Patents by Inventor Paolo Goberti
Paolo Goberti 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: 8026312Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 20-35% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with up to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 65-80% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 40 to less than 54% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.25 or less.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia, s.r.l.Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Letizia Baraldi
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Publication number: 20100308007Abstract: Polyolefin composition, comprising in percent by weight: 1) 75-85% of a copolymer of propylene, said copolymer containing up to 15% by weight, of ethylene and/or C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) and having a fraction soluble in Xilene at room temperature lower than 6% by weight, and 2) 15-25% of a copolymer of ethylene with one or more C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) containing from 10 to 25% by weight of said C4-C10 ?-olefin(s); said composition having the value of MFR, measured at 230° C., 2.16 kg, of less than 2.5 g/10 min, the total content of ethylene of from 14 to 22% by weight, the total content of C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) of less than 4.5% by weight, the ratio of the total content of ethylene to the total content of C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) equal to or higher than 4, the value of the intrinsic viscosity of the total fraction soluble in xylene at room temperature equal to or less than 1.5 dl/g, and the ratio of the amount of component 2) and the amount of C4-C10 ?-olefin(s) in component 2) equal to or higher than 0.80.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: December 9, 2010Inventors: Paola Massari, Marco Ciarafoni, Gisella Biondini, Paolo Goberti
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Publication number: 20100305276Abstract: A polyolefin composition having unusually low values of flexural modulus and shore hardness and comprising, in percent by weight: A) 15-40% of a copolymer of propylene with hexene-1 containing from 2.5 to 10% of hexene-1 and having Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ISO 1133, 230° C./2.16 Kg) from 0.5 to 100 g/10 min.; and B) 60-85% of an ethylene copolymer containing ethylene in a quantity equal to or lower than 40%, and having solubility in xylene at room temperature greater than 70%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti
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Publication number: 20100222518Abstract: Polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 50-75% of a blend of polymers (PP) and (ECI), wherein (PP) is selected from the group consisting of: (i) propylene homopolymers; (ii) copolymers of propylene; (iii) combinations of said homopolymers (i) and copolymers (ii); (EC1) is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene or CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or a copolymer of ethylene, propylene and the said CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), containing from 20 to 35%, of ethylene; and B) 25-50% of a copolymer (ECII) of ethylene and propylene or CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or a copolymer of ethylene, propylene and the said CH2?CHR alpha-olefin(s), containing from 40 to 60% of ethylene; in which composition the copolymer component (ECI) is present in amounts from 23 to 45% with respect to the total weight of (A), and the intrinsic viscosity [?tot] of the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), isType: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2008Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Letizia Baraldi, Kazuhiko Minowa, Yukihiro Hisanaga
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Publication number: 20100174029Abstract: Soft polyolefin composition with improved processability comprising from 8 to 45% by weight of a polypropylene component (A), from 82 to 45% by weight of an elastomeric component (B), and from 10 to 25% by weight of a viscosity reducing agent (C) comprising polybutene-1 and paraffinic wax or grease. The composition is easily processable also by injection moulding and has better tensile properties than compositions in which processability is improved by visbreaking.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: July 8, 2010Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Johan De Clippeleir, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Friederike Morhard, Stefano Spataro
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Publication number: 20100093940Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 20-35% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with up to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 65-80% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 40 to less than 54% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.25 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: April 15, 2010Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Letizia Baraldi
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Publication number: 20100063207Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-25% of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer with up to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 75-90% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 54 to 65% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.50 or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2007Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia s.r.l.Inventors: Paolo Goberti, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Letizia Baraldi
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Publication number: 20090171018Abstract: Elastoplastic polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-50% of a copolymer of propylene with one or more comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and CH2?CHR alpha-olefins where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl, which copolymer contains from 1 to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 50-90% of a copolymer of ethylene and (i) propylene or (ii) CH2?CHR alpha-olefins, where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl radical, or (iii) a combination thereof, optionally with minor amounts of a diene, containing from 57 to 80% of ethylene; wherein the weight ratio B/XS of the content B of copolymer component (B) to the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature, both referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 1.5 or less, and the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the said XS fraction is of 3 dl/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2006Publication date: July 2, 2009Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti, Michael Balow, Robert Butala
