Patents by Inventor Norman Aubee
Norman Aubee 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: 20240110024Abstract: A biaxially oriented polyethylene film structure comprises at least three layers, including a core layer, wherein the core layer comprises: i) from 50 to 99.5 weight percent of a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a density of greater than 0.940 g/cm3; and ii) from 0.5 to 50 weight percent of a second polyethylene which is a polyethylene homopolymer composition having a density of at least 0.950 g/cm3; wherein the polyethylene homopolymer composition further comprises a nucleating agent or a mixture of nucleating agents. The biaxially oriented film has very good optical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: Norman AUBEE, Bronwyn GILLON, Christian CARELLO, Jared TAYLOR, Maryam FEREYDOON, Shivendra GOYAL, Owen LIGHTBODY
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Patent number: 11753533Abstract: A polyethylene composition including a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20230235106Abstract: An ethylene copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms has a density f from 0.940 to 0.960 g/cm3, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 9 to 12, and a Z-average molecular weight, Mz of greater than 500,000. The ethylene copolymer is made in a multi-zone reactor system under solution phase polymerization conditions and is useful in the preparation of biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) films.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: Maryam Fereydoon, Shivendra Goyal, Stephen Brown, Owen Lightbody, Norman Aubee, Bronwyn Gillon, Thomas Green, Lison Mark, Christian Carello
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Publication number: 20230202089Abstract: In the manufacture of extruded polymers there are a number of surface defects referred to as sharkskin, snakeskin and orange peel which all generally relate to the rheology of the polymer melt. A severe form of surface defect is “melt fracture” which is believed to result when the shear rate at the surface of the polymer is sufficiently high that the surface of the polymer begins to fracture. That is, there is a slippage of the surface of the extruded polymer relative to the body of the polymer melt. The surface generally can't flow fast enough to keep up with the body of the extrudate and a fracture in the melt occurs generally resulting in a severe loss of surface properties for the extrudate. A polymer extension process is disclosed wherein these undesirable surface defects are eliminated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: Derek Wasylenko, P. Scott Chisholm, Tony Tikuisis, Norman Aubee, Fraser Waldie, Douglas Checknita
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Patent number: 11643531Abstract: A thermoformable film comprises a polyethylene composition. The polyethylene composition comprises a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of ?50 and an area Dimensional Thermoformability Index (aDTI) at 105° C. of less than 15.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20230130048Abstract: An all polyethylene multilayer film structure having alternating layers of (A) a linear low density polyethylene and (B) a high density polyethylene has improved performance properties relative to a film structure in which the (A) and (B) layers are arranged in a block like or random manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: April 27, 2023Applicant: Nova Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: Marzieh EBRAHIMI, Soheil SADEGHI, Patrick LAM, Vinod KONAGANTI, Norman AUBEE
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Patent number: 11560468Abstract: A thermoformable film including a polyethylene composition. The polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a fourth polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: Xiaochuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220402192Abstract: A Biaxially Oriented Polyethylene (BOPE) process uses a selected polyethylene having a medium density and a very broad molecular weight distribution. The use of this selected polyethylene facilitates stretching in the BOPE process in comparison to previously used polyethylene resins having a higher density and/or a narrower molecular weight distribution.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: Norman AUBEE, Owen LIGHTBODY, Maryam FEREYDOON, Bronwyn GILLON, Patrick LAM, Shivendra GOYAL
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Publication number: 20220267577Abstract: A polyethylene composition which when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 1 mil exhibits a machine direction (MD) 1% secant modulus of ?190 MPa and an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of ?650 cm3 per 100 inch2 per day, and when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 2 mil exhibits a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ?100° C. and an area of hot tack window (AHTW) of ?160 Newtons·° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2022Publication date: August 25, 2022Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220251353Abstract: A polyethylene composition which when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 1 mil has a machine direction (MD) 1% secant modulus of ?200 MPa and an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of ?600 cm3 per 100 inch2 per day and when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 2 mil has a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ?90° C. and an area of hot tack window (AHTW) of ?160 Newtons·° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11407160Abstract: A multilayer film having Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) is prepared by first co-extruding a multilayer film, then stretching the multilayer film in the machine direction at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyethylene resin that is used to prepare the film. At least one layer of the film is a first polyethylene composition having a density of from about 0.94 to about 0.97 g/cc and at least one second layer is prepared from a polyethylene composition having a lower density than the first polyethylene composition. This disclosure enables the manufacture of films having outstanding barrier properties (low Water Vapor Transmission Rate, WVTR, and low Oxygen Transmission Rate, OTR) and good physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: Nitin Borse, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11359081Abstract: A polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 10 weight percent. Film made from the polyethylene composition may have a machine direction 1% secant modulus of ?190 MPa (at a film thickness of about 1 mil), a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ?100° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11352485Abstract: A polyethylene composition comprises a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a composition distribution breadth index, CDBI50 obtained from a crystallization elution fractionation (CEF) analysis of <45 weight %.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11339278Abstract: A polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000, a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 10 weight percent. Film made from the polyethylene composition may have a machine direction 1% secant modulus of 200 ?MPa (at a film thickness of about 1 mil), a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ?90° C.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11306196Abstract: A polyethylene composition including a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 300,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 15 weight percent.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220106468Abstract: A thermoformable film comprises a polyethylene composition. The polyethylene composition comprises a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a melt flow ratio (I21/I2) of 50 and an area Dimensional Thermoformability Index (aDTI) at 105° C. of less than 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220106469Abstract: A thermoformable film including a polyethylene composition. The polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a fourth polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220106467Abstract: A polyethylene composition including a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 50,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Patent number: 11279819Abstract: In some embodiments disclosed herein are polyethylene composition including a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 75,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a fourth polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition may have a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 7.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: NOVA Chemicals (International) S.A.Inventors: XiaoChuan Wang, Peter Zoricak, Brian Molloy, Qinyan Wang, Lawrence VanAsseldonk, Norman Aubee
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Publication number: 20220024190Abstract: Multilayer films are prepared from an ethylene interpolymer product having a density of from 0.905 to 0.914 g/cc and a melt index, I2, of from 2.5 to 4.5 g/10 minutes, wherein the ethylene interpolymer product comprises: (i) a first ethylene interpolymer; (ii) a second ethylene interpolymer, and; (iii) optionally a third ethylene interpolymer; and wherein the ethylene interpolymer product has a Dilution Index, Yd, of greater than 0 degrees. In an embodiment, the first ethylene interpolymer is made with a single site catalyst and the second ethylene interpolymer is made with a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: January 27, 2022Applicant: NOVA CHEMICALS (INTERNATIONAL) S.A.Inventors: Maryam Fereydoon, Stephen Salomons, Norman Aubee, Shivendra Goyal, Patrick Lam