Patents by Inventor Michael J. Zogg, JR.
Michael J. Zogg, JR. 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: 11814456Abstract: A method of producing bimodal ethylene-based polymer includes reacting ethylene monomer and C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer in the presence of a first catalyst in an agitated reactor to produce a first polymer fraction, and outputting effluent from the agitated reactor. A second catalyst is added to the effluent downstream of the agitated reactor and upstream from a non-agitated reactor, the second catalyst facilitates production of a second polymer fraction having a density and melt index (I2) different from the first polymer fraction. The second catalyst and effluent are mixed in at least one mixer. The second catalyst, second polymer fraction, and the first polymer fraction are passed to the non-agitated reactor; and additional ethylene monomer, additional C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer, and solvent are passed to the non-agitated reactor to produce more second polymer fraction and thereby the bimodal ethylene-based polymer.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Timothy W. Gambrel, Curvel Hypolite, Daniel S. Rynearson, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Kyle E. Hart, Michael D. Turner, Jorge Rubalcaba, Pradeep Jain, Mehmet Demirors
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Publication number: 20230312787Abstract: Polyethylene compositions are disclosed that may have a density of 0.910 g/cm3 to 0.924 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) In of 0.1 g/10 minutes to 0.5 g/10 minutes and include a first polyethylene fraction area in the temperature range from 45° C. to 80° C. of an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (iCCD) analysis method; a second polyethylene fraction area in the temperature range from 80° C. to 95° C. of the elution profile, and a third polyethylene fraction area in the temperature range from 95° C. to 110° C. of the elution profile. The second polyethylene fraction area may include at least 5% of the total area of the elution profile. The third polyethylene fraction area may include at least 25% of the total area of the elution profile. A ratio of the first polyethylene fraction area to the second polyethylene fraction area may be from 6 to 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter Hermann Roland Sandkuehler, Sanjib Biswas, David T. Gillespie, Mehmet Demirors, Michael J. Zogg, Jr.
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Patent number: 11608390Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for solution polymerization comprising a reactor system that is operative to receive a monomer and to react the monomer to form a polymer; a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the reactor system, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel; and a heat exchanger disposed between two devolatilization vessels and in fluid communication with them, where the heat exchanger has an inlet port temperature of 100° C. to 230° C., an outlet port temperature of 200° C. to 300° C., an inlet port pressure of 35 to 250 kgf/cm2 and an outlet port pressure of 20 to 200 kgf/cm2; and wherein the polymer solution remains in a single phase during its residence in the heat exchanger.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Maria Pollard, Robert D. Swindoll, Pradeep Jain, Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Shrikant Dhodapkar, Sean W. Ewart, Bradley K. Blanchard, George W. Haun, Jr., Michael J. Zogg, Jr.
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Publication number: 20220049027Abstract: Disclosed herein too is a method comprising charging to a reactor system a feed stream comprising a catalyst, a monomer and a solvent; reacting the monomer to form a polymer; where the polymer is contained in a single phase polymer solution; transporting the polymer solution to a pre-heater to increase the temperature of the polymer solution; charging the polymer solution to a liquid-liquid separator; reducing a pressure of the polymer solution in the liquid-liquid separator and separating a polymer-rich phase from a solvent-rich phase in the liquid-liquid separator; transporting the polymer-rich phase to a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the liquid-liquid separator, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel; and separating the polymer from volatiles present in the polymer rich phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael D. Turner, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Pradeep Jain
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Publication number: 20220017653Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for solution polymerization comprising a reactor system that is operative to receive an anti-solvent, a monomer, and a solvent, and to react the monomer to form a polymer; where the anti-solvent is not a solvent for the polymer and is operative to reduce the lower critical solution temperature; a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the reactor system, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel and wherein the plurality of devolatilization vessels receives a polymer solution from the reactor system; and a liquid-liquid separator that is operative to receive a polymer solution from the reactor system and to facilitate a separation between the polymer and volatiles by reducing the pressure and temperature of the polymer solution in the liquid-liquid separator.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael D. Turner, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Pradeep Jain
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Publication number: 20210253757Abstract: A method of producing bimodal ethylene-based polymer includes reacting ethylene monomer and C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer in the presence of a first catalyst in an agitated reactor to produce a first polymer fraction, and outputting effluent from the agitated reactor. A second catalyst is added to the effluent downstream of the agitated reactor and upstream from a non-agitated reactor, the second catalyst facilitates production of a second polymer fraction having a density and melt index (I2) different from the first polymer fraction. The second catalyst and effluent are mixed in at least one mixer. The second catalyst, second polymer fraction, and the first polymer fraction are passed to the non-agitated reactor; and additional ethylene monomer, additional C3-C12 ?-olefin comonomer, and solvent are passed to the non-agitated reactor to produce more second polymer fraction and thereby the bimodal ethylene-based polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2019Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Timothy W. Gambel, Curvel Hypolite, Daniel S. Rynearson, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Kyle E. Hart, Michael D. Turner, Jorge Rubalcaba, Pradeep Jain, Mehmet Demirors
