Patents by Inventor Ofelia Fusco

Ofelia Fusco 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).

  • Publication number: 20090099324
    Abstract: A MgCl2.mEtOH.nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m?4.4, 0?n?0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, taken under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2? diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2? of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction lines being the one at 2? of 9.3±0.2°, the intensity of the other diffraction line being less than 0.4 times the intensity of the most intense diffraction line. Catalyst components obtained from the adducts of the present invention are capable to give catalysts for the polymerization of olefins characterized by enhanced activity and/or porosity with respect to the catalysts prepared from the adducts of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniele Evangelisti, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Mario Sacchetti
  • Patent number: 7439313
    Abstract: A MgCl2.mEtOH.nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m?4.4, 0?n?0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, taken under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2? diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2? of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction lines being the one at 2? of 9.3±0.2°, the intensity of the other diffraction line being less than 0.4 times the intensity of the most intense diffraction line. Catalyst components obtained from the adducts of the present invention are capable to give catalysts for the polymerization of olefins characterized by enhanced activity and/or porosity with respect to the catalysts prepared from the adducts of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Evangelisti, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Mario Sacchetti
  • Publication number: 20080146756
    Abstract: A catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins comprising a titanium compound, a Mg-dihalide, a difunctional electron donor compound (ED) selected from diesters, diketones, diamines or diethers, and a monofunctional electron donor compound (MD) selected from ethers, esters, amines or ketones, wherein a molar ratio ED/MD is higher than 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Diego Brita
  • Publication number: 20080071032
    Abstract: An olefin polymer composition comprising (by weight, unless otherwise specified): A) 60-85% of a crystalline propylene homopolymer or a crystalline copolymer of propylene containing 3% or less of ethylene or C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) or of combinations thereof, said homopolymer or copolymer having a Polydispersity Index (P.I.) value of from 4.5-6 and a content of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C NMR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 96%; B) 15-40% of a partially amorphous copolymer of ethylene containing from 35% to 70% of propylene or C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) or of combinations thereof, and optionally minor proportions of a diene. The said olefin polymer composition exhibits a value of elongation at break ranging from 150 to 600% according to ISO method 527.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2005
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Andreas Neumann, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco
  • Patent number: 7316987
    Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins obtainable by contacting: (i) a magnesium halide, or a suitable precursor; (ii) a monofunctional electron donor compound (MD) selected from ethers, esters, amines or ketones, used in such amounts to have Mg/MD molar ratios of at least 50; (iii) a titanium compound of formula Ti(ORI)n-yXy, where n is the valence of titanium, y is a number between 1 and n, X is halogen, and RI is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group and, optionally, (iv) an electron donor compound (ED). The said catalyst component shows improved activity in the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Diego Brita
  • Publication number: 20070260024
    Abstract: A MgCl2.mEtOH.nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m?4.4, 0?n?0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2? diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2? of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction lines being the one at 2? of 9.3±0.2°, the intensity of the other diffraction line being less than 0.4 times the intensity of the most intense diffraction line. Catalyst components obtained from the adducts of the present invention are capable to give catalysts for the polymerization of olefins characterized by enhanced activity and/or porosity with respect to the catalysts prepared from the adducts of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Evangelisti, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Mario Sacchetti
  • Patent number: 7183332
    Abstract: A process for preparing porous olefin polymers comprising bringing into contact in a polymerization reactor, at a temperature T1, one or more olefins of the formula (I) CH2?CHR1, R1 being hydrogen, a C1–C20-alkyl or a C6–C12-aryl group, with a catalyst obtained by reacting a solid catalyst component in the form of spheroidal particles comprising a compound of Ti or V not containing metal-? bonds and a Mg halide, optionally containing one or more electron donor compounds, with an aluminum-alkyl (Al-alkyl) compound, then raising the temperature up to the polymerization temperature, said process being characterized in that: a) if the temperature T1 is lower than 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Angelo Ferraro, Giovanni Baruzzi, Constantine A. Stewart, Ofelia Fusco
  • Patent number: 7138469
    Abstract: Process for the polymerization of olefins CH2?CHR, in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1–12 carbon atoms, carried out in the presence of a catalyst component (A) comprising Mg, Ti and halogen as essential elements and of a catalyst component (B) capable to produce, under the same polymerization conditions, a polymer with an average particle size lower than that obtainable with the said catalyst component A. The said process provides polymers with increased bulk density.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Eduardo Chicote Carrion, Alberto Gil, Volker Dolle, Horst Klassen, Karl-Heinz Kagerbauer
  • Patent number: 7087688
    Abstract: A MgCl2·mEtOH·nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m?4.4, 0?n?0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, taken under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2? diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2? of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction lines being the one at 2? of 9.3±0.2°, the intensity of the other diffraction line being less than 0.4 times the intensity of the most intense diffraction line. Catalyst components obtained from the adducts of the present invention are capable to give catalysts for the polymerization of olefins characterized by enhanced activity and/or porosity with respect to the catalysts prepared from the adducts of the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Daniele Evangelisti, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Mario Sacchetti
