Patents by Inventor Robert D. Froese

Robert D. Froese 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: 9296836
    Abstract: Provided is a non-cyclopentadienyl-based chromium-ligand complex, preferably a chromium-ligand complex of formula (J): LCr(RA)m(D)k (J), wherein L is a non-Cp monoanionic ligand; Cr (chromium) is in a formal oxidation state of +3 or +2; when Cr formally is Cr+3, either m is 1 and RA is hydrocarbylene (a hydrocarbylene chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)) or m is 2 and each RA independently is hydrocarbyl (a dihydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)), wherein each hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylene of RA independently is unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 5 RAS; each RAS independently is a neutral aprotic heteroalkyl, neutral aprotic heterocycloalkyl, neutral aprotic heteroaryl, or neutral aprotic aryl; when Cr formally is Cr+2, m is 1 and RA is hydrocarbyl (a hydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)); k is an integer of 0 or 1; D is absent when k is 0 or D is a neutral ligand when k is 1; wherein the chromium-ligand complex of formula (J) is overall neutral and lacks a cyclopentadien
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew D. Christianson, Timothy S. De Vries, Robert D. Froese, Matthias S. Ober, Jasson T. Patton, Duane R. Romer, Gordon R. Roof, Lixin Sun, Endre Szuromi, Curt N. Theriault, Dean M. Welsh, Timothy T. Wenzel, Paul H. Moran
  • Patent number: 9246108
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising at least one compound selected from the following Formulas A, B1, B2, B3, B4 or C: or a combination thereof (C). For each formula, the R groups are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthias S. Ober, Robert D. Froese
  • Publication number: 20150148502
    Abstract: Provided is a non-cyclopentadienyl-based chromium-ligand complex, preferably a chromium-ligand complex of formula (J): LCr(RA)m(D)k (J), wherein L is a non-Cp monoanionic ligand; Cr (chromium) is in a formal oxidation state of +3 or +2; when Cr formally is Cr+3, either m is 1 and RA is hydrocarbylene (a hydrocarbylene chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)) or m is 2 and each RA independently is hydrocarbyl (a dihydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)), wherein each hydrocarbyl or hydrocarbylene of RA independently is unsubstituted or substituted by from 1 to 5 RAS; each RAS independently is a neutral aprotic heteroalkyl, neutral aprotic heterocycloalkyl, neutral aprotic heteroaryl, or neutral aprotic aryl; when Cr formally is Cr+2, m is 1 and RA is hydrocarbyl (a hydrocarbyl chromium-ligand complex of formula (J)); k is an integer of 0 or 1; D is absent when k is 0 or D is a neutral ligand when k is 1; wherein the chromium-ligand complex of formula (J) is overall neutral and lacks a cyclopentadien
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Matthew D. Christianson, Timothy S. De Vries, Robert D. Froese, Matthias S. Ober, Jasson T. Patton, Duane R. Romer, Gordon R. Roof, Lixin Sun, Endre Szuromi, Curt N. Theriault, Dean M. Welsh, Timothy T. Wenzel, Paul H. Moran
  • Patent number: 9000120
    Abstract: Epoxy adhesive compositions contain a heat-activatable catalyst. The heat-activatable catalyst includes a tertiary amine catalyst and a novolac resin that has a weight average molecular weight of at least 3000. One-component epoxy adhesive formulations that contain the heat-activatable catalyst have unexpectedly good storage stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Ming Ming, Shaoguang Feng, Yan Fei Liu, Andreas Lutz, Robert D. Froese, Glenn G. Eagle, Gary L. Jialanella, Eric E. Cole, Michael R. Golden
  • Patent number: 9000108
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Pulikkottil J. Thomas, Robert D. Froese, Xiuhua Cui
  • Patent number: 8993692
    Abstract: A process for polymerizing ethylene to produce an ethylene-based polymer including contacting ethylene with a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst, an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and a self limiting agent selected from the group of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, substituted cycloaliphatic or aromatic esters, anhydrides and amides such that the self limiting agent reduces polymerization rates to no greater than 40% of the polymerization rate in the absence of the self limiting agent at temperatures equal to or greater than 120° C. is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Jorgensen, Sean W. Ewart, Richard E. Campbell, Jr., Daryoosh Beigzadeh, Robert D. Froese, Peter M. Margl
  • Publication number: 20140183413
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising at least one compound selected from the following Formulas A, B1, B2, B3, B4 or C: or a combination thereof (C). For each formula, the R groups are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Matthias S. Ober, Robert D. Froese
  • Publication number: 20140163186
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Pulikkottil J. Thomas, Robert D. Froese, Xiuhua Cui
  • Patent number: 8609794
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Pulikkottil J. Thomas, Robert D. Froese, Xiuhua Cui
  • Patent number: 8609853
    Abstract: 4-Amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(substituted)picolinates are conveniently prepared from 3,4,5,6-tetrachloropicolinonitrile by a series of steps involving fluorine exchange, amination, reaction with hydrazine, halogenation, hydrolysis and esterification, and transition metal assisted coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences, LLC.