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Publication number: 20090156748Abstract: Polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-50% of a copolymer of propylene with one or more comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and CH2?CHR alpha-olefins where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl, which copolymer contains from 1 to 8% of comonomer(s); B 50-90% of a blend of copolymers (bI) and (bII), wherein copolymer (bI) contains from 18 to 40% of ethylene, and copolymer (bII) contains from 55 to 85% of ethylene, and the weight ratio (bI)/(bII) is from 0.2 to 2; in which composition the copolymer component (bI) is present in amounts of 15% or more with respect to the total weight of (A)+(B), the weight ratio C2II/C2I of the content C2II of ethylene in copolymer component (bII) to the content C2I of ethylene in copolymer component (bI) is of 1.8 or more, and the intrinsic viscosity [?] of the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature (about 25° C.), referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 2 dl/g or more.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2006Publication date: June 18, 2009Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.Inventors: Giampaolo Pellegatti, Paolo Goberti
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Publication number: 20080021165Abstract: Fibres exhibiting good elastic properties and made from a thermoplastic, elastomeric polyolefin composition comprising (percent by weight): (A) 10 to less than 50% of one or more crystalline propylene polymers selected from homopolymers of propylene and random interpolymers of propylene and one or more recurring units in amounts up to 10%, the recurring units being selected from ethylene and a C4-C10 ?-olefin, the polymer(s) being insoluble in xylene at room temperature in an amount higher than 80%; and (B) over 50 to 90% of a polymer fraction comprising one or more interpolymers of ethylene and at least one ?-olefin of formula H2C?CHR2, where R2 is a C1-C8 linear or branched alkyl, containing from 13 to less than 60% of recurring units deriving from ethylene. The fibres are prepared by a process operating at a value of output per hole ranging from 5 to 15 g/min, the pressure in the extruder ranging from 15 to 30 bar, the temperature in the extruder head ranging from 200 to 300° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2005Publication date: January 24, 2008Inventors: Franco Sartori, Paolo Goberti, Fabio Di Pietro
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Patent number: 7125924Abstract: Polyolefin compositions filled with high amounts of inorganic fillers comprising, by weight: (I) 20 to 60% by weight of an heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising: A) from 8 to 25% by weight of a crystalline polymer fraction selected from propylene homopolymer, propylene copolymers and mixture there; and B) from 75 to 92% by weight of an elastomeric fraction comprising at least an elastomeric copolymer of propylene or ethylene with 15 to 45% of at least one alpha-olefin, having solubility in xylene at room temperature greater than 50% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity of the xylene soluble fraction ranging from 3.0 to 6.5 dl/g; and (II) 40 to 80% by weight of an inorganic filler selected from flame-retardant inorganic fillers and inorganic oxides or salts.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: October 24, 2006Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Umberto Credali, Ugo Zucchelli, Paolo Goberti
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Patent number: 6893590Abstract: A process for effecting a coupling between a plastic material and a metal surface comprising the steps of applying a powder of an adhesive polymer composition to the metal surface; then overmoulding the metal surface with a plastic material by injection moulding; and finally applying heat to the metal surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2000Date of Patent: May 17, 2005Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Gian Luigi Rigosi, Paolo Goberti
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Patent number: 6743864Abstract: A polyolefin composition suitable for preparing single ply roofing membranes, comprising: (A) from about 15 to about 40% by weight of a crystalline copolymer of propylene with at least one alpha-olefin of formula H2C═CHR1, where R1 is H or a C2−8 linear or branched alkyl, containing at least about 90% by weight of propylene, having solubility in xylene at room temperature lower than about 15% by weight; (B) from about 60 to about 85% by weight of an elastomeric fraction comprising: (1) a copolymer of propylene with ethylene containing about 20 to about 35% by weight ethylene, and having solubility in xylene at room temperature greater than about 70% by weight, the intrinsic viscosity of the xylene soluble fraction being higher than about 3.0 dl/g up to about 6.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2003Date of Patent: June 1, 2004Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Todd Glogovsky, Robert G. Butala, Choong Y. Han, Gerald John Ennis, Paolo Goberti
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Patent number: 6673855Abstract: The invention concerns polyolefin compositions with high flame resistance. The compositions comprise (percent by weight): A) from 20 to 60% by weight of a heterophasic olefin polymer composition comprising a crystalline olefin polymer (a) and an elastomeric olefin polymer (b), said composition (A) being optionally modified with at least one functional monomer in an amount from 0.005% to 0.6% by weight with respect to the total weight of the total composition; B) from 15 to 40% by weight of one or more than one inorganic hydrated fillers; C) from 12 to 40% by weight of one or more than one organic flame retardants containing nitrogen in the molecule; D) from 0 to 40% by weight of one or more than one inorganic anhydrous fillers. Possible applications include the use as insulating material in electric wires and cables and the use as waterproofing sheets for roofs and tunnels.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2001Date of Patent: January 6, 2004Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Vittorio Braga, Paolo Goberti, Ugo Zucchelli, Roberta Marchini
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Publication number: 20030181597Abstract: A polyolefin composition suitable for preparing single ply roofing membranes, comprising:Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2003Publication date: September 25, 2003Inventors: Todd Glogovsky, Robert G. Butala, Choong Y. Han, Gerald John Ennis, Paolo Goberti
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Patent number: 5182321Abstract: Piperazine cyanurate with specified formula and its use in the preparation of self-extinguishing polymer compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1991Date of Patent: January 26, 1993Assignee: HIMONT IncorporatedInventors: Guido Bertelli, Osvaldo Cicchetti, Paolo Goberti, Renato Locatelli
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Patent number: 5166235Abstract: Concentrate of a flame retardant additive, in the form of nonextruded particles, each one comprising:A) a matrix of a nonextruded, as polymerized particle, preferably spheroidal, of a polymer or copolymer of olefins having porosity greater than or equal to 15%, expressed as a percent of the void volume on the total volume of the particle,B) the product of reaction between bismuth or antimony trichloride or tribromide, or their mixtures, and one or more amines; wherein said product (B) is made "in situ" and deposited on the surface of the matrix and inside the pores thereof.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 1991Date of Patent: November 24, 1992Assignee: Himont IncorporatedInventors: Guido Bertelli, Paolo Goberti