Patents by Inventor Roberto Pantaleoni

Roberto Pantaleoni 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: 11905400
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 88.0 wt. % to 98.0 wt. %, of a random copolymer of propylene containing from 0.8 wt. % to 4.8 wt. % of 1-hexene derived units; the random copolymer of propylene having: a Melt Flow Rate: measured according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 5 Kg) ranging from 0.5 to 4.4 g/10 min; and B) from 2.0 wt. % to 12.0 wt. % of a terpolymer of propylene ethylene and 1-hexene having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 35 wt. % to 60 wt.; and a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 1 wt. % to 6 wt. %; wherein the polypropylene composition has a Melt Flow Rate: measured according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 5 Kg) ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Monica Galvan, Claudio Cavalieri, Thomas Boehm, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Publication number: 20230383107
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 76 wt % to 95 wt % of a propylene homopolymer having: fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 2.0 wt % and 4.5 wt %; and melt flow rate ranging from 60.0 to 110.0 g/10 min; and B) from 5 wt % to 24 wt % of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene containing from 75 wt % to 90.0 wt % of ethylene derived units; wherein the polypropylene composition has content of ethylene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. lower than the content of ethylene derived units of component B) and ranging from 51.0 wt % to 74.0 wt %; and at least two melting points, wherein the higher melting points ranges from 156.0° C. to 166.0° C. and the lower melting point ranges from 90.0° C. to 125.0° C.; wherein the sum of the amounts of component A) and B) being 100 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Eleonora Ciaccia, Marco Ciarafoni, Caroline Cathelin, Alberta De Capua, Giansiro Prini, Daniele Po, Tiziana Caputo, Roberto Pantaleoni, Alessia Di Capua
  • Publication number: 20230312897
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: from 70 wt % to 90 wt % of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 1.0 wt % to 5.0 wt % of 1-hexene derived units and a polydispersity index (PI) between 9.2 and 21.3; and from 10 wt % to 30 wt % of a copolymer of propylene and ethylene containing from 45.0 wt % to 65.0 wt % of ethylene derived units; the sum A)+B) being 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Gianpiero Ferraro, Claudio Cavalieri, Caroline Cathelin, Eleonora Ciaccia, Marco Ciarafoni, Ambra Montaletti, Alberta De Capua, Roberto Pantaleoni, Tiziana Caputo, Giansiro Prini, Alberto Nardin
  • Patent number: 11708468
    Abstract: A terpolymer compositions made from or containing: A) From 80 wt % to 97 wt %; of a first propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 7.2 wt % to 14.8 wt %; and B) From 20 wt % to 3 wt %; of a second propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 14.4 wt % to 26.5 wt %; and the terpolymer composition having the melt flow rate, MFR, measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, ranging from 3.0 g/10 min to 20.0 g/10 min; the sum of the amounts of A) and B) being 100 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Basell Doliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Claudio Cavalieri, Caroline Cathelin, Davide Tartari, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Publication number: 20220235212
    Abstract: A propylene polymer composition made from or containing: a) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 6.2 to 8.5% by weight, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 8.5 g/10 min; b) from 15 wt % to 35 wt % of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 10.4 wt % to 14.5 wt %, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 8.5 g/10 min; and c) from 38 wt % to 68 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer containing from 3.4 wt % to 5.7 wt % of ethylene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min, wherein the sum of the amount of a), b) and c) being 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, PAOLA MASSARI, ISABELLA MARIA VITTORIA CAMURATI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI, GIANNI COLLINA, GIANNI VITALE, MARCO CIARAFONI, BENEDETTA GADDI
  • Publication number: 20220033596
    Abstract: A terpolymer compositions made from or containing: A) From 80 wt % to 97 wt %; of a first propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 7.2 wt % to 14.8 wt %; and B) From 20 wt % to 3 wt %; of a second propylene, ethylene, 1-butene terpolymer having: i) the content of ethylene derived units ranging from 0.5 wt % to 3.2 wt %; ii) the content of 1-butene derived units ranging from 14.4 wt % to 26.5 wt %; and the terpolymer composition having the melt flow rate, MFR, measured according to ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg, ranging from 3.0 g/10 min to 20.0 g/10 min; the sum of the amounts of A) and B) being 100 wt %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: PAOLA MASSARI, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, CAROLINE CATHELIN, DAVIDE TARTARI, MARCO CIARAFONI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI
  • Publication number: 20210340367
    Abstract: A polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 88.0 wt. % to 98.0 wt. %, of a random copolymer of propylene containing from 0.8 wt. % to 4.8 wt. % of 1-hexene derived units; the random copolymer of propylene having: a Melt Flow Rate: measured according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 5 Kg) ranging from 0.5 to 4.4 g/10 min; and B) from 2.0 wt. % to 12.0 wt. % of a terpolymer of propylene ethylene and 1-hexene having a content of ethylene derived units ranging from 35 wt. % to 60 wt.; and a content of 1-hexene derived units ranging from 1 wt. % to 6 wt. %; wherein the polypropylene composition has a Melt Flow Rate: measured according to ISO 1133 (230° C., 5 Kg) ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: MONICA GALVAN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, THOMAS BOEHM, ROBERTO PANTALEONI
