Patents by Inventor Rainer Karer

Rainer Karer 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).

  • Patent number: 6936666
    Abstract: Continuous gas-phase polymerization process for preparing ethylene and propene homopolymers and copolymers, in which ethylene, propene or mixtures comprising ethylene or propene and C3-C8-?-monoolefins are polymerized in the polymerization zone of a gas-phase polymerization reactor at from 30 to 125° C. and pressures of from 1 to 100 bar in the gas phase in a bed comprising finely divided polymer in the presence of a catalyst. To remove the heat of polymerization, the reactor gas is circulated and firstly passes through a cyclone after leaving the reactor. To prevent polymer deposits in the circulating gas system, a catalyst poison having a boiling point above the maximum temperature within the circulating gas system is fed into this circulating gas system at a position between the reactor and the cyclone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Babell Polyolfine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Rainer Karer, Manfred Hecker, Philipp Rosendorfer, Kasper Evertz, Armin Lange
  • Patent number: 6849699
    Abstract: A continuous vapor-phase fluidized-bed process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers and copolymers having a density of from 0.87 to 0.97 g/cm3 in which ethylene or mixtures of ethylene and C3-C8 a-monoolefins are (co)polymerized in the presence of a supported chromium catalyst in the polymerization zone of a vapor-phase fluidized-bed reactor under pressures ranging from 1 to 100 bar and at temperatures ranging from 30° to 125° C. in the vapor phase in an agitated bed of bulk material comprising particulate polymer, the resultant heat of polymerization is removed by cooling the recirculated reactor gas and the resulting (co)polymer is removed from the vapor-phase fluidized-bed reactor, wherein, for the preparation of a (co)polymer of a specific density d, the (co)polymerization is carried out at a temperature which is in a range restricted by an upper envelope defined by equation I T H = 171 + 6 ? ? ? d ? 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Armin Lange, Rainer Karer, Philipp Rosendorfer, Manfred Hecker, Günther Schweier, Wolfgang Micklitz, Kaspar Evertz, Hans-Jacob Feindt
  • Publication number: 20050003952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type, to a process for preparing them, to their use for the polymerization of olefins and to ethylene copolymers which can be prepared using this catalyst system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Klaus Fottinger, Martin Schneider, Rainer Karer
  • Publication number: 20040236040
    Abstract: Continuous gas-phase polymerization process for preparing ethylene and propene homopolymers and copolymers, in which ethylene, propene or mixtures comprising ethylene or propene and C3-C8-&agr;-monoolefins are polymerized in the polymerization zone of a gas-phase polymerization reactor at from 30 to 125° C. and pressures of from 1 to 100 bar in the gas phase in a bed comprising finely divided polymer in the presence of a catalyst. To remove the heat of polymerization, the reactor gas is circulated and firstly passes through a cyclone after leaving the reactor. To prevent polymer deposits in the circulating gas system, a catalyst poison having a boiling point above the maximum temperature within the circulating gas system is fed into this circulating gas system at a position between the reactor and the cyclone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Rainer Karer, Manfred Hecker, Philipp Rosendorfer, Kaspar Evertz, Armin Lange
  • Patent number: 6730753
    Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type, which are suitable for the polymerization of olefins are prepared by: A) bringing an inorganic metal oxide on which a magnesium compound has been deposited into contact with a tetravalent titanium compound, B) if desired, bringing the intermediate obtained in this way into contact with an electron donor compound and C) bringing the intermediate obtained in step A) or B) into contact with a polysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Föttinger, Stephan Hüffer, Rainer Karer
  • Publication number: 20040063872
