Patents by Inventor Michael A. Terrasa

Michael A. Terrasa 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).

  • Polyethylene with high melt strength for use in films
    Patent number: 9422425
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a film particularly well suited for shrink film applications, said method comprising the steps of selecting a target polyethylene resin and then increasing the melt strength of the polyethylene resin by reacting the polyethylene resin with an alkoxy amine derivative, and then forming a film from the reacted target polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: Dow global Technologies LLC, Dow Brasil S.A.
    Inventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola, Mehmet Demirors, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Michael A. Terrasa
  • POLYETHYLENE WITH HIGH MELT STRENGTH FOR USE IN FILMS
    Publication number: 20130035444
    Abstract: The present invention is a method for producing a film particularly well suited for shrink film applications, said method comprising the steps of selecting a target polyethylene resin and then increasing the melt strength of the polyethylene resin by reacting the polyethylene resin with an alkoxy amine derivative, and then forming a film from the reacted target polyethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: DOW BRASIL S.A., DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Nicolas Cardoso Mazzola, Mehmet Demirors, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Michael A. Terrasa