Patents by Inventor Mattias Bergqvist
Mattias Bergqvist 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: 20230192969Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing an at least partially crosslinked polymer composition, having a first melt index (MI) value and a first tensile strength, comprising the steps of: a. providing an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, the EVA copolymer having a second MI value and a second tensile strength and containing at least 30 wt % units derived from vinyl acetate, b. adding from 0.01 to 0.03 wt % of an organic peroxide, wherein the organic peroxide is diluted in 0.001 to 0.05 wt % of white oil, and c. blending the EVA copolymer and the organic peroxide at a temperature sufficient to initiate crosslinking. The first MI value of the at least partially crosslinked polymer composition is less than 5 g/10 min (190° C., 2.16 kg).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: June 22, 2023Inventors: Oscar Prieto, Ola Fagrell, Lars Westling, Mattias Bergqvist, Kenneth Wiecoreck
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Publication number: 20220411547Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a polyethylene composition by treating a cross-linkable ethylene copolymer containing monomer units with hydrolysable silane-groups and polar monomer units. The invention further provides a treated cross-linkable polyethylene composition 5 obtained by the process and a silane-crosslinked polyethylene composition obtained by the process. The invention further provides articles comprising the treated cross-linkable polyethylene composition or comprising the silane-crosslinked polyethylene composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Carl-Gustaf Ek, Denis Yalalov, Franz Ruemer, Mattias Bergqvist
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Patent number: 11242449Abstract: The invention relates to a foamable ethylene polymer composition comprising at least one antioxidant, at least one process aid and at least 80 wt % of a peroxide-treated ethylene polymer composition. The foamable ethylene polymer composition has melt strength of at least 2 cN, a density of 940 to 970 kg/m3, and dissipation factor measured at 1.9 GHz of 50-80?10?6. The invention further relates to a process for making such a foamable ethylene polymer composition, and use of the foamable ethylene polymer composition in a foamed cable insulation.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Mattias Bergqvist, Thomas Hjertberg, Per-Ola Hagstrand, Åsa Hermansson
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Patent number: 11192349Abstract: The invention is a polymer composition for film layer comprising less than 50 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene with silane group(s) containing units and at least 50 wt % of a thermoplastic polyolefine free from silane group(s) wherein the polymer composition has creep of less than 1 mm at 90° C., and an adhesion above 20 N/cm. The invention relates to a laminated article with at least one film layer of the polymer composition and a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Bert Broeders, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Girish Suresh Galgali, Stefan Hellstrom, Mattias Bergqvist, Bart Verheule, Kristina Akyuz-Karlsson, Urban Andreasson, Francis Costa, Anh Tuan Tran
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Patent number: 11180619Abstract: A polymer composition with a polymer of ethylene with a comonomer with silane group(s) containing units and an additive that is an organic compound with at least one amine moiety that has a gel content less than 10 wt % after 7 days at ambient conditions and a gel content of at least 15 wt % gel content after 14 days at 100° C. The film can be used in a laminate.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Francis Costa, Mattias Bergqvist, Stefan Hellstrom, Bert Broeders, Girish Suresh Galgali, Tanja Piel, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Bart Verheule, Jeroen Oderkerk
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Patent number: 11170908Abstract: A process of making a cable having a conductor surrounded by at least one crosslinkable layer having a polymer composition. The polymer composition has (a) a polyolefin bearing hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst compound.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Kjell Fossum, Martin Anker, Mattias Bergqvist, Kristian Dahlen, Thomas Hjertberg, Perry Nylander, Ola Fagrell
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Patent number: 11097305Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a at least a part of a polymer layer comprising a composition (Co), the composition comprising a low density polyethylene (LDPE) produced in a tubular reactor which composition is free of additives as a thermoplastic surface of an extrusion coated structure comprising the polymer layer and a first substrate for preparing heat-sealed articles by heat-sealing of said thermoplastic surface with a second substrate; and The use of a at least a part of a polymer layer comprising a composition (Co), the composition comprising a low density polyethylene (LDPE) having a melt flow rate (MFR) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) higher than 3.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Auli Nummila-Pakarinen, Mikko Peltovuori, Mattias Bergqvist
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Publication number: 20210054170Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to an article comprising the polymer composition, preferably to an article comprising at least one layer element (LE) comprising the polymer composition, and to a process for producing said article.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Stefan Hellstrom, Mattias Bergqvist
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Patent number: 10889666Abstract: The invention is related to a process for producing modified polyethylene having decreased melt flow rate (5 kg, 190° C.) (MFR). In particular, the present invention is directed to a process in a controlled manner for producing modified polyethylene recyclates having low MFR and low gel content directly by reactive extrusion processing.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Franz Ruemer, Carl-Gustav Ek, Mattias Bergqvist
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Patent number: 10889705Abstract: A crosslinked polymer composition based on a plastomer, which is suitable for producing at least one layer of cable accessories like cable joints, bushings or terminations; its use for preparing such a layer and the cable accessory comprising the composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Mattias Bergqvist, Martina Sandholzer, Davide Domenico Tranchida, Johan Andersson, Villgot Englund, Thomas Hjertberg
