Patents by Inventor Shahram Mihan

Shahram Mihan 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).

  • Publication number: 20240117141
    Abstract: A process for the hydrodepolymerization of polymeric waste material at a hydrogen pressure from 20 to 500 bar, with a hydrocracking catalyst made from or containing (a) a hydrogenating component made from or containing a metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mo, W, Ti, Ni, Cr, V, Co, Zr, and mixtures thereof, supported on an inorganic carrier, and (b) a depolymerizing component being an acidic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Volker Fraaije
  • Publication number: 20240051221
    Abstract: A process for producing articles with an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system using a consumable filament made from or containing a propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A) from 20% to 60% by weight of a heterophasic propylene copolymer; B) from 5% to 33% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains up to 5% by weight of an alpha olefin; C) from 2% to 15% by weight of an elastomeric block copolymer made from or containing styrene; D) from 4% to 32% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer; E) from 5% to 50% by weight of a glass material as filler; and F) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of compatibilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
    Inventors: Carl Schirmeister, Karsten Schmitz, Yannic Kessler, Rainer Köhler, Erik Licht, Shahram Mihan, Jürgen Rohrmann, Dieter Langenfelder, Rolf Muelhaupt, Timo Hees
  • Patent number: 11518824
    Abstract: A nano platelet gibbsite treated with compound of formula (ORa)3Si—Rb or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra equal to or different from each other is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical is used as a catalyst support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwias-Universität Freiburo
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Heike Gregorius, Volker Fraaije, Rolf Mulhaupt, Fan Zhong
  • Publication number: 20220259416
    Abstract: An extrusion additive manufacturing process including the step of extruding a polyethylene composition having a melt flow index MIE of at least 0.1 g/10 min., the composition made from or containing: A) from 1% to 40% by weight of a polyethylene component having a weight average molar mass Mw, as measured by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography), equal to or higher than 1,000,000 g/mol; B) from 1% to 95% by weight of a polyethylene component having a Mw value from 50,000 to 500,000 g/mol; and C) from 1% to 59% by weight of a polyethylene component having a Mw value equal to or lower than 5,000 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicants: Basell Polyolefine GmbH, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Erik Hans Licht, Rolf Mülhaupt, Carl Gunther Schirmeister, Timo Hees
  • Patent number: 11377534
    Abstract: Methods of depolymerizing polyolefin-based material into useful petrochemical products using metal oxides and heat are described. The metal oxides improve the depolymerization reaction by decreasing the onset temperature for the depolymerization, which results in a higher depolymerization rate and a shorter residence time in the depolymerization unit, allowing for a predictable depolymerization reaction, and decreasing the branching or aromatic formations in the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Yulenty Deal, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang, Shahram Mihan
  • Patent number: 11319424
    Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a halloysite catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Volker Fraaije, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, David L. Ramage, Shahram Mihan, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang
  • Publication number: 20210395490
    Abstract: A polyolefin composition made from or containing (a) a polyolefin and (b) a gibbsite nano platelet treated with a compound of formula (ORa)3Si—Rb or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 alkyl radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicants: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH, ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAT FREIBURG
    Inventors: SHAHRAM MIHAN, ROLF MUELHAUPT, FAN ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20210221923
    Abstract: A nano platelet gibbsite treated with compound of formula (ORa)3Si—R or of formula Rc—COOH wherein Ra equal to or different from each other is a C1-C10 alkyl radical; Rb is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical and Rc is a C5-C30 hydrocarbon radical is used as a catalyst support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicants: BASELL POLYOLEFINE GMBH, ALBERT-LUDWIGS-UNIVERSITAT FREIBURG
    Inventors: SHAHRAM MIHAN, HEIKE GREGORIUS, VOLKER FRAAIJE, ROLF MULHAUPT, FAN ZHONG
  • Publication number: 20210070958
    Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a halloysite catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Diego Brita, Sheri E. Davis, Volker Fraaije, Simona Guidotti, Dario Liguori, Sandor Nagy, David L. Ramage, Shahram Mihan, Christopher D. Smith, Daniel F. White, Xueyong Yang
  • Publication number: 20210061972
    Abstract: A method of depolymerizing plastics using a fluorinated alumina catalyst is described herein. The method reduces the energy required for the depolymerization process while achieving improved depolymerization results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.r.l.