  • Patent number: 11149101
    Abstract: A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 5.7 to 7.7% by weight of 1-hexene derived units, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, having: a) a solubility in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 7.0 wt % to 15.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer; b) a melting temperature, measured by DSC ranging from 143.0° C. to 148.0° C.; c) a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg) from 3.5 to 8.0 g/10 min.; and d) a content of 1-hexene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 13.5 wt % to 18.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the soluble fraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Caroline Cathelin, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni, Giampiero Morini, Gianni Vitale, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Collina, Benedetta Gaddi
  • Patent number: 11124636
    Abstract: A propylene polymer composition made from or containing: a) from 35 wt % to 65 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene polymer composition, of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 10.2 to 13.0% by weight, based upon the weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg, (at 230° C., with a load of 2.16 kg)) from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min; b) from 35 wt % to 65 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene polymer composition, of a propylene ethylene copolymer containing from 1.5 wt % to 6.5 wt %, based upon the weight of the propylene ethylene copolymer, of ethylene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg, (at 230° C., with a load of 2.16 kg)) from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Patent number: 11098143
    Abstract: A process for the polymerization of olefins in gas phase carried out in a reactor having two interconnected polymerization zones, a first zone (riser) and a second zone (downcomer), wherein growing polymer particles: a) flow through the riser under fast fluidization conditions established by feeding a mixture of gas and liquid; b) leave the riser and enter the downcomer, through which the growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form; and c) leave the downcomer and are reintroduced into the riser, thereby establishing a circulation of polymer between the riser and the downcomer; the reactor is operated at a temperature between 0° C. and 5° C. above the dew point of the riser gas at the operating pressure, and in the riser, besides the growing polymer particles and gas flow, an amount of liquid is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Mazzucco, Enrico Balestra, Roberto Pantaleoni, Davide Tartari, Riccardo Rinaldi
  • Patent number: 10894849
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from about 19 wt % to about 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt % B) from about 50 wt % to about 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from about 1.5 wt % to about 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content between about 4.8 wt % and about 12.4 wt %; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the polyolefin composition being characterized by the following features: molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than about 4.0; the creep and recovery curve measured on the polymer fuse at 200° C. shows a maximum value between 600 and 1200 seconds, lower than about 53×10?4 1/Pa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Fabrizio Piemontesi, Gianni Vitale, Caroline Cathelin, Giampiero Morini, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Patent number: 10759933
    Abstract: A nucleated propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A) a propylene homopolymer; B) a copolymer of propylene with ethylene derived units; the nucleated composition having a fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 9.0 and 21.0 wt %, an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 1.0 and 1.9 dl/g, a total melt flow rate between 1.5 and 5 g/10 min and the value of the relation (I): 22.5+0.2*MFR?1.2*Xs+0.2*IV??(I) is higher than 5.9; wherein MFR is the melt flow rate of the nucleated composition; IV is the intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C.; and Xs is the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C., the amount of A+B is equal to 100 wt %, and the nucleating agent is selected from the group consisting of aromatic or aliphatic carboxylic acids, aromatic metal phosphates, sorbitol derivatives and talc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Andrea Felisati, Marco Izzi, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Silvia Guerra, Roberto Pantaleoni, Federica Malizia
  • Publication number: 20200231723
    Abstract: A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 5.7 to 7.7% by weight of 1-hexene derived units, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, having: a) a solubility in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 7.0 wt % to 15.0 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer; b) a melting temperature, measured by DSC ranging from 143.0° C. to 148.0° C.; c) a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg) from 3.5 to 8.0 g/10 min.; and d) a content of 1-hexene derived units in the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 13.5 wt % to 18.5 wt %, based upon the total weight of the soluble fraction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: PAOLA MASSARI, CAROLINE CATHELIN, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, MARCO CIARAFONI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI, GIAMPIERO MORINI, GIANNI VITALE, FABRIZIO PIEMONTESI, GIANNI COLLINA, BENEDETTA GADDI
  • Patent number: 10711080