  • Patent number: 7022793
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of heterophasic elastomeric polymer comprising the step of polymerizing ethylene, an alpha-olefin CH2?CHL, where L is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical with 1–10 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated diene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a transition metal catalyst component supported on a porous alpha-olefin polymer, characterized in that at least part of the diene is impregnated on the porous alpha-olefin polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Maurizio Galimberti, Angelo Ferraro, Giovanni Baruzzi, Ofelia Fusco
  • Publication number: 20060025300
    Abstract: Solid Lewis adducts comprising MgCl2, a Lewis base (LB) belonging to ethers, esters, ketones, silanes or amines and an alcohol ROH, in which R is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group optionally substituted with heteroatoms containing groups, which compounds are in molar ratios to each other defined by the following formula MgC12(ROM) m(LB)n in which m ranges from 0.05 to 6, n ranges from 0.08 to 6. These adducts allow to prepare catalysts having a good morphological stability and high polymerization activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Brita Diego, Andrea Casalini, Daniele Evangelisti, Ofelia Fusco, Gianni Collina
  • Patent number: 6864333
    Abstract: Ethylene based polymers having high molecular weights can be obtained in high yields at temperatures of industrial interest, by carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of catalysts comprising single carbon bridged metallocenes, which has a particular ligand system containing a heteroatom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Basel Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Tiziano Dall'Occo, Ofelia Fusco, Ilya E. Nifant'ev, Ilya P. Laishevtsev
  • Publication number: 20050049371
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of heterophasic elastomeric polymer comprising the step of polymerizing ethylene, an alpha-olefin CH2=CHL, where L is an alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical with 1-10 carbon atoms and a non-conjugated diene in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a transition metal catalyst component supported on a porous alpha-olefin polymer, characterized in that at least part of the diene is impregnated on the porous alpha-olefin polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Maurizio Galimberti, Angelo Ferraro, Giovanni Baruzzi, Ofelia Fusco
  • Publication number: 20040266610
    Abstract: A MgCl2.mEtOH.nH2O adducts, where 3.4<m≦4.4, 0≦n≦0.7, characterized by an X-ray diffraction spectrum, taken under the condition set forth above, in which, in the range of 2&thgr; diffraction angles between 5° and 10°, at least two diffraction lines are present at diffraction angles 2&thgr; of 9.3±0.2°, and 9.9±0.2°, the most intense diffraction lines being the one at 2&thgr; of 9.3±0.2°, the intensity of the other diffraction line being less than 0.4 times the intensity of the most intense diffraction line. Catalyst components obtained from the adducts of the present invention are capable to give catalysts for the polymerization of olefins characterized by enhanced activity and/or porosity with respect to the catalysts prepared from the adducts of the prior art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Evangelisti, Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Mario Sacchetti
  • Patent number: 6822106
    Abstract: Ethylene based polymers having high molecular weights can be obtained in high yields at temperatures of industrial interest, by carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of catalysts comprising silicon bridged metallocenes having a particular ligand system containing a heteroatom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tiziano Dall'Occo, Ofelia Fusco, Maurizio Galimberti, Ilya Nifant'ev, Ilya Laishevtsev
  • Patent number: 6787619
    Abstract: Ethylene based polymers having high molecular weights can be obtained in high yields at temperatures of industrial interest, by carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of catalysts comprising silicon bridged metallocenes having a particular ligand system containing a heteroatom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Tiziano Dall'Occo, Ofelia Fusco, Maurizio Galimberti, Ilya Nifant'ev, Ilya Laishevtsev
  • Publication number: 20040097669
    Abstract: Ethylene based polymers having high molecular weights can be obtained in high yields at temperatures of industrial interest, by carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of catalysts comprising silicon bridged metallocenes having a particular ligand system containing a heteroatom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Tiziano Dall'Occo, Ofelia Fusco, Maurizio Galimberti, Ilya Nifant'ev, Ilya Laishevtsev
  • Publication number: 20040077490
    Abstract: Process for the polymerization of olefins CH=CHR, in which R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical with 1-12 carbon atoms, carried out in the presence of a catalyst component (A) comprising Mg, Ti and halogen as essential elements and of a catalyst component (B) capable to produce, under the same polymerization conditions, a polymer with an average particle size lower than that obtainable with the said catalyst component A. The said process provides polymers with increased bulk density.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Eduardo Chicote Carrion, Alberto Gil, Volker Dolle, Horst Klassen, Karl-Heinz Kagerbauer
  • Publication number: 20040048738
    Abstract: Catalyst component for the polymerization of olefins obtainable by contacting: (i) a magnesium halide, or a suitable precursor; (ii) a monofunctional electron donor compound (MD) selected from ethers, esters, amines or ketones, used in such amounts to have Mg/MD molar ratios of at least 50; (iii) a titanium compound of formula Ti(ORI)n-yXy, where n is the valence of titanium, y is a number between 1 and n, X is halogen, and RI is a C1-C15 hydrocarbon group and, optionally, (iv) an electron donor compound (ED). The said catalyst component shows improved activity in the polymerization of olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Gianni Collina, Ofelia Fusco, Diego Brita
  • Publication number: 20030036610
    Abstract: Ethylene based polymers having high molecular weights can be obtained in high yields at temperatures of industrial interest, by carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of catalysts comprising silicon bridged metallocenes having a particular ligand system containing a heteroatom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Ofelia Fusco, Maurizio Galimberti, Ilya Nifant'ev, Ilya Laishevtsev