Patents by Inventor Shaun Parkinson

Shaun Parkinson 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: 20220289444
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-layer film. The multi-layer film includes a first outer layer and a second outer layer, where at least one of the first and the second outer layers comprises a first polyethylene; a core layer between the first and second outer layers, where a thickness of the core layer is 8 to 30% of a total thickness of the multi-layer film. The core layer is formed from a core polymer comprised of 20 to 0 wt. % of a second polyethylene and 80 to 100 wt. % of a propylene-based elastomer having a density of 0.855 g/cm3 to 0.877 g/cm3, the wt. % based on a total weight of the core layer. The multi-layer film comprises 8 to 30 wt. % of the propylene-based elastomer, based on a total wt. % of the multi-layer film. The multi-layer film also includes a first and a second inner layer, where at least one of the first and the second inner layers comprises 80 to 100 wt. % of a LLDPE having a density of 0.870 g/cm3 to 0.912 g/cm3 and 20 to 0 wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Salma El Marrasse Zarioui
  • Publication number: 20220234341
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-layer blown film, comprising: a first skin layer and a second skin layer, where at least one of the first skin layer and the second skin layer comprises from 80 to 100 wt. % of a LLDPE, where the LLDPE has a density from 0.910 to 0.935 g/cm3; a core layer between the first skin layer and the second skin layer, where the core layer comprises from 70 to 100 wt. % of a second LLDPE having density from 0.910 to 0.935 g/cm3; and a first inner layer and a second inner layer, where at least one of the first inner layer and the second inner layer comprises from 80 to 100 wt. % of a HDPE, where the HDPE has a density from 0.940 to 0.970 g/cm3; where the multi-layer blown film has a density from 0.925 to 0.940 g/cm3 and a total thickness of 15 to 150 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Lanhe Zhang, Jong Young Lee, Lori L. Kardos, Rajen M. Patel, Shaun Parkinson, Hrishikesh R. Munj, Teresa P. Karjala, Jose Eduardo Ruiz, Luis Duque, Jesus Nieto
  • Patent number: 11247445
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a stretch hood or stretch label multilayer film comprising a first skin layer, a second skin layer, and a core layer disposed between the first skin layer and the second skin layer, wherein: the first skin layer, the second skin layer, or both independently comprise at least 50 wt. % of a linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) resin, wherein the skin LLDPE resin exhibits each of the following properties: a Crystallization Elution Fractionation (CEF) fraction of less than 8% above an elution temperature of 94° C.; and a melt index (I2) of 0.1 to 2.0 g/10 min when measured according to ASTM D 1238 at a load of 2.16 kg and temperature of 190° C. The core layer comprises a polyethylene resin having a wt. % crystallinity of from 10% to 40% and a single melting peak as measured by differential scanning calorimetry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Jesus Nieto, Rajen M. Patel
  • Publication number: 20200180841
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a packaging article (10). In an embodiment, the packaging article comprises (A) a rigid container (12) having side walls (14) and a bottom wall (16), the walls defining a compartment (20), and (B) a sheet (22) of 3-dimensional random loop material (3DRLM) in the compartment. A food item (C) may be located in the compartment, the food item contacts the sheet of 3DRLM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Eduardo Alvarez, Maria Isabel Arroyo Villan, Shaun Parkinson, Viraj Shah
  • Publication number: 20190381771
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include multilayer films having a cling layer and a release layer, wherein the cling layer comprises a carrier resin having a crystallinity ranging from 10% to 30%; and from 0.5 to 50.0 wt. % of a block composite or a specified block composite comprising (i) an ethylene-based copolymer, (ii) an alpha-olefin-based copolymer, and (iii) a block copolymer including an ethylene-based soft block that has a same composition as the ethylene-based copolymer of the block composite or specified block composite and an alpha-olefin-based hard block that has a same composition as the alpha-olefin-based copolymer of the block composite or specified block composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Paul DUMONT, Shaun PARKINSON, Yushan HU
  • Publication number: 20190217522
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method for determining a melt strength includes extruding one or more polymers to form the polymer film, passing the polymer film at least partially around a measurement roll coupled to a force measuring device, at least partially around a chill roll downstream of the measurement roll, and through a nip defined between two nip rolls, and measuring a force exerted on the measurement roll by the polymer film using the force measuring device. The polymer film is at least partially molten when contacting the measurement roll. A system includes an extruder, a measurement roll couple to one or more load cells, a chill roll coupled to a drive motor, at least two nip rolls downstream of the chill roll, and a take-up roll downstream of the nip rolls. The load cells measure a force exerted by the molten polymer film on the measurement roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jesus NIETO, Shaun PARKINSON, David MUÑOZ
  • Publication number: 20190184690
    Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer films, laminates, and packages. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises Layer A which is a sealant layer, Layer B having a top facial surface and a bottom facial surface and having a Shore Hardness D of 50 or less and a crystallinity of 44% or less, and Layer C having a top facial surface and a bottom facial surface and comprising polyethylene, wherein the top facial surface of Layer B is in adhering contact with the bottom facial surface of Layer A and wherein the top facial surface of Layer C is in adhering contact with the bottom facial surface of Layer B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Carolina Chirinos
  • Patent number: 10300686
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising: a) at least one layer comprising a polyolefin component comprising i) 60 to 94 weight percent of a first component selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymer, ethylene copolymer, polypropylene homopolymer, polypropylene copolymer, and combinations thereof ii) 0-35 weight percent of a functional polymer component, and iii) 1-35 weight percent of a compatibilizer component comprising an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a melt viscosity (177° C.) less than, or equal to, 200,000 cP and a density from 0.855 to 0.94 g/cc; b) at least one tie layer comprising maleic-anhydride grafted polymer with a melt index of less than 50 dg/min, wherein the tie layer does not contain the compatibilizer component; and c) at least one polar layer comprising a polar polymer, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Carolina Chirinos, Brian W. Walther
  • Publication number: 20190118516
    Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer films and packages formed from such films. In one aspect, a multilayer film comprises an outer layer, the outer layer comprising a polyethylene having a density of 0.930 g/cm3 or greater and 0.01 to 1 weight percent of an additive, based on the total weight of the polyethylene composition, the additive comprising either a sorbitol acetal derivative or a bisamide as specified, wherein the outer layer has a 50% seal strength temperature at least 10° C. greater than an outer layer in a comparative film that differs only in the absence of the additive in the outer layer, when sealed to itself at a pressure of 5 bar with a dwell time of 0.5 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Carolina Chirinos, Martin Hill, Shaun Parkinson
  • Publication number: 20180272665
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multilayered article comprising a first layer comprising a thermoplastic polymer; where the thermoplastic polymer comprises polyolefin, a compatibilizer and thermoplastic starch; where the first layer does not contain any filler; and a second layer comprising a polyolefin and a filler; where the second layer does not contain any thermoplastic starch. Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing a multilayered article comprising coextruding a first layer and a second layer; where the first layer comprises a polyolefin, a compatibilizer and thermoplastic starch and does not contain any filler; where the second layer comprises a polyolefin and a filler and does not contain any thermoplastic starch; and where the first layer contacts the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Jesus Nieto, Kalyan Sehanobish, Santosh S. Bawiskar, Shaun Parkinson
  • Publication number: 20180134011
    Abstract: The present invention provides multilayer films comprising thermoplastic starch and articles formed therefrom. In one embodiment, a multilayer film comprises (a) a first layer comprising from 50 to 100 percent by weight of a linear low density polyethylene having a density less than 0.930 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of 2 g/10 minutes or less, (b) a second layer comprising from 50 to 100 percent by weight of a linear low density polyethylene having a density less than 0.930 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of 2 g/10 minutes or less, and (c) a third layer positioned between the first and second layer, wherein the third layer comprises at least 10 percent by weight of a thermoplastic starch and up to 90 percent by weight of a linear low density polyethylene having a density less than 0.920 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of 2 g/10 minutes or less, wherein the thickness of the third layer comprises at least 30% percent of the thickness of the multilayer film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Marco Amici
  • Publication number: 20170348950
    Abstract: A multi-layer structure comprising: a) at least one layer comprising a polyolefin component comprising i) 60 to 94 weight percent of a first component selected from the group consisting of ethylene homopolymer, ethylene copolymer, polypropylene homopolymer, polypropylene copolymer, and combinations thereof ii) 0-35 weight percent of a functional polymer component, and iii) 1-35 weight percent of a compatibilizer component comprising an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a melt viscosity (177° C.) less than, or equal to, 200,000 cP and a density from 0.855 to 0.94 g/cc; b) at least one tie layer comprising maleic-anhydride grafted polymer with a melt index of less than 50 dg/min, wherein the tie layer does not contain the compatibilizer component; and c) at least one polar layer comprising a polar polymer, is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Didem Oner-Deliormanli, Carolina Chirinos, Brian W. Walther
  • Publication number: 20170341836
    Abstract: A package formed from a multilayer structure which comprises a nonwoven layer; a coextruded multilayer film having a polyolefin-based sealant layer with a melting point of equal to or less than 127° C.; wherein the nonwoven layer forms an outer layer of the package is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Gert J. Claasen, Kurt Brunner
