Patents by Inventor Mustafa Bilgen
Mustafa Bilgen 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: 20190256268Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fitment. In an embodiment, the fitment includes a top portion, a base, and a channel extending through the top portion and the base for passage of a flowable material. The fitment is composed of a polymeric composition. The polymeric composition comprises: (i) from 60 weight % to 90 weight % of a propylene-based polymer having a density of 0.900 g/cc and a melt flow rate greater than 10.0 g/10 min; and (ii) from 40 weight % to 10 weight % of a propylene-based plastomer or elastomer (“PBPE”) having a density less than 0.900 g/cc, and a melt flow rate (MFR) from 5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min. The present disclosure also provides a process for sealing multilayer films to the base of the fitment and the resultant flexible container formed from the process.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Sydney E. Brown, Mustafa Bilgen
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Publication number: 20190210340Abstract: A multilayer blown film having an inner layer, a first outer layer, and a second outer layer, wherein the inner layer comprises an ethylene-based polymer having a MWCDI value greater than 0.9, and a melt index ratio (I10/I2) that meets the following equation: I10/I2?7.0?1.2×log (I2); and the first outer layer and the second outer layer independently comprise a polyethylene composition which comprises the reaction product of ethylene and, optionally, one or more alpha olefin comonomers, wherein the polyethylene composition is characterized by the following properties: (a) a melt index, I2, of from 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min; (b) a density of from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; (c) a melt flow ratio, I10/I2, of from 6.0 to 7.6; and (d) a molecular weight distribution, (Mw/Mn) of from 2.5 to 4.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Fawzi G. Hamad, Mustafa Bilgen, Claudia Hernandez, Swapnil B. Chandak, Jason C. Brodil
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Publication number: 20190210334Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer cast films having a first outer layer, a core layer, and a second outer layer, wherein the first outer layer comprises (a) a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), ultra-low density polyethylene (ULDPE), a first polyethylene composition, or combinations of two or more thereof, and (b) polyisobutylene, and the core layer comprises a core layer polyethylene composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Marlos Giuntini De Oliveira, Teresa P. Karjala, Mustafa Bilgen, Jorge Caminero Gomes, Maximiliano Zanetti, Miguel A. Molano Niampira, Jorge Mario Rodriguez Camelo, Camila Do Valle, Guillermo A. Raimondi
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Publication number: 20190169385Abstract: Disclosed herein is a blown film comprising at least 50 wt. % of a polyethylene composition comprising the reaction product of ethylene and optionally, one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, wherein the polyethylene composition is characterized by the following properties: a melt index, I2, of from 0.1 to 2 g/10 min; a density of from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cm3; a melt flow ratio, I10/I2, of from 5.5 to 7.2; and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of from 2.2 to 3.5.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mustafa Bilgen, Mehmet Demirors, Teresa P. Karjala, Nermeen W. Aboelella
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Publication number: 20180354696Abstract: A package, e.g., a pouch, comprising: (A) An exterior surface comprising oriented-polypropylene (OPP), and (B) An interior surface comprising a blend, in weight percent based on the weight of the blend, of: (1) From 30 to 80 wt % of a propylene-based plastomer or elastomer (PBPE), and (2) From 20 to 70 wt % of low density polyethylene (LDPE); the package further comprising (C) A peelable end seal formed by joining in a heat seal two sections of the interior surface, the heat seal having a seal strength of 1 to 4 pounds per inch (1b/in) (4.48 to 17.9 Newton (N)/25.4 millimeter (mm)), and (D) A lap seal formed by joining in a heat seal a section of the interior surface with a section of the exterior surface, the heat seal having a seal strength of greater than or equal to (?) 15 lb/in (67.2 N/25.4 mm).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: December 13, 2018Inventors: Claudia Hernandez, Mustafa Bilgen
