Patents by Inventor Marco Apostolo
Marco Apostolo 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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Patent number: 11840606Abstract: Described here are blocky PEEK copolymers and corresponding synthesis methods. It was surprisingly found that synthesis of blocky PEEK copolymers in a non-solvent environment with respect to PEEK produced blocky PEEK copolymers with high degrees of functionalization and crystallinity. The blocky PEEK copolymers had an increased blocky structure, relative to corresponding PEEK copolymer synthesized with other known methods. Moreover, membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers are particularly desirable in fuel cell applications. For example, the membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers had surprisingly large ion conductivities as well as significantly improved chemical and thermal resistance, at least in part, to the improved functionalization and crystallinity.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A., VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.Inventors: Kelly D. Branham, David B. Roller, Stéphane Jeol, Marco Apostolo, Robert B. Moore, Lindsey Anderson, Samantha Talley, Xijing Yuan
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Publication number: 20220127419Abstract: Described here are blocky PEEK copolymers and corresponding synthesis methods. It was surprisingly found that synthesis of blocky PEEK copolymers in a non-solvent environment with respect to PEEK produced blocky PEEK copolymers with high degrees of functionalization and crystallinity. The blocky PEEK copolymers had an increased blocky structure, relative to corresponding PEEK copolymer synthesized with other known methods. Moreover, membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers are particularly desirable in fuel cell applications. For example, the membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers had surprisingly large ion conductivities as well as significantly improved chemical and thermal resistance, at least in part, to the improved functionalization and crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicants: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A., VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC.Inventors: Kelly D. Branham, David B. Roller, Stéphane Jeol, Marco Apostolo, Robert B. Moore, Lindsey Anderson, Samantha Talley, Xijing Yuan
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Patent number: 11136671Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition in the form of sheet or layer comprising a layer of an aromatic polymer and a layer of metal adhering to at least one side of said polymeric sheet, and to its uses.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2016Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Andrea Vittorio Oriani, Stefano Mauri, Marco Apostolo
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Patent number: 11094428Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable, suitable for both electrical and data transmission, comprising at least one shield layer, comprising a metal layer directly adhering onto the polymeric layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Massimo Genoni, Stefano Mauri, Mattia Bassi, Marco Apostolo, Marco Avataneo
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Patent number: 10696768Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a crosslinkable fluoropolymer, to said crosslinkable fluoropolymer and the crosslinked fluoropolymer obtainable therefrom, to a film comprising said crosslinkable fluoropolymer or said crosslinked fluoropolymer and to uses of said crosslinked fluoropolymer film in various applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALITY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Maria Triulzi, Paula Cojocaru, Ivan Wlassics, Giuseppe Marchionni, Claudio Adolfo Pietro Tonelli
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Patent number: 10676827Abstract: The present invention pertains to a multilayer tubular article, to processes for the manufacture of said multilayer tubular article and to uses of said multilayer tubular article in upstream applications for conveying hydrocarbons from a well to a floating off-shore unit via a bottom platform.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALITY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Nicasio Edoardo Messina, Marco Colladon, Paula Cojocaru, Vincenzo Arcella, Marco Apostolo, Francesco Maria Triulzi
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Patent number: 10661960Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for packaging one or more products, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a package having an opening, said package comprising at least one sheet, said sheet comprising the following layers: a layer [layer (L1)] consisting of a composition [composition (C1)] comprising, preferably consisting of, at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T1)], said layer (L1) having two opposite surfaces, wherein one surface comprises one or more grafted functional groups [surface (L1-S1-f)], directly adhered to the surface (L1-S1-f), a layer [layer (L2)] consisting of at least one metal compound [compound (M1)], and optionally, directly adhered to the layer (L2), a layer (L3) consisting of a composition [composition (C3)] comprising, preferably consisting of at least one thermoplastic polymer [polymer (T2)], said polymer (T2) being equal to or different from the polymer (T1); (ii) feeding the package provided in step (i) with one or more products; and (iii) sType: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Francesco Maria Triulzi, Marco Apostolo
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Publication number: 20200143956Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable, suitable for both electrical and data transmission, comprising at least one shield layer, comprising a metal layer directly adhering onto the polymeric layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: Massimo GENONI, Stefano MAURI, Mattia BASSI, Marco APOSTOLO, Marco AVATANEO
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Publication number: 20200063265Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layered article made from a perfluoropolymer and to a method for its manufacturing, the multi-layered article being made of a composition (C) comprising at least one melt-processable fully fluorinated polymer (FMP), said article having at least one surface (S) comprising:—at least one molecule grafted onto said surface (S), said molecule comprising at least one nitrogen atom and at least one carbon atom, and—at least one layer (LI) adhered to said surface (S) comprising at least one metal compound (M).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Stefano MAURI, Marco APOSTOLO, Marco AVATANEO, Pasqua COLAIANNA
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Patent number: 10533064Abstract: The invention pertains to peroxide-curable fluoroelastomers for the oil and gas industry, including explosive decompression, and which can be easily processed to yield cured parts in standard machineries at reasonable throughput rates, said fluoroelastomers comprising: recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF); recurring units derived from hexafluoropropylene (HFP); recurring units derived from at least one bis-olefin [bis-olefin (OF)] having general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6, equal or different from each other, are H, a halogen, or a C1-C5 optionally halogenated group, possibly comprising one or more oxygen group; Z is a linear or branched C1-C18 optionally halogenated alkylene or cycloalkylene radical, optionally containing oxygen atoms, or a (per)fluoropolyoxyalkylene radical; and iodine or bromine cure-sites; said fluoroelastomers further possessing a Mooney viscosity (ML) of at least 85 MU (1+10@121° C.), when measured according to ASTM D1646.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Liubov Chernysheva