    Abstract: A propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from about 5.5 to about 9.0% by weight, based upon the total weight of the copolymer, of 1-hexene derived units having: a) two melting temperature peaks in the DSC plot having a difference in height ranging from 0 to 5 mW; b) the higher melting temperature, measured by DSC, ranging from about 141.0° C. to about 151.0° C.; and c) Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg) from about 3.5 to about 8.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Claudio Cavalieri, Paola Massari, Michele Grazzi, Giampaolo Pellegatti, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Publication number: 20200216588
    Abstract: A process for the polymerization of olefins in gas phase carried out in a reactor having two interconnected polymerization zones, a first zone (riser) and a second zone (downcomer), wherein growing polymer particles: a) flow through the riser under fast fluidization conditions established by feeding a mixture of gas and liquid; b) leave the riser and enter the downcomer, through which the growing polymer particles flow downward in a densified form; and c) leave the downcomer and are reintroduced into the riser, thereby establishing a circulation of polymer between the riser and the downcomer; the reactor is operated at a temperature between 0° C. and 5° C. above the dew point of the riser gas at the operating pressure, and in the riser, besides the growing polymer particles and gas flow, an amount of liquid is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: ANTONIO MAZZUCCO, ENRICO BALESTRA, ROBERTO PANTALEONI, DAVIDE TARTARI, RICCARDO RINALDI
  • Patent number: 10604645
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins carried out in the presence of an antistatic composition made from or containing: a) a compound of formula R—OH wherein R represents hydrogen or a linear or branched, saturated alkyl group having from 1 to 15 carbon atoms; and b) an oligomeric or polymeric organic compound having one or more terminal hydroxyl groups and a viscosity at 40° C. of at least about 20 mm2/sec (DIN 51562).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Antonio Mazzucco, Gabriele Mei, Tiziana Caputo, Roberto Pantaleoni, Enrico Balestra, Maria Di Diego, Mara Destro, Riccardo Rinaldi
  • Publication number: 20200087499
    Abstract: A propylene polymer composition made from or containing: a) from 35 wt % to 65 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene polymer composition, of a propylene 1-hexene copolymer containing from 10.2 to 13.0% by weight, based upon the weight of the propylene 1-hexene copolymer, of 1-hexene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg, (at 230° C., with a load of 2.16 kg)) from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min; b) from 35 wt % to 65 wt %, based upon the total weight of the propylene polymer composition, of a propylene ethylene copolymer containing from 1.5 wt % to 6.5 wt %, based upon the weight of the propylene ethylene copolymer, of ethylene derived units and having a Melt Flow Rate (MFR, measured according to ASTM D 1238, 230° C./2.16 kg, (at 230° C., with a load of 2.16 kg)) from 3.5 to 12.0 g/10 min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L.
    Inventors: PAOLA MASSARI, CLAUDIO CAVALIERI, MARCO CIARAFONI, ROBERTO PANTALEONI
  • Patent number: 10577492
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from 19 wt % to 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt; B) from 50 wt % to 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % and 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content of between 4.8 wt % and 12.4 wt %; wherein the ratio C2 wt %/C4 wt % is between 0.22 and 3.0, where C2 wt % is the weight percent of ethylene derived units and C4 wt % is the weight percent of 1-butene derived units; the content of xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. is between 2 and 15 wt %; molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than 4.0; recoverable compliance at 200° C. having a maximum value between 800 and 1200 seconds, lower than 65×10?5 Pa?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Andrea Felisati, Angelo Ferraro, Paola Massari, Marco Ciarafoni, Claudio Cavalieri, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Patent number: 10494468
    Abstract: A propylene composition comprising: A) from 60 wt % to 75 wt %, of a propylene homopolymer having a Polydispersity Index (P.I.) value from 4.3 to 4.9, a fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 95%, based upon the weight of the propylene homopolymer, and MFR (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) ranging from 20 to 75 g/10 min; B) from 25 wt % to 40 wt %, of a copolymer of propylene with from 46.0 wt % to 49.0 wt %; of ethylene derived units, based upon the weight of the propylene copolymer; wherein the propylene polymer composition having an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 2.2 to 2.9 dl/g; and the relation: 10.7+1.3×MFRa?17.7×P.I.?29.3×IV+4.9×Xs??(I) between about 40 to about 66; wherein the amount of A+B is equal to 100 wt %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Paola Massari, Marco Ciarafoni, Nicoletta Martini, Davide Tartari, Roberto Pantaleoni
  • Patent number: 10494517
    Abstract: A film made from or containing a polypropylene composition made from or containing: A) from 50 wt % to 90 wt %; of a propylene homopolymer; and B) from 10 wt % to 50 wt %; of a copolymer of propylene with from 30.0 wt % to 70.0 wt %, of ethylene derived units, based upon the weight of the copolymer; wherein the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the polypropylene composition having: i) an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. between 2.2 to 4.0 dl/g; ii) a MFR L (Melt Flow Rate according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. and 2.16 kg load) from 0.5 to 50 g/10 min; and iii) a xylene soluble fraction ranging from 20 wt % to 50 wt %, based upon the weight of the polypropylene composition; and the polypropylene composition being obtained by a polymerization process wherein the catalyst system contains bismuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Caroline Cathelin, Paola Massari, Claudio Cavalieri, Marco Ciarafoni, Roberto Pantaleoni