Patents by Inventor Roland Hingmann
Roland Hingmann 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: 9145674Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel comprising a barrier film and a core material having a density in the range from 50 to 350 kg/m3, wherein the core material comprises a mixture of A) from 30 to 100 percent by weight of nanoporous polymer particles which have a cell count in the range from 1000 to 100 000 cells/mm, where at least 60 percent by weight of the nanoporous polymer particles have a particle size of less than 100 ?m in the sieve analysis in accordance with DIN 66165, and B) from 0 to 70 percent by weight of pyrogenic or precipitated silica, and also a process for the production thereof.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Klaus Hahn, Elena Khazova, Jan Kurt Walter Sandler, Marc Fricke, Maria-Kristin Sommer, Roland Hingmann
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Publication number: 20130052393Abstract: The invention relates to a vacuum insulation panel comprising a barrier film and a core material having a density in the range from 50 to 350 kg/m3, wherein the core material comprises a mixture of A) from 30 to 100 percent by weight of nanoporous polymer particles which have a cell count in the range from 1000 to 100 000 cells/mm, where at least 60 percent by weight of the nanoporous polymer particles have a particle size of less than 100 ?m in the sieve analysis in accordance with DIN 66165, and B) from 0 to 70 percent by weight of pyrogenic or precipitated silica, and also a process for the production thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 28, 2013Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Klaus Hahn, Elena Khazova, Jan Kurt Walter Sandler, Marc Fricke, Maria-Kristin Sommer, Roland Hingmann
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Publication number: 20110294910Abstract: An expandable pelletized material comprising A) a polymer matrix composed of A1) at least 55% by weight of polyamide (based on the entirety of components A1) and A2)) with a crystallinity of up to 30% and if appropriate a melting point in the range from 100 to 340° C. and a glass transition temperature in the range from 0 to 150° C., and A2) from 0 to 45% by weight of one or more thermoplastic polymers that differ from component A1); B) a physical blowing agent composition, and C) optionally further additives, is suitable for producing a moldable foam for use in the automobile industry, airline industry, construction industry, packaging industry, or sports and leisure industry, or in the transport sector, and/or in engineering.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: BASF SEInventors: Olaf Kriha, Klaus Hahn, Philippe Desbois, Volker Warzelhan, Holger Ruckdäschel, Maximilian Hofmann, Christian Exner, Roland Hingmann
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Patent number: 7816456Abstract: The present invention relates to a semicrystalline propylene polymer composition prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and/or C4-C18-1-alkenes, where at least 50 mol % of the monomer units present stem from the polymerization of propylene and at least 20% by weight of the propylene polymer composition is the result of a polymerization using metallocene catalysts, with a melting point TM of from 65 to 170° C., where the semicrystalline propylene polymer composition can be broken down into from 65 to 85% by weight of a principal component A, from 10 to 35% by weight of an ancillary component B and from 0 to 25% by weight of an ancillary component C.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: Jürgen Suhm, Volker Rauschenberger, Dieter Lilge, Roland Hingmann, Florian Stricker
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Publication number: 20070117940Abstract: The present invention relates to a semicrystalline propylene polymer composition prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and/or C4-C18-1-alkenes, where at least 50 mol % of the monomer units present stem from the polymerization of propylene and at least 20% by weight of the propylene polymer composition is the result of a polymerization using metallocene catalysts, with a melting point TM of from 65 to 170° C., where the semicrystalline propylene polymer composition can be broken down into from 65 to 85% by weight of a principal component A, from 10 to 35% by weight of an ancillary component B and from 0 to 25% by weight of an ancillary component C, and where the proportions of components A, B and C are determined by carrying out TREF (temperature rising elution fractionation) in which that fraction of the propylene polymer composition which is soluble in xylene at (TM/2)+7.5° C. is firstly dissolved and separated off and then, as the temperature rises, at all of the higher temperatures 70° C., 75° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2007Publication date: May 24, 2007Inventors: Jurgen Suhm, Volker Rauschenberger, Dieter Lilge, Roland Hingmann, Florian Stricker
