Patents by Inventor Marc Herklots
Marc Herklots 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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Publication number: 20220306850Abstract: The invention relates to a heterophasic propylene copolymer composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), optionally an ethylene-unit containing polymer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) consists of a) a propylene-based matrix wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 90 wt % of propylene units and at most 10 wt % of comonomer units selected from ethylene monomer units and ?-olefin monomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount from 87.0 to 92.0 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer and b) a dispersed ethylene ?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount from 8.0 to 13.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2020Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Marc HERKLOTS, Jonathan Khashayar RABIEI TABRIZ, Ralph Arthur HANDSTANGER, Dries BEYENS, Yang FU
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Publication number: 20220251359Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an ethylene copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 30 wt % of ethylene and/or a-olefin monomer units, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 80 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-a-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed O ethylene-a-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 8 to 15 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Marc HERKLOTS, Daniel BANDE, Ginger DE LA CROIX, Dimphna Johanna Maria VAN BEEK
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Patent number: 11292898Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a final heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) having a final melt flow rate in the range from 65 to 110 dg/min, comprising visbreaking an intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer (A?) having an intermediate melt flow rate, which intermediate melt flow rate is lower than the final melt flow rate, to obtain the final heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer (A?) consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt % based on the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2017Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Marc Herklots, Ricardo Bou Reslan Calumby, Kathleen Ann Vandewiele
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Patent number: 11136446Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Kathleen Ann Vandewiele, Marc Herklots, Jonathan Khashayar Rabiei Tabriz, Gerard Jan Eduard Biemond
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Patent number: 10995206Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an elastomer of ethylene and ?-olefin comonomer having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ethylene or an ?-olefin having 4-10 carbon atoms, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix has a melt flow index of at least 0.1 dg/min and at most 45 dg/min, measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Marc Herklots, Yang Fu, Ting Huang
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Patent number: 10711125Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a nucleating composition, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 83 to 88 wt %, preferably 84 to 88 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 12 to 17 wt %, preferably of 12 to 16 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is 40 to 60 wt % and wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer has a melt flow index of 35 to 50 g/10 min asType: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SABIC GlOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Ricardo Bou Reslan Calumby, Kathleen Ann Vandewiele, Marc Herklots, Martin Alexander Zuideveld, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Aurora Alexandra Batinas-Geurts, Koenraad Johannes Gerardus van Straaten
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Patent number: 10703891Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and a C10-C30 aliphatic carboxylic acid amide, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of a propylene-based matrix consisting of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ?-olefin and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 76 to 90 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 24 to 10 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is 30 to 38 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Marc Herklots, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Ralf Kleppinger, Timo Olavi Latvakangas, Eddy Jozef Agnes van de Gaar
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Publication number: 20190352491Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a final heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) having a final melt flow rate in the range from 65 to 110 dg/min, comprising visbreaking an intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer (A?) having an intermediate melt flow rate, which intermediate melt flow rate is lower than the final melt flow rate, to obtain the final heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer (A?) consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt % based on the intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: November 21, 2019Inventors: Marc Herklots, Ricardo Bou Reslan Calumby, Kathleen Ann Vandewiele
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Patent number: 10240024Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I):Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignees: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.VInventors: Kathleen Ann Vandewiele, Peter Heinrich Angeline Marcus Mintjens, Gerard Jan Eduard Biemond, Diederik Margaretha Goyvaerts, Marc Herklots, Paul Hans Pieter Wanrooij
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Publication number: 20190062542Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a C10-C30 aliphatic carboxylic acid amide, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ?-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 76 to 90 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 24 to 10 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-?-oType: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Marc Herklots, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Ralf Kleppinger, Timo Olavi Latvakangas, Eddy Jozef Agnes van de Gaar
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Patent number: 10208194Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a block copolymer, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ?-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, and wherein the block copolymer comprises a terminal block comprising styreType: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Marc Herklots, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Dzina Kleshchanok
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Patent number: 10167384Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, (B) talc and (C) a functionalized polypropylene grafted with an acid or acid anhydride functional group, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of a-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 90 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 10 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 10Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventor: Marc Herklots
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Publication number: 20180371222Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a nucleating composition, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 83 to 88 wt %, preferably 84 to 88 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 12 to 17 wt %, preferably of 12 to 16 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is 40 to 60 wt % and wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer has a melt flow index of 35 to 50 g/10 min asType: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Ricardo Bou Reslan Calumby, Kathleen Ann Vandewiele, Marc Herklots, Martin Alexander Zuideveld, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Aurora Alexandra Batinas-Geurts, Koenraad Johannes Gerardus van Straaten
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Patent number: 10072139Abstract: The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, (B) talc and (C) a phenolic antioxidant and/or a processing stabilizer, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and up to 30 wt % of ethylene, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wType: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Marc Herklots, Sarah van Mierloo
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Publication number: 20180237624Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an elastomer of ethylene and ?-olefin comonomer having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ethylene or an ?-olefin having 4-10 carbon atoms, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix has a melt flow index of at least 0.1 dg/min and at most 45 dg/min, measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: August 23, 2018Inventors: Marc Herklots, Yang Fu, Ting Huang
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Publication number: 20180186983Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a block copolymer, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of ?-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, and wherein the block copolymer comprises a terminal block comprising styreType: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Marc Herklots, Désirée Marie Louise Seegers, Dzina Kleshchanok
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Publication number: 20180134868Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I):Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Kathleen Ann VANDEWIELE, Peter Heinrich Angeline Marcus MINTJENS, Gerard Jan Eduard BIEMOND, Diederik Margaretha GOYVAERTS, Marc HERKLOTS, Paul Hans Pieter WANROOIJ
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Publication number: 20170267852Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, (B) talc and (C) a functionalized polypropylene grafted with an acid or acid anhydride functional group, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of a-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 90 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 10 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 10Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventor: Marc Herklots
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Patent number: 9527989Abstract: The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-?-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70% by mass of propylene and up to 30% by mass of ?-olefin, based on the total mass of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-?-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the composition has a desired melt flow index in the rType: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONInventors: Marc Herklots, Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria Steenbakkers-Menting, Maud Corrina Willie van der Ven
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Publication number: 20160137810Abstract: The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Kathleen Ann VANDEWIELE, Marc HERKLOTS, Jonathan Khashayar RABIEI TABRIZ, Gerard Jan Eduard BIEMOND