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Publication number: 20180134858Abstract: The present invention provides methods of preparing peelable seal layers, methods of preparing multilayer films, peelable seal layers made therefrom, and multilayer films made therefrom. In one aspect, a method of preparing a peelable seal layer comprises (a) providing a first blend comprising (i) from 5 to 98 percent by weight of a reactor grade propylene based plastomer or elastomer having a molecular weight distribution of less than 3.5 and a density of less than 0.89 g/cc and (ii) from 2 to 95 percent by weight of a second polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polybutylene, and styrenic polymer and mixtures thereof; (b) providing at least one linear low density polyethylene; (c) blending the first blend with the at least one linear low density polyethylene to obtain a second blend; and (d) extruding the second blend to form a peelable seal layer, wherein the peelable seal layer has a heat seal initiation temperature less than 120° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2016Publication date: May 17, 2018Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mustafa Bilgen, Claudia Hernandez, Marcello Tognola
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Patent number: 9834712Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications, sealant compositions, method of producing the same, and films and multilayer structures made therefrom. The polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 40 to 110, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene-based polymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.0; a density in the range of from 0.908 to 0.922 g/cm3, a melt index (I2 at 190° C./2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.5 to 5.0 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (defined as the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second, determined at 190° C.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Jain Pradeep, Joshua Gaubert, Douglas S. Ginger, Mustafa Bilgen, Gagan Saini, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 9828495Abstract: Embodiments of a polyethylene polymer blend having a melt index (I2)<2 g/10 min are provided, wherein the polyethylene polymer blend comprises at least about 50% by wt. of at least one high density polyethylene resin (HDPE) having a density ?0.950 g/cm3, a melt index (I2)<4 g/10 min; a melt flow ratio (I10/I2)?9, and a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of about 2 to about 5; and further comprises about 1% to about 20% by wt. of at least one low density polyethylene resin (LDPE) having a density ?0.930 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) of about 0.1 to about 10 g/min, and an MWD>3.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mehmet Demirors, Mustafa Bilgen, Yijian Lin
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Publication number: 20170283567Abstract: A film comprising a polymer blend which comprises from 90 to 95 wt % of a low density olefm-based plastomer or elastomer having a density equal to or less than 0.905 g/cc; from 5 to 10 wt % of a high modulus amorphous polymer; wherein a film comprising the polymer blend exhibits an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of equal to or greater than 10,000 cc/m2·day is provided. Also provided is a packaging comprising the film, a method of making the film and a method of forming and filling a packaging comprising the film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mustafa Bilgen, Fanny Deplace, Lamy J. Chopin, III
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Publication number: 20170129229Abstract: Blown films formed from polyethylene are provided that can have desirable properties. In one aspect, a blown film comprises a layer formed from a composition comprising a first composition, wherein the first composition comprises at least one ethylene-based polymer and wherein the first composition comprises a MWCDI value greater than 0.9, and a melt index ratio (I10/I2) that meets the following equation: I10/I2?7.0?1.2×log(I2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Jian WANG, Pradeep JAIN, Mehmet DEMIRORS, Rajen M. PATEL, Suzanne M. GUERRA, Mauricio E. LEANO, Hongming MA, Mustafa BILGEN, Francis O. OLAJIDE, JR.
