Patents by Inventor Thorne M. Bartlett

Thorne M. Bartlett 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: 4857600
    Abstract: A process for grafting an anhydride of an unsaturated aliphatic diacid onto a polyolefin comprising:(a) passing molten polyolefin through at least two injection zones connected in series;(b) injecting, under grafting conditions, a portion of a solution comprising the anhydride, an organic peroxide catalyst, and an inert organic solvent into the molten polyolefin as it passes through each injection zone, and mixing same in each injection zone until the portion is at least partially grafted onto the polyolefin; and(c) passing the grafted polyolefin, in the molten state, into a devolatilization zone, and mixing same in said zone, under devolatilization conditions, until the grafted polyolefin is essentially devolatilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence H. Gross, Thorne M. Bartlett