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Patent number: 7196140Abstract: The invention relates to highly flowable propylene block copolymers that comprise 50 to 80 wt.-% of a propylene homopolymer and 10 to 70 wt.-% of a propylene copolymer having 5 to 50 wt.-% of a C2–C8 alk-1-ene polymerized into it that is different from propylene, and that are obtainable from the gaseous phase by a two-step polymerization by means of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system. In a first polymerization step, the propylene is polymerized at a pressure of 10 to 50 bar, a temperature of 50 to 100° C. and an average dwelling time of the reaction mixture of 0.3 to 5 hours in the presence of at least 2.0% by volume, based on the total volume, of hydrogen. The propylene homopolymer obtained in said first polymerization step is transferred together with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system into an intermediate container, expanded for 0.01 to 5 minutes to less than 5 bar and maintained at a temperature of 10 to 80° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2001Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Ulrich Dahn, Wolfgang Bidell, Hans-Jürgen Zimmermann, Roland Hingmann, Joachim Rösch, Günther Schweier, Jürgen Oelze
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Patent number: 7026421Abstract: Random copolymers of propylene with other 1-alkenes having up to carbon atoms, whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 1.4% by weight if the only comonomer present in the propylene copolymers is ethylene, or whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 3.0% by weight if at least one C4–C10-1-alkene is present as comonomer, and whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 1.0 to 2.5% by weight if ethylene is present as a comonomer in the propylene copolymers, or whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 0.75 to 2.0% by weight if the only comonomers present are C4–C10-1-alkenes, and a process for preparing the random copolymers of propylene is described, as is their use for producing films, fibers or moldings, and also the films, fibers and moldings themselves and biaxially stretched films made from random propylene copolymers of this type and processes for their production.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: David Appleyard, Franz Langhauser, Murray Horton, Roland Hingmann, Günther Schweier, Volker Rauschenberger, Ingolf Hennig, Dieter Lilge, Werner Schöne, Meinolf Kersting
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Patent number: 7022795Abstract: Propylene homopolymers, wherein, in their separation according to tacticity by first dissolving the polymers in boiling xylene, then cooling the solution to 25° C. at a cooling rate of 10° C./h and then, with ascending temperature, separating the propylene homopolymers into fractions of different tacticity, either one or more of the conditions that i) the fraction of propylene homopolymers which remains undissolved on heating the cooled propylene homopolymer solution to 112° C. is greater than 20% by weight or ii) the fraction of propylene homopolymers which remains undissolved on heating the cooled propylene homopolymer solution to 117° C. is greater than 8% by weight or iii) the fraction of propylene homopolymers which remains undissolved on heating the cooled propylene homopolymer solution to 122° C. is greater than 1% by weight, are satisfied.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1998Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Novolen Technology Holdings, C.V.Inventors: Stephan Hüffer, Joachim Rösch, Stefan Seelert, Franz Langhauser, Dieter Lilge, Roland Hingmann, Günther Schweier
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Patent number: 7001965Abstract: Random copolymers of propylene with other 1-alkenes having up to carbon atoms, whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 1.4% by weight if the only comonomer present in the propylene copolymers is ethylene, or whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 3.0% by weight if at least one C4–C10-1-alkene is present as comonomer, and whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 1.0 to 2.5% by weight if ethylene is present as a comonomer in the propylene copolymers, or whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 0.75 to 2.0% by weight if the only comonomers present are C4–C10-1-alkenes, and a process for preparing the random copolymers of propylene is described, as is their use for producing films, fibers or moldings, and also the films, fibers and moldings themselves and biaxially stretched films made from random propylene copolymers of this type and processes for their production.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: David Appleyard, Franz Langhauser, Murray Horton, Roland Hingmann, Günther Schweier, Volker Rauschenberger, Ingolf Hennig, Dieter Lilge, Werner Schöne, Meinolf Kersting