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Publication number: 20200008297Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a multilayer assembly comprising applying at least one patterned substrate onto at least one surface of at least one non-patterned substrate. The present invention also pertains to the multilayer assembly obtainable by said process and to uses of said multilayer assembly in various applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Paula COJOCARU, Marco APOSTOLO, Alessio MARRANI, Ivan FALCO
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Publication number: 20200002493Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating the surface of a polymer article with a UV-stabilizer solution which comprises an effective amount of a UV-absorber compound dissolved in a solvent, and optionally a radical scavenger. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a UV-stabilized polymer article which comprises a step consisting in contacting the surface layer of a polymer article with the UV stabilizer solution. The present invention also provides UV-stabilized polymer articles, that-is-to-say polymer articles which are resistant to color change upon exposure to UV light.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Joel POLLINO, Stéphane JEOL, Jonathan SCHWARTZ, Marco APOSTOLO
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Patent number: 10506710Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a multilayer assembly comprising applying at least one patterned substrate onto at least one surface of at least one non-patterned substrate. The present invention also pertains to the multilayer assembly obtainable by said process and to uses of said multilayer assembly in various applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Marco Apostolo, Alessio Marrani, Ivan Falco
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Patent number: 10455696Abstract: The present invention pertains to a process for the manufacture of a multilayer assembly comprising applying at least one patterned substrate onto at least one surface of at least one non-patterned substrate. The present invention also pertains to the multilayer assembly obtainable by said process and to uses of said multilayer assembly in various applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Marco Apostolo, Alessio Marrani, Ivan Falco
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Patent number: 10450657Abstract: The present invention pertains to an electrode-forming composition comprising: (a) at least one fluoropolymer [polymer (F)]; (b) particles of at least one active electrode material [particles (P)], said particles (P) comprising: —a core comprising at least one active electrode compound [compound (NMC)] of formula (I): Li[Lix(ApBQCw)1-x]O2??(I) wherein A, B and C, different from each other, are selected from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Mn and Co, x is comprised between 0 and 0.3, P is comprised between 0.2 and 0.8, preferably between 0.2 and 0.5, more preferably between 0.2 and 0.4, Q is comprised between 0.1 and 0.4, and W is comprised between 0.1 and 0.4, and —an outer layer consisting of a metal compound [compound (M)] different from Lithium, said outer layer at least partially surrounding said core; and (c) a liquid medium [medium (L)].Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Francesco Maria Triulzi, Marco Apostolo, Maurizio Biso
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Publication number: 20190315919Abstract: Described here are blocky PEEK copolymers and corresponding synthesis methods. It was surprisingly found that synthesis of blocky PEEK copolymers in a non-solvent environment with respect to PEEK produced blocky PEEK copolymers with high degrees of functionalization and crystallinity. The blocky PEEK copolymers had an increased blocky structure, relative to corresponding PEEK copolymer synthesized with other known methods. Moreover, membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers are particularly desirable in fuel cell applications. For example, the membranes formed from the blocky PEEK polymers had surprisingly large ion conductivities as well as significantly improved chemical and thermal resistance, at least in part, to the improved functionalization and crystallinity.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2017Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Kelly D. BRANHAM, David B. ROLLER, Stéphane JEOL, Marco APOSTOLO, Robert B. MOORE, Lindsey ANDERSON, Samantha TALLEY, Yuan XIJING
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Patent number: 10358551Abstract: A (per)fluoroelastomer composition having improved plasma resistance comprising at least one (per)fluoroelastomer [fluoroelastomer (A)] and from 0.1 to 50 weight parts per 100 parts by weight of said fluoroelastomer (A) of alkaline-earth metal carbonate particles [particles (P)]. Each particle comprises a core consisting essentially of at least one alkaline-earth metal carbonate and a shell consisting essentially of at least one Group IV transition metal compound.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Matteo Fantoni, Marco Apostolo, Giovanni Comino
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Patent number: 10333146Abstract: The invention pertains to an aqueous electrode-forming composition comprising:—at least one fluoropolymer [polymer (F)];—particles of at least one powdery active electrode material [particles (P)], said particles (P) comprising a core of an active electrode compound [compound (E)] and an outer layer of a metallic compound [compound (M)] different from Lithium, said outer layer at least partially surrounding said core; and—water, to a process for its manufacture, to a process for manufacturing an electrode structure using the same, to an electrode structure made from the same and to an electrochemical device comprising said electrode structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2012Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Paula Cojocaru, Riccardo Pieri, Marco Apostolo
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Publication number: 20190162333Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel hose made from a metal-plated elastomer and to a method for its manufacturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Matteo FANTONI, Marco APOSTOLO, Stefano MAURI
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Publication number: 20190159338Abstract: The invention pertains to an electric circuit comprising a flexible conductor made from a metallized elastomer possessing electrical conductivity and ability to retain the same under strain/bending, to a method of conducting electrical current through said flexible conductor, to the use of the same as electro-conductive part in flexible displays, wearable electronics, conformable sensors and actuators, and to devices comprising the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2017Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Marco APOSTOLO, Andrea Vittorio ORIANI, Stefano MAURI