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Patent number: 11077585Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a first pump; a pelletization system that comprises an underwater pelletizer; where the pelletization system is located downstream of the first pump and is in fluid communication with it; a direct line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the direct line does not contain a pump or a heat exchanger; and a bypass line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the bypass line comprises a second pump; where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the direct line when the polymer has a melt viscosity greater than 105 centipoise; and where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the bypass line when the polymer has a melt viscosity less than 105 centipoise.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2015Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Timothy W. Gambrel, Johan Van Leeuwen
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Publication number: 20210214470Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for solution polymerization comprising a reactor system that is operative to receive a monomer and to react the monomer to form a polymer; a plurality of devolatilization vessels located downstream of the reactor system, where each devolatilization vessel operates at a lower pressure than the preceding devolatilization vessel; and a heat exchanger disposed between two devolatilization vessels and in fluid communication with them, where the heat exchanger has an inlet port temperature of 100° C. to 230° C., an outlet port temperature of 200° C. to 300° C., an inlet port pressure of 35 to 250 kgf/cm2 and an outlet port pressure of 20 to 200 kgf/cm2; and wherein the polymer solution remains in a single phase during its residence in the heat exchanger.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Maria Pollard, Robert D. Swindoll, Pradeep Jain, Alec Y. Wang, Jorge Rubalcaba, Shrikant Dhodapkar, Sean W. Ewart, Bradley K. Blanchard, George W. Haun, Jr., Michael J. Zogg, Jr.
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Patent number: 11059913Abstract: A process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising at least the following steps: a) polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising an olefin, in at least one reactor, in a solution polymerization, to form a polymer solution; b) feeding at least a portion of the polymer solution through at least one devolatilizer, to form the olefin-based polymer, in melt form; c) feeding at least a portion of the olefin-based polymer, in melt, form through a heat exchanger, and then into a pastillation apparatus to form polymer particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2018Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Santosh S. Bawiskar, Yi Jin, Daniel S. Rynearson, Harold W. Boone, Kate R. Brown, Barry D. Kluge, Jr.
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Patent number: 11002653Abstract: The invention provides a method, and apparatus, for determining the degree of separation (DOS) of a polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream, said method comprising the following: adding to a liquid-liquid separation vessel the polymer solution, which comprises a polymer, a solvent and an anti-solvent; separating the polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream; removing at least some the polymer-rich stream from at least one outlet P on the vessel, and measuring the actual solution density of this polymer-rich stream using at least one flow meter; removing at least some of the solvent-rich stream from at least one other outlet S on the vessel, and measuring the actual density of the solvent-rich stream using at least one flow meter; and wherein the degree of separation (DOS) is determined by the following equation (Eqn.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Alec Y. Wang, Curvel Hypolite, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Job D. Guzman
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Patent number: 10858463Abstract: The instant invention provides an improved process for producing pelletized polymer compositions, and pelletized polymer compositions. The process for producing a pelletized polymer composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) polymerizing one or more alpha-olefins in one or more solution reactors thereby producing a molten polymer composition comprising one or more solvents; (2) removing at least a portion of said one or more solvents thereby forming a polymer composition having a low solvent content (typically less than 1,000 parts of solvent per million of polymer on a weight basis); (3) removing heat from said polymer composition having low solvent content to a temperature in the range of equal to or greater than the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content to less than or equal to a temperature in the range of from (the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content+20° C.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Brian W. Kolthammer, Michael J. Zogg, Jr.
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Publication number: 20200131282Abstract: A process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising at least the following steps: a) polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising an olefin, in at least one reactor, in a solution polymerization, to form a polymer solution; b) feeding at least a portion of the polymer solution through at least one devolatilizer, to form the olefin-based polymer, in melt form; c) feeding at least a portion of the olefin-based polymer, in melt, form through a heat exchanger, and then into a pastillation apparatus to form polymer particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2018Publication date: April 30, 2020Inventors: Michael J. Zogg, JR., Santosh S. Bawiskar, Yi Jin, Daniel S. Rynearson, Harold W. Boone, Kate R. Brown, Barry D. Kluge, JR.