    Inventors: Yuanming Zhu, Gregory T. Whiteker, James M. Renga, Robert D. Froese, Cynthia Arndt
  • Publication number: 20130248830
    Abstract: The invention provides a film comprising at least two layers, Layer A and Layer B, and wherein Layer(A) is formed from a Composition A comprising at least one compound selected from Formula A: wherein Np is selected from 1-naphthyl or 2-naphthyl, and wherein each R is described herein; and wherein Layer B is formed from a Composition B comprising at least one “HTL compound;” and wherein Layer A is not adjacent to Layer B. The invention also provides a composition comprising at least one compound selected from Formula A: wherein each R is described herein, and wherein the compound has a Tg greater than, or equal to, 115° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicants: Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials Korea Ltd., Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Dean M. Welsh, Mark E. Ondari, Moo-Keun Chee, Bong-Ok Kim, Robert D. Froese, Matthew M. Meyer, Hyuck-Joo Kwon, Kyung-Hoon Choi, Young-Jun Cho
  • Patent number: 8450438
    Abstract: Metal complexes of polyvalent aryloxyethers appropriately substituted with sterically bulky substituents possess enhanced solubility in aliphatic and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons and/or when employed as catalyst components for the polymerization of ethylene/?-olefin copolymers, produce products having reduced I10/I2 values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Nermeen W. Aboelella, Robert D. Froese, David D. Graf, Wayde V. Konze, Pulikkottil J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130131289
    Abstract: A process for polymerizing ethylene to produce an ethylene-based polymer including contacting ethylene with a Ziegler-Natta procatalyst, an alkylaluminum cocatalyst and a self limiting agent selected from the group of aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, substituted cycloaliphatic or aromatic esters, anhydrides and amides such that the self limiting agent reduces polymerization rates to no greater than 40% of the polymerization rate in the absence of the self limiting agent at temperatures equal to or greater than 120° C. is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Robert J. Jorgensen, Sean W. Ewart, Richard E. Campbell, JR., Daryoosh Beigzadeh, Robert D. Froese, Peter M. Margl
  • Publication number: 20130090431
    Abstract: Epoxy adhesive compositions contain a heat-activatable catalyst. The heat-activatable catalyst includes a tertiary amine catalyst and a novolac resin that has a weight average molecular weight of at least 3000. One-component epoxy adhesive formulations that contain the heat-activatable catalyst have unexpectedly good storage stability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Ming Ming, Shaoguang Feng, Yan Fei Liu, Andreas Lutz, Robert D. Froese, Glenn G. Eagle, Gary L. Jialanella, Eric E. Cole, Michael R. Golden
  • Publication number: 20120190858
    Abstract: 4-Amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(substituted)picolinates are conveniently prepared from 3,4,5,6-tetrachloropicolinonitrile by a series of steps involving fluorine exchange, amination, reaction with hydrazine, halogenation, hydrolysis and esterification, and transition metal assisted coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Yuanming Zhu, Gregory T. Whiteker, Kim E. Arndt, Cynthia Arndt, James M. Renga, Robert D. Froese
  • Publication number: 20120108770
    Abstract: Metal complexes of polyvalent aryloxyethers appropriately substituted with sterically bulky substituents possess enhanced solubility in aliphatic and cycloaliphatic hydrocarbons and/or when employed as catalyst components for the polymerization of ethylene/?-olefin copolymers, produce products having reduced I10/I2 values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nermeen W. Aboelella, Robert D. Froese, David D. Graf, Wayde V. Konze, Pulikkottil J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20110282018
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process that selectively polymerizes ethylene in the presence of an alpha-olefin, and to a metal-ligand complex (precatalyst) and catalyst useful in such processes, and to related compositions. The present invention also generally relates to ligands and intermediates useful for preparing the metal-ligand complex and to processes of their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Jerzy Klosin, Pulikkottil J. Thomas, Robert D. Froese, Xiuhua Cui
  • Patent number: 6562921
    Abstract: A catalyst precursor compound useful for the polymerization of olefins. The compound comprises a metal atom and two &pgr;-bonded aromatic ring systems which are bridged by being linked to adjacent members of a ring structure in cis fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Univation Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy T. Wenzel, Robert D. Froese, Thomas Henry Peterson