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Patent number: 9631059Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Kapur, Pradeep Jain, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
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Publication number: 20160194464Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventors: Mehmet Demirors, Mridula Kapur, Pradeep Jian, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
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Publication number: 20160177073Abstract: Embodiments of a polyethylene polymer blend having a melt index (I2)<2 g/10 min are provided, wherein the polyethylene polymer blend comprises at least about 50% by wt. of at least one high density polyethylene resin (HDPE) having a density ?0.950 g/cm3, a melt index (I2)<4 g/10 min; a melt flow ratio (I10/I2)?9, and a molecular weight distribution (MWD) of about 2 to about 5; and further comprises about 1% to about 20% by wt. of at least one low density polyethylene resin (LDPE) having a density ?0.930 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) of about 0.1 to about 10 g/min, and an MWD>3.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 23, 2016Inventors: Mehmet Demirors, Mustafa Bilgen, Yijian Lin
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Publication number: 20150259586Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications, sealant compositions, method of producing the same, and films and multilayer structures made therefrom. The polyolefin composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition having a Comonomer Distribution Constant (CDC) in the range of from 40 to 110, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of the ethylene-based polymer composition; a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.01 to 2.0; a density in the range of from 0.908 to 0.922 g/cm3, a melt index (I2 at 190° C./2.16 kg) in the range of from 0.5 to 5.0g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (defined as the weight average molecular weight divided by the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.1 radian/second, determined at 190 ° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Jain Pradeep, Joshua Gaubert, Douglas S. Ginger, Mustafa Bilgen, Gagan Saini, Michael D. Turner
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Patent number: 9115275Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Mridula Kupar, Mehmet Demirors, Pradeep Jain, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
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Publication number: 20150232711Abstract: The instant invention provides a sealant composition, method of producing the same, film layers and multilayer structures made therefrom. The linear low density polyethylene composition suitable for sealant applications according to the present invention comprises: less than or equal to 100 percent by weight of the units derived from ethylene; less than 35 percent by weight of units derived from one or more ?-olefin comonomers; wherein said linear low density polyethylene composition has a density in the range of 0.900 to 0.920 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) in the range of 2.5 to 4.5, a melt index (I2) in the range of 0.5 to 3 g/10 minutes, a molecular weight distribution (Mz/Mw) in the range of from 2.2 to 3, vinyl unsaturation of less than 0.1 vinyls per one thousand carbon atoms present in the backbone of said composition, and a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range from 1.0 to 1.2.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2013Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Mridula Kapur, Jian Wang, Gagan Saini, Mustafa Bilgen, Troy M. Tambling, Robert N. Reib
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Publication number: 20150148490Abstract: The instant invention provides a polyolefin composition suitable for packaging applications, films, multilayer structures and packaging devices made therefrom. The polyolefin composition according to the present invention comprises: an ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition comprising (a) from 50 to 75 percent by weight of a first ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction having a density in the range of 0.894 to 0.908 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.2 to 1 g/10 minutes, and (b) from 25 to 50 percent by weight of a second ethylene/?-olefin copolymer fraction, and wherein said ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer composition has a density in the range of 0.910 to 0.924 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) in the range of from 0.5 to 2 g/10 minutes, a zero shear viscosity ratio (ZSVR) in the range of from 1.15 to 2.5, a molecular weight distribution, expressed as the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to number average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) in the range of from 2.0 to 4.0, and tan delta at 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: May 28, 2015Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Mridula Kapur, Mehmet Demirors, Pradeep Jain, Philip P. Fontaine, Douglas S. Ginger, David T. Gillespie, Mustafa Bilgen
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Patent number: 7201778Abstract: A process for producing an ionic crosslinked fibrous material, such as a cellulosic fabric, paper, or other substrate, wherein the ionic crosslinked fiber exhibits an increased wrinkle resistance angle. A process for producing a cationized chitosan, wherein the cationized chitosan exhibits cationization at the C6 and ring hydroxyl sites and the reactivity of the ring NH2 sites is preserved. A process for applying a polycation to an anionic fibrous material to form an ionic crosslinked fibrous material. A process for producing a cationized fibrous material, wherein the process is performed as a pad-batch process, an exhaust fixation process, a pad-steam process, or a pad-dry-cure process.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2005Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Carl Brent Smith, Mustafa Bilgen, Peter J. Hauser
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Publication number: 20050241073Abstract: A process for producing an ionic crosslinked fibrous material, such as a cellulosic fabric, paper, or other substrate, wherein the ionic crosslinked fiber exhibits an increased wrinkle resistance angle. A process for producing a cationized chitosan, wherein the cationized chitosan exhibits cationization at the C6 and ring hydroxyl sites and the reactivity of the ring NH2 sites is preserved. A process for applying a polycation to an anionic fibrous material to form an ionic crosslinked fibrous material. A process for producing a cationized fibrous material, wherein the process is performed as a pad-batch process, an exhaust fixation process, a pad-steam process, or a pad-dry-cure process.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: North Carolina State UniversityInventors: Carl Smith, Mustafa Bilgen, Peter Hauser