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Publication number: 20050085610Abstract: Random copolymers of propylene with other 1-alkenes having up to carbon atoms, whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 1.4% by weight if the only comonomer present in the propylene copolymers is ethylene, or whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 3.0% by weight if at least one C4-C10-1-alkene is present as comonomer, and whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 1.0 to 2.5% by weight if ethylene is present as a comonomer in the propylene copolymers, or whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 0.75 to 2.0% by weight if the only comonomers present are C4-C10-1-alkenes, and a process for preparing the random copolymers of propylene is described, as is their use for producing films, fibers or moldings, and also the films, fibers and moldings themselves and biaxially stretched films made from random propylene copolymers of this type and processes for their production.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: David Appleyard, Franz Langhauser, Murray Horton, Roland Hingmann, Gunther Schweier, Volker Rauschenberger, Ingolf Hennig, Dieter Lilge, Werner Schone, Meinolf Kersting
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Publication number: 20050085609Abstract: Random copolymers of propylene with other 1-alkenes having up to carbon atoms, whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 1.4% by weight if the only comonomer present in the propylene copolymers is ethylene, or whose content of comonomers is in the range from 0.7 to 3.0% by weight if at least one C4-C10-1-alkene is present as comonomer, and whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 1.0 to 2.5% by weight if ethylene is present as a comonomer in the propylene copolymers, or whose cold-xylene-soluble fraction is from 0.75 to 2.0% by weight if the only comonomers present are C4-C10-1-alkenes, and a process for preparing the random copolymers of propylene is described, as is their use for producing films, fibers or moldings, and also the films, fibers and moldings themselves and biaxially stretched films made from random propylene copolymers of this type and processes for their production.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Inventors: David Appleyard, Franz Langhauser, Murray Horton, Roland Hingmann, Gunther Schweier, Volker Rauschenberger, Ingolf Hennig, Dieter Lilge, Werner Schone, Meinolf Kersting
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Publication number: 20050038208Abstract: The invention relates to highly flowable propylene block copolymers that comprise 50 to 80 wt.-% of a propylene homopolymer and 10 to 70 wt.-% of a propylene copolymer having 5 to 50 wt.-% of a C2-C8 alk-1-ene polymerized into it that is different from propylene, and that are obtainable from the gaseous phase by a two-step polymerization by means of a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system. In a first polymerization step, the propylene is polymerized at a pressure of 10 to 50 bar, a temperature of 50 to 100° C. and an average dwelling time of the reaction mixture of 0.3 to 5 hours in the presence of at least 2.0% by volume, based on the total volume, of hydrogen. The propylene homopolymer obtained in said first polymerization step is transferred together with the Ziegler-Natta catalyst system into an intermediate container, expanded for 0.01 to 5 minutes to less than 5 bar and maintained at a temperature of 10 to 80° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2001Publication date: February 17, 2005Inventors: Ulrich Dahn, Wolfgang Bidell, Hans-Jurgen Zimmermann, Roland Hingmann, Joachim Rosch, Gunther Schweier, Jurgen Oelze
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Patent number: 6812185Abstract: In a process for preparing a metal-containing supported catalyst or a metal-containing supported catalyst component by impregnation of a support material with an impregnation solution comprising the metal component, the impregnation solution flows through the support material.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2003Date of Patent: November 2, 2004Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: David Fischer, Wolfgang Bidell, Ulrich Moll, Joachim Rösch, Franz Langhauser, Roland Hingmann, Heike Gregorius, Carsten Süling, Günther Schweier
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Publication number: 20030236164Abstract: In a process for preparing a metal-containing supported catalyst or a metal-containing supported catalyst component by impregnation of a support material with an impregnation solution comprising the metal component, the impregnation solution flows through the support material.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2003Publication date: December 25, 2003Inventors: David Fischer, Wolfgang Bidell, Ulrich Moll, Joachim Rosch, Franz Langhauser, Roland Hingmann, Heike Gregorius, Carsten Suling, Gunther Schweier
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Patent number: 6593442Abstract: A semicrystalline propylene polymer composition with good suitability for producing biaxially oriented films and prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and/or C4-C18-1-alkenes, where at least 50 mol % of the monomer units present arise from the polymerization of propylene. Also described is the use of the semicrystalline propylene polymer composition for producing films, fibers or moldings, the films, fibers and moldings made from these compositions, biaxially stretched films made from the semicrystalline propylene polymer compositions, and also a method for characterizing the semicrystalline propylene polymer compositions.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2000Date of Patent: July 15, 2003Assignee: Basell Polypropylen GmbHInventors: Wolfgang Bidell, Roland Hingmann, Franz Langhauser, Dieter Lilge, Volker Rauschenberger, Günther Schweier, Florian Stricker, Jürgen Suhm
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Publication number: 20030130443Abstract: The present invention relates to a semicrystalline propylene polymer composition prepared by polymerizing propylene, ethylene and/or C4-C18-1-alkenes, where at least 50 mol % of the monomer units present stem from the polymerization of propylene and at least 20% by weight of the propylene polymer composition is the result of a polymerization using metallocene catalysts,Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2002Publication date: July 10, 2003Inventors: Juergen Suhm, Volker Rauschenberger, Dieter Lilge, Roland Hingmann, Florian Stricker
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Patent number: 6589905Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a supported catalyst which contains metal, or a supported catalyst constituent which contains metal by impregnating a supporting material with an impregnating solution containing the metal constituent, whereby the impregnating solution flows through the supporting material.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: David Fischer, Wolfgang Bidell, Ulrich Moll, Joachim Rösch, Franz Langhauser, Roland Hingmann, Heike Gregorius, Carsten Süling, Günther Schweier
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Patent number: 6583253Abstract: Propene terpolymers consist of from 80 to 99.5 mol % of structural units derived from propene, from 0.1 to 15 mol % of structural units derived from ethene or a C4-C6-1-olefin (I) and from 0.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Basell Polypropylen GmbHInventors: David Fischer, Peter John Vaughan Jones, Franz Langhauser, Wolfgang Bidell, Roland Hingmann, Günther Schweier, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Meinolf Kersting, Ulrich Moll
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Patent number: 6562478Abstract: A sealable coextruded film is made from at least one outer layer and from at least one base layer, where the outer layer is composed of a propylene terpolymer comprising from 80 to 99.5 mol % of structural units derived from propylene, from 0.2 to 15 mol % of structural units derived from ethene or from a C4-C6 1-olefin (I) and from 0.3 to 15 mol % of structural units derived from another C4-C12 1-olefin (II) different from the C4-C6 1-olefin (I), and where the propylene terpolymer has been prepared using metallocene catalysts.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2000Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbHInventors: David Fischer, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Werner Schöne, Franz Langhauser, Wolfgang Bidell, Roland Hingmann, Ulrich Moll, Meinolf Kersting, Günther Schweier, Peter John Vaughan Jones
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Patent number: 6524995Abstract: Catalyst systems of the Ziegler-Natta type comprise as active constituents a) a solid component comprising a compound of titanium or vanadium, a compound of magnesium, a particulate inorganic oxide as support and an internal electron donor compound, and as cocatalyst b) an aluminum compound and c) if desired, a further, external electron donor compound, wherein the particulate, inorganic oxide used has a specific surface area of from 350 to 1000 m2/g and a mean particle diameter {overscore (D)} in the range from 5 to 60 &mgr;m and comprises particles which are composed of primary particles having a mean particle diameter {overscore (d)} in the range from 1 to 10 &mgr;m and contain voids or channels between the primary particles, where the macroscopic proportion of voids or channels having a diameter of greater than 1 &mgr;m in the particles of the inorganic oxides is in the range from 5 to 30% by volume and the molar ratio of the compound of magnesium to the particulate, inorganic oxide is from 0.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2001Date of Patent: February 25, 2003Assignee: Basell Polypropylene GmbHInventors: Wolf Spaether, Stephan Hüffer, John Lynch, Wolfgang Bidell, Joachim Rösch, Günther Schweier, Roland Hingmann, Alexandre Segul, Rainer Hemmerich, Ingo Treffkorn