  • Publication number: 20170292001
    Abstract: The instant invention provides a multilayer structure comprising: (a) a substrate, wherein said substrate is optionally surface treated on at least one surface and has a surface energy in the range of at least 32 dyn, (b) a sealing layer derived from the application of one or more aqueous dispersions to at least a portion of said at least one surface of said substrate, and wherein the one or more aqueous dispersion comprise the melt kneading product of: (a) one or more a base polymers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and optionally one or more ?-olefins, propylene and optionally one or more ?-olefins; (b) one or more a stabilizing agents; (c) in the presence of a neutralizing agent and (d) water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Marco Amici, Nicolas C. Mazzola, Thomas Allgeuer, Shaun Parkinson, Jorge C. Gomes
  • Patent number: 9102128
    Abstract: Multilayer films comprising three or more layers have improved properties for a variety of applications. The multilayer films often have a total thickness of from about 10 to about 50 microns. Blown multilayer film properties may include excellent cling with reduced unwinding noise levels. Cast multilayer film properties include improved elasticity, impact, puncture, and tear properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Manrique, Shaun Parkinson, Andreas Mayer
  • Publication number: 20140377548
    Abstract: The multilayer film comprises a first outer layer which is heat sealable. The first outer layer comprises from 95 to 100 percent (by weight of the first outer layer) of a first polymer, said first polymer being derived from propylene monomer and optionally one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and C4-C8 alpha olefins. The first polymer should have a melting point of at least 125 C. The multilayer film further comprises an inner portion adjacent to the first outer layer. The inner portion may be a single layer or may comprise several layers. At least one layer of the inner portion comprises an elastomeric propylene based polymer (“EPBP”). Further at least one layer of the inner portion comprises a second polymer, wherein the second polymer is selected from the group consisting of high pressure low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene, ethylene acrylic acid copolymers, ethylene (meth)acrylic acid copolymers and combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Cyrille Billouard, Shaun Parkinson, Xiaosong Wu, John W. Garnett
  • Patent number: 8147978
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition suitable for use in a single-sided stretch cling film, the composition having from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of a propylene-based copolymer having substantially isotactic propylene sequences, and having from 80 to 99 percent by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer having a density of at least 0.905 g/cc, wherein a film made from the composition exhibits cling layer to release layer cling of at least 70 grams force per inch as measured by ASTM D-5458-95, noise levels of less than 87 dB during unwinding operations, and has a modulus of at least 3 MPA as determined by ASTM D-882.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Jesus Nieto, Andreas Mayer, Pascal E. R. E. J. Lakeman
  • Publication number: 20110217540
    Abstract: The invention provides an article comprising at least the following components: A) a substrate formed from a composition comprising at least one ceramic component or at least one natural stone component, B) a polymer layer formed from a composition comprising at least one functionalized olefin-based polymer; and wherein the polymer layer is formed over one surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Dow Global Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Sandkuehler, Shaun Parkinson, Jesus Nieto, Carola Rosenthal, Mario Perez Segu, Vicente S. Solana, Enrique S. Vilches, Arnaldo M. Berto
  • Patent number: 7981967
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition suitable for high gloss air quenched blown films. The films are comprised of from 2 to 15 percent by weight of a substantially isotactic propylene-based copolymer having a melt flow rate of at least 5 g/10 minutes and having from 8 to 21 mole percent units derived from an alpha olefin; and from 85 to 98 percent by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer having a melt index of from 0.1 to 9 g/10 minutes. An air quenched blown film made from the inventive composition exhibits a value for gloss greater than the value for gloss exhibited by an air quenched blown film made solely from the ethylene-based copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Li-Min Tau, Shaun Parkinson, Jesus Nieto
  • Publication number: 20100269455
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a composition suitable for use in a single-sided stretch cling film, the composition having from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of a propylene-based copolymer having substantially isotactic propylene sequences, and having from 80 to 99 percent by weight of an ethylene-based copolymer having a density of at least 0.905 g/cc, wherein a film made from the composition exhibits cling layer to release layer cling of at least 70 grams force per inch as measured by ASTM D-5458-95, noise levels of less than 87 dB during unwinding operations, and has a modulus of at least 3 MPA as determined by ASTM D-882.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Shaun Parkinson, Jesus Nieto, Andreas Mayer, Pascal E.R.E.J. Lakeman