    Inventors: Sandor Nagy, Christopher D. Smith, Xueyong Yang, Daniel F. White, Sheri E. Davis, Shahram Mihan, Volker Fraaije
  • Patent number: 10358509
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or ethylene copolymers comprising polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor which is equipped with a cycle gas line for withdrawing reactor gas from the reactor, leading the reactor gas through a heat-exchanger for cooling and feeding the reactor gas back to the reactor, wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature from 30° C. to 130° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 MPa and an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms is added.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Fraaije, Michael Lynch, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller
  • Publication number: 20190055328
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ethylene polymer including the step of polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a Phillips-type chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor containing a reactor bed of particulate polymer, wherein the gas-phase polymerization reactor is equipped with a cycle gas line, wherein the reactor gas returned to the polymerization reactor through the cycle gas line has been condensed in part and the amount of liquid in the returned reactor gas is from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the reactor gas/liquid composition, the polymerization is carried out at from 108° C. to 125° C., and an aluminum alkyl is fed into the polymerization reactor in an amount in the range of from 0.0025 mole to 0.1 mole per ton of dosed ethylene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Claudio Fibla, Shahram Mihan
  • Patent number: 10208144
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
  • Patent number: 10202472
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ethylene polymer including the step of polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a Phillips-type chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor containing a reactor bed of particulate polymer, wherein the gas-phase polymerization reactor is equipped with a cycle gas line, wherein the reactor gas returned to the polymerization reactor through the cycle gas line has been condensed in part and the amount of liquid in the returned reactor gas is from 0.5 wt. % to 10 wt. % based upon the total weight of the reactor gas/liquid composition, the polymerization is carried out at from 108° C. to 125° C., and an aluminum alkyl is fed into the polymerization reactor in an amount in the range of from 0.0025 mole to 0.1 mole per ton of dosed ethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Claudio Fibla, Shahram Mihan
  • Patent number: 9932465
    Abstract: A process for preparing a polyolefin, including polymerizing olefins in the presence of an antistatic agent made from or containing an alkylene oxide derived polymer made from or containing in average from about 10 to about 200 repeating units —(CH2—CHR—O)— with R being hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the alkylene oxide derived polymer is a random copolymer of ethylene oxide and other alkylene oxides and a ratio of n:m is in the range of from 6:1 to 1:1, wherein (n) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CH2—O)— derived from ethylene oxide and (m) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CHR?—O)— derived from the other alkylene oxides with R? being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and the end groups of the alkylene oxide derived polymer are —OH groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Shahram Mihan, Andreas Maus, Pietro Baita, Maria Di Diego, Lorella Marturano
  • Publication number: 20180079842
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a continuous process for the preparation of ethylene homopolymers or ethylene copolymers comprising polymerizing ethylene or copolymerizing ethylene and one or more other olefins in the presence of a chromium catalyst in a gas-phase polymerization reactor which is equipped with a cycle gas line for withdrawing reactor gas from the reactor, leading the reactor gas through a heat-exchanger for cooling and feeding the reactor gas back to the reactor, wherein the polymerization is carried out at a temperature from 30° C. to 130° C. and a pressure of from 0.1 to 10 MPa and an aliphatic carboxylic acid ester having from 8 to 24 carbon atoms is added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Fraaije, Michael Lynch, Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller
  • Publication number: 20180072876
    Abstract: A process for preparing a polyolefin, including polymerizing olefins in the presence of an antistatic agent made from or containing an alkylene oxide derived polymer made from or containing in average from about 10 to about 200 repeating units —(CH2—CHR—O)— with R being hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, wherein the alkylene oxide derived polymer is a random copolymer of ethylene oxide and other alkylene oxides and a ratio of n:m is in the range of from 6:1 to 1:1, wherein (n) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CH2—O)— derived from ethylene oxide and (m) is the average number of repeating units —(CH2—CHR?—O)— derived from the other alkylene oxides with R? being an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and the end groups of the alkylene oxide derived polymer are —OH groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Mannebach, Bernd Lothar Marczinke, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Shahram Mihan, Andreas Maus, Pietro Baita, Maria Di Diego, Lorella Marturano
  • Publication number: 20180009916
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
  • Patent number: 9771439
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of polyolefins by polymerizing olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and an antistatically acting composition in a polymerization reactor, wherein the antistatically acting composition is a mixture comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water and the use of an antistatically acting composition comprising an oil-soluble surfactant and water as antistatic agent for the polymerization of olefins at temperatures of from 20 to 200° C. and pressures of from 0.1 to 20 MPa in the presence of a polymerization catalyst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Shahram Mihan, Gerhardus Meier, Ulf Schueller, Michael Schiendorfer, Jens Wiesecke
  • Patent number: 9738778
    Abstract: A two steps polymerization process for obtaining a polyolefin composition comprising: a) from 25 wt % to 70 wt % of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene-ethylene copolymer containing from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt % of ethylene derived units; b) from 27 wt % to 70 wt % of a copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha olefins, wherein the ethylene derived units content ranges from 15 wt % to 70 wt %; c) from 3 wt % to 20 wt % of polyethylene homopolymer or an ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha olefins copolymer; the sum a)+b)+c) being 100, wherein said process comprises: step a) contacting under polymerization conditions propylene, optionally ethylene and the catalyst system in order to obtain component a), step b) contacting under polymerization conditions ethylene and at least one C3-C20 alpha-olefins and the catalyst system in order to obtain components b) and c); wherein the catalyst system comprises a metallocene compound and an iron complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Basell Polyolefine GmbH
    Inventors: Fabiana Fantinel, Bodo Richter, Shahram Mihan, Massimo Covezzi, Claudio Cavalieri, Michele Grazzi