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Publication number: 20200325314Abstract: The invention relates to a foamable ethylene polymer composition comprising at least one antioxidant, at least one process aid and at least 80 wt % of a peroxide-treated ethylene polymer composition. The foamable ethylene polymer composition has melt strength of at least 2 cN, a density of 940 to 970 kg/m3, and dissipation factor measured at 1.9 GHz of 50-80?10?6. The invention further relates to a process for making such a foamable ethylene polymer composition, and use of the foamable ethylene polymer composition in a foamed cable insulation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2017Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Mattias Bergqvist, Thomas Hjertberg, Per-Ola Hagstrand, Åsa Hermansson
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Publication number: 20200290331Abstract: The invention is a polymer composition for film layer comprising less than 50 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene with silane group(s) containing units and at least 50 wt % of a thermoplastic polyolefine free from silane group(s) wherein the polymer composition has creep of less than 1 mm at 90° C., and an adhesion above 20 N/cm. The invention relates to a laminated article with at least one film layer of the polymer composition and a substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2017Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Bert Broeders, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Girish Suresh Galgali, Stefan Hellstrom, Mattias Bergqvist, Bart Verheule, Kristina Akyuz-Karlsson, Urban Andreasson, Francis Costa, Anh Tuan Tran
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Patent number: 10745498Abstract: The present invention relates to low density polyethylene having a melt flow rate (MFR) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) which is higher than 4.0 g/10 min, a storage modulus G?, measured at a loss modulus G? of 5 kPa, which is above 3000 Pa and a vinylidene content which is at least 24/100 k C, compositions, a process for production of the low density polyethylene, a low density polyethylene which is obtainable by the process, a continuous ethylene polymerization method for introducing vinylidene in a low density polyethylene, a method for an extrusion coating process or an extrusion lamination process, an article, e.g. an extrusion article, an extrusion lamination article, film blowing article, film casting article, wire and cable extrusion article, injection moulding article, blow moulding article or pipe extrusion article, and uses of the low density polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Borealis AGInventors: Auli Nummila-Pakarinen, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Bjorn Voigt, Martin Anker, Mattias Bergqvist, Thomas Gkourmpis, Thomas Hjertberg, Gabriel Ruess
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Patent number: 10688765Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamination process for producing a multilayer laminate which comprises a one or more substrate element(s) and one or more polymeric layer element(s), preferably to a lamination process for producing a photovoltaic (PV) module, and to a PV module laminate.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Francis Costa, Girish Suresh Galgali, Bert Broeders, Mattias Bergqvist
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Publication number: 20190375905Abstract: A polymer composition with a polymer of ethylene with a comonomer with silane group(s) containing units and an additive that is an organic compound with at least one amine moiety that has a gel content less than 10 wt % after 7 days at ambient conditions and a gel content of at least 15 wt % gel content after 14 days at 100° C. The film can be used in a laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Francis Costa, Mattias Bergqvist, Stefan Hellstrom, Bert Broeders, Girish Suresh Galgali, Tanja Piel, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Bart Verheule, Jeroen Oderkerk
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Patent number: 10505060Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to a layer element, preferably to at least one layer element of a photovoltaic module, comprising the polymer composition and to an article which is preferably said at least one layer of a layer element, preferably of a layer element of a photovoltaic module.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Francis Costa, Bart Verheule, Tanja Piel, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Bert Broeders, Stefan Hellstrom, Mattias Bergqvist, Girish Suresh Galgali
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Publication number: 20190217591Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamination process for producing a multilayer laminate which comprises a one or more substrate element(s) and one or more polymeric layer element(s), preferably to a lamination process for producing a photovoltaic (PV) module,and to a PV module laminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Jeroen Oderkerk, Francis Costa, Girish Suresh Galgali, Bert Broeders, Mattias Bergqvist
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Publication number: 20190177448Abstract: The invention is related to a process for producing modified polyethylene having decreased melt flow rate (5 kg, 190° C.) (MFR). In particular, the present invention is directed to a process in a controlled manner for producing modified polyethylene recyclates having low MFR and low gel content directly by reactive extrusion processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Inventors: Franz Ruemer, Carl-Gustav Ek, Mattias Bergqvist
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Publication number: 20190136022Abstract: A crosslinked polymer composition based on a plastomer, which is suitable for producing at least one layer of cable accessories like cable joints, bushings or terminations; its use for preparing such a layer and the cable accessory comprising the composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Inventors: Mattias Bergqvist, Martina Sandholzer, Davide Domenico Tranchida, Johan Andersson, Villgot Englund, Thomas Hjertberg
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Patent number: 10144789Abstract: The present invention relates to a low density polyethylene having a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn which is 15 or less, a storage modulus G?, measured at a loss modulus G? of 5 kPa, which is above 3000 Pa, a weight average molecular weight (Mw) which is between 192000 and 250000 g/mol and has a melt flow rate (MFR) according to ISO 1133 (190° C., 2.16 kg) which is higher than 3.0 g/10 min, compositions, a process for production of the low density polyethylene, a low density polyethylene which is obtainable by the process, a continuous ethylene polymerization method for introducing vinylidene in a low density polyethylene, a method for an extrusion coating process or a method for an extrusion lamination process, an article, e.g. an extrusion article, an extrusion lamination article, film blowing article, film casting article, wire and cable extrusion article, injection molding article, blow molding article or pipe extrusion article, and uses of the low density polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: BOREALIS AGInventors: Auli Nummila-Pakarinen, Bernt-Ake Sultan, Bjorn Voigt, Gabriel Ruess, Martin Anker, Mattias Bergqvist, Thomas Gkourmpis, Thomas Hjertberg