    Abstract: A continuous vapor-phase fluidized-bed process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers and copolymers having a density of from 0.87 to 0.97 g/cm3 in which ethylene or mixtures of ethylene and C3-C8 a-monoolefins are (co)polymerized in the presence of a supported chromium catalyst in the polymerization zone of a vapor-phase fluidized-bed reactor under pressures ranging from 1 to 100 bar and at temperatures ranging from 30° to 125° C. in the vapor phase in an agitated bed of bulk material comprising particulate polymer, the resultant heat of polymerization is removed by cooling the recirculated reactor gas and the resulting (co)polymer is removed from the vapor-phase fluidized-bed reactor, wherein, for the preparation of a (co)polymer of a specific density d, the (co)polymerization is carried out at a temperature which is in a range restricted by an upper envelope defined by equation I 1 T H = 171 + 6 ⁢   ⁢ d ′ 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Armin Lange, Rainer Karer, Philipp Rosendorfer, Manfred Hecker, Gunther Schweier, Wolfgang Micklitz, Kaspar Evertz, Hans-Jacob Feindt
  • Publication number: 20040014914
    Abstract: Novel supported, titanized chromium catalysts can be used for the homopolymerization of ethylene and the copolymerization of ethylene with &agr;-olefins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Martin Schneider, Rainer Karer, Dieter Lilge, Volker Rauschenberger, Philipp Rosendorfer, Joachim Wulff-Doring, Gunther Schweier, Martin Lux, Peter Bauer
  • Patent number: 6649709
    Abstract: A continuous vapor-phase fluidized-bed process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers and copolymers having a density of from 0.87 to 0.97 g/cm3 in which ethylene or mixtures of ethylene and C3-C8 a-monoolefins are (co)polymerized in the presence of a supported chromium catalyst in the polymerization zone of a vapor-phase fluidized-bed reactor under pressures ranging from 1 to 100 bar and at temperatures ranging from 30° to 125° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Bauer, Armin Lange, Rainer Karer, Philipp Rosendorfer, Manfred Hecker, Günther Schweier, Wolfgang Micklitz, Kaspar Evertz, Hans-Jacob Feindt
  • Patent number: 6559087
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of catalyst or catalyst support material in an apparatus in which the treatment is carried out continuously in such a way that the physical and/or chemical conditions change during entry of the catalyst or catalyst support material into the apparatus and/or during exit thereof from the apparatus and/or the catalyst or catalyst support material is transported in the apparatus through zones (5, 6, 7) having different physical and/or chemical conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefins GmbH
    Inventors: Paulus De Lange, Rainer Karer, Philipp Rosendorfer, Kaspar Evertz, Wolfgang Micklitz, Hans-Jacob Feindt
  • Publication number: 20020095014
    Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type, which are suitable for the polymerization of olefins are prepared by:
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Fottinger, Stephan Huffer, Rainer Karer
  • Patent number: 6180729
    Abstract: In a continuous gas-phase polymerization process for preparing ethylene and propene homopolymers and copolymers, in which ethylene, propene or a mixture of ethylene or propene and C3-C8-&agr;-monoolefins is polymerized in the polymerization zone of a gas-phase polymerization reactor at from 30 to 125° C. and a pressure of from 1 to 100 bar in the gas phase in a bed of finely divided polymer in the presence of a catalyst, where the reactor gas is circulated to remove the heat of polymerization, polymer deposits in the circulating gas line are prevented by metering a catalyst poison having a boiling point above the maximum temperature within the circulating gas line into this circulating gas line in at most such an amount that it does not significantly impair the productivity of the catalyst in the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Armin Lange, Wolfgang Micklitz, Rainer Karer, Kaspar Evertz, Shahram Mihan, Hans-Jacob Feindt, Manfred Hecker, Peter Bauer, Philipp Rosendorfer
  • Patent number: 4568659
    Abstract: A transition metal catalyst component (1) for Ziegler catalyst systems is prepared by (1.1) first combining (1.1.1) an inorganic oxidic substance (I), as the carrier, with (1.1.2) a solution (II) consisting of (IIa) an organic solvent and (IIb) a transition metal composition to form a suspension (III), evaporating down this suspension to form a solid-phase intermediate (IV) and (1.2) then combining (1.2.1) the solid-phase intermediate (IV) obtained from (1.1) with (1.2.2) a solution of an organoaluminum compound (V) to form a suspension, the resulting suspended solid-phase products (VI) being the transition metal catalyst component (1).The characteristic feature is that the solution (II) employed in stage (1.1) consists of (IIa) a certain oxahydrocarbon and (IIb) a mixture of (IIb1) a vanadium trichloride/alcohol complex, (IIb2) a titanium trihalide and (IIb3) a zirconium tetrahalide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker Warzelhan, Rainer Karer, Robert Bachl, Guido Funk