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Publication number: 20190368991Abstract: The invention provides a method, and apparatus, for determining the degree of separation (DOS) of a polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream, said method comprising the following: adding to a liquid-liquid separation vessel the polymer solution, which comprises a polymer, a solvent and an anti-solvent; separating the polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream; removing at least some the polymer-rich stream from at least one outlet P on the vessel, and measuring the actual solution density of this polymer-rich stream using at least one flow meter; removing at least some of the solvent-rich stream from at least one other outlet S on the vessel, and measuring the actual density of the solvent-rich stream using at least one flow meter; and wherein the degree of separation (DOS) is determined by the following equation (Eqn.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Curvel Hypolite, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael J. Zogg, JR., Job D. Guzman
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Patent number: 10365195Abstract: The invention provides a method, and apparatus, for determining the degree of separation (DOS) of a polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream, said method comprising the following: adding to a liquid-liquid separation vessel the polymer solution, which comprises a polymer, a solvent and an anti-solvent; separating the polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream; removing at least some the polymer-rich stream from at least one outlet P on the vessel, and measuring the actual solution density of this polymer-rich stream using at least one flow meter; removing at least some of the solvent-rich stream from at least one other outlet S on the vessel, and measuring the actual density of the solvent-rich stream using at least one flow meter; and wherein the degree of separation (DOS) is determined by the following equation (Eqn.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Alec Y. Wang, Curvel Hypolite, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Job D. Guzman
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Publication number: 20170368716Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system comprising a first pump; a pelletization system that comprises an underwater pelletizer; where the pelletization system is located downstream of the first pump and is in fluid communication with it; a direct line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the direct line does not contain a pump or a heat exchanger; and a bypass line that is located downstream of the first pump and upstream of the pelletization system; where the bypass line comprises a second pump; where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the direct line when the polymer has a melt viscosity greater than 105 centipoise; and where the first pump is operative to discharge the polymer to the pelletization system via the bypass line when the polymer has a melt viscosity less than 105 centipoise.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2015Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Michael J. ZOGG, Jr., Timothy W. GAMBREL, Johan VAN LEEUWEN
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Publication number: 20170129976Abstract: The instant invention provides an improved process for producing pelletized polymer compositions, and pelletized polymer compositions. The process for producing a pelletized polymer composition according to the present invention comprises: (1) polymerizing one or more alpha-olefins in one or more solution reactors thereby producing a molten polymer composition comprising one or more solvents; (2) removing at least a portion of said one or more solvents thereby forming a polymer composition having a low solvent content (typically less than 1,000 parts of solvent per million of polymer on a weight basis); (3) removing heat from said polymer composition having low solvent content to a temperature in the range of equal to or greater than the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content to less than or equal to a temperature in the range of from (the crystallization point of the polymer composition having low solvent content+20° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Brian W. Kolthammer, Michael J. Zogg, JR.
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Publication number: 20160282251Abstract: The invention provides a method, and apparatus, for determining the degree of separation (DOS) of a polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream, said method comprising the following: adding to a liquid-liquid separation vessel the polymer solution, which comprises a polymer, a solvent and an anti-solvent; separating the polymer solution into a polymer-rich stream and a solvent-rich stream; removing at least some the polymer-rich stream from at least one outlet P on the vessel, and measuring the actual solution density of this polymer-rich stream using at least one flow meter; removing at least some of the solvent-rich stream from at least one other outlet S on the vessel, and measuring the actual density of the solvent-rich stream using at least one flow meter; and wherein the degree of separation (DOS) is determined by the following equation (Eqn.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Alec Y. Wang, Curvel Hypolite, Jorge Rubalcaba, Michael J. Zogg, JR., Job D. Guzman
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Patent number: 9328180Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing ethylene in presence of at least the following: A) a free-radical agent; B) an alkylated phenol selected from Formula (I), wherein R1, R2,R3, R4 and R5 are each, independently, hydrogen or an alkyl; and C) a “metal alkyl-containing compound” selected from the group consisting of the following: i) at least one “Group II metal alkyl-containing compound,” ii) at least one “Group III metal alkyl-containing compound,” and iii) a combination of i) and ii).Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Sean W. Ewart, Teresa P. Karjala, Michael J. Zogg, Jr., Sarat Munjal
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Publication number: 20150148504Abstract: The invention provides a process to form an ethylene-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing ethylene in presence of at least the following: A) a free-radical agent; B) an alkylated phenol selected from Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each, independently, hydrogen or an alkyl; and C) a “metal alkyl-containing compound” selected from the group consisting of the following: i) at least one “Group II metal alkyl-containing compound,” ii) at least one “Group III metal alkyl-containing compound,” and iii) a combination of i) and ii).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Sean W. Ewart, Teresa P. Karjala, Michael J. Zogg, JR., Sarat Munjal