Pomakhina
  • Publication number: 20220162430
    Abstract: Composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer with low melt flow rate and rather low amount of xylene cold solubles and a recycled polymer composition being rich in polypropylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Franz Ruemer, Luca Boragno, Stefan Schiesser, Guenter Dreiling, Christian Hollsten, Siegfried Liedauer, Andrei Ollikainen, Thierry Pezard
  • Patent number: 11292858
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Luigi Resconi, Mattias Hoff, Shital Das, Kauno Alastalo, Markku Vahteri, Friedrich Berger, Davide Tranchida
  • Publication number: 20210403677
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition comprising oligomers having a semi-volatile organic condensable (FOG,VDA 278 October 2011), content of 50 ?g/g to about 400 ?g/g of the total polypropylene composition, and volatile organic compounds (VOC,VDA 278 October 2011) in an amount of less than 80 ?g/g of the total polypropylene composition, wherein the weight ratio of said oligomers versus said volatiles is more than about 5.0, wherein the polypropylene composition has an MFR2 (ISO 1133, 230° C., 2.16 kg) of 10 g/10 min or higher, wherein the polypropylene composition a flexural modulus (ISO 178 on injection moulded specimens of 80×10×4 mm prepared in accordance with ISO 294-1:1996) of from 1000 to 2000 MPa, and wherein the total quantity of slip agent is at least 500 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Andreas Fuchs, Luca Boragno, Girish Suresh Galgali, Markus Gahleitner, Jürgen Huber, Stefanie Engleder
  • Publication number: 20210395504
    Abstract: A process for reducing the amount of volatile and semi-volatile organic substances of a polypropylene composition to below 150 ?g/g (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) and below 350 ?g/g (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Girish Suresh Galgali, Luca Boragno, Andreas Fuchs, Jürgen Huber, Stefanie Engleder
  • Publication number: 20210309774
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus having a broad sealing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Luigi Resconi, Mattias Hoff, Shital Das, Kauno Alastalo, Markku Vahteri, Friedrich Berger, Davide Tranchida
  • Publication number: 20200354554
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene composition by sequential polymerization, said polypropylene composition having low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high melting point (Tm), thus providing abroad sealing window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Pauli Leskinen, Luca Boragno
  • Patent number: 10717832
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a fiber reinforced polymer composition comprising a polypropylene, carbon fibers and a polar modified polypropylene as coupling agent as well as to an article comprising the fiber reinforced polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventors: Luca Boragno, Wolfgang Stockreiter, Michael Jerabek
  • Patent number: 10550253
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a fiber reinforced polymer composition comprising a polypropylene, carbon fibers and a polar modified polypropylene as coupling agent as well as to an article comprising the fiber reinforced polymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: BOREALIS AG
    Inventor: Luca Boragno