Patents by Inventor Sarah M. Hayne
Sarah M. Hayne 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: 8829115Abstract: An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions are useful for making many articles, especially including films. The polymers are made using a metal complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong, Lori L. Kardos, Teresa P. Karjala
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Patent number: 8729200Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000C, and method of producing the same.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong
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Ethylene-based polymers and compositions, methods of making the same and articles prepared therefrom
Patent number: 8679602Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: William J. Michie, Jr., Sarah M. Hayne, Sarah E. Patterson, Robert James Jorgensen, Dale A. Wright -
Patent number: 8629214Abstract: An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions and blends thereof with one or more polymers, such as LDPE, are useful for making many articles, especially including films.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC.Inventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Rongjuan Cong, Colleen M. Tice, Sarah M. Hayne, Mehmet Demirors, Lori L. Kardos
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Patent number: 8580388Abstract: The instant invention provides a composition suitable for stretch hood, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The article according to the present invention comprises a multi-layer film according to the present invention has a thickness of at least 3 mils comprising at least one inner layer and two exterior layers, wherein the inner layer comprises at least 50 weight percent polyethylene copolymer having a melt index less than 2 grams/10 minutes, a density less than or equal to 0.910 g/cm3, a total heat of fusion less than 120 Joules/gram and a heat of fusion above 115° C. of less than 5 Joules/gram, the total heat of fusion of the inner layer less than the heat of fusion of either of the two exterior layers, and wherein the multi-layer film has an elastic recovery of at least 40% when stretched to 100% elongation.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2013Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Prashant Mandare, Gregory Bunker, Rajen M. Patel, Yi Jin, Selim Bensason, Mehmet Demirors, Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Sarah M. Hayne, Jose E. Ruiz
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Patent number: 8389086Abstract: The instant invention provides a composition suitable for stretch hood, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The article according to the present invention comprises a multi-layer film according to the present invention has a thickness of at least 3 mils comprising at least one inner layer and two exterior layers, wherein the inner layer comprises at least 50 weight percent polyethylene copolymer having a melt index less than 2 grams/10 minutes, a density less than or equal to 0.910 g/cm3, a total heat of fusion less than 120 Joules/gram and a heat of fusion above 115° C. of less than 5 Joules/gram, the total heat of fusion of the inner layer less than the heat of fusion of either of the two exterior layers, and wherein the multi-layer film has an elastic recovery of at least 40% when stretched to 100% elongation.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Prashant Mandare, Gregory Bunker, Rajen M. Patel, Yi Jin, Selim Bensason, Mehmet Demirors, Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Sarah M. Hayne, Jose E. Ruiz
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Publication number: 20130046061Abstract: An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions are useful for making many articles, especially including films. The polymers are made using a metal complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: Dow GBlobal Technologies LLCInventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong, Lori L. Kardos, Teresa P. Karjala
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Patent number: 8372931Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000C, and method of producing the same.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong
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Publication number: 20120277380Abstract: An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions and blends thereof with one or more polymers, such as LDPE, are useful for making many articles, especially including films.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2012Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Rongjuan Cong, Colleen M. Tice, Sarah M. Hayne, Mehmet Demirors, Lori L. Kardos
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Publication number: 20120237741Abstract: The instant invention provides a composition suitable for stretch hood, method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The article according to the present invention comprises a multi-layer film according to the present invention has a thickness of at least 3 mils comprising at least one inner layer and two exterior layers, wherein the inner layer comprises at least 50 weight percent polyethylene copolymer having a melt index less than 2 grams/10 minutes, a density less than or equal to 0.910 g/cm3, a total heat of fusion less than 120 Joules/gram and a heat of fusion above 115° C. of less than 5 Joules/gram, the total heat of fusion of the inner layer less than the heat of fusion of either of the two exterior layers, and wherein the multi-layer film has an elastic recovery of at least 40% when stretched to 100% elongation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Prashant Mandare, Gregory Bunker, Rajen M. Patel, Yi Jin, Selim Bensason, Mehmet Demirors, Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Sarah M. Hayne, Jose E. Ruiz
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Patent number: 8173232Abstract: A multi-layer film structure is made from a specific polyethylene copolymer comprising the inner layer and is useful as a stretch hood film structure. The polyethylene copolymer can be characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2010Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Prashant Mandare, Gregory Bunker, Rajen M. Patel, Yi Jin, Selim Bensason, Mehmet Demirors, Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Sarah M. Hayne, Jose E. Ruiz
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Publication number: 20110318514Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Sarah E. Patterson, William J. Michie, JR., Robert J. Jorgensen, Dale Wright, Sarah M. Hayne
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Publication number: 20110015346Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene-based polymer composition characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant in the range of from greater than 45 to less than 400, wherein the composition has less than 120 total unsaturation unit/1,000,000 C, and method of producing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Mehmet Demirors, Sarah M. Hayne, Rongjuan Cong
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Publication number: 20110003940Abstract: An ethylene-based polymer composition has been discovered and is characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45. The new ethylene-based polymer compositions are useful for making many articles, especially including films. Formulations made into films comprising the new polymers are also disclosed, especially blends with synthetic polymer like LDPE where the % LDPE is less than 50% in which the MD shrink tension is greater than 15 cN, puncture is greater than 75 ft-lb/in3, and haze is less than 20%. The polymers are made using a metal complex of a polyvalent aryloxyether.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Teresa P. Karjala, Rongjuan Cong, Colleen M. Tice, Sarah M. Hayne, Mehmet Demirors, Lori L. Kardos
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Publication number: 20110003129Abstract: A multi-layer film structure is made from a specific polyethylene copolymer comprising the inner layer and is useful as a stretch hood film structure. The polyethylene copolymer can be characterized by a Comonomer Distribution Constant greater than about 45.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2010Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Prashant Mandare, Gregory Bunker, Rajen M. Patel, Yi Jin, Selim Bensason, Mehmet Demirors, Theresa J. Hermel-Davidock, Sarah M. Hayne, Jose E. Ruiz
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Publication number: 20100203277Abstract: The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2010Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicants: Plastics Technology Corporation), Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: William J. Michie, JR., Sarah M. Hayne, Sarah E. Patterson, Robert J. Jorgensen, Dale A. Wright