Patents by Inventor Todd A. Hogan
Todd A. Hogan 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: 11685798Abstract: In various embodiments, a polyethylene formulation has a density of greater than 0.940 g/cm3 when measured according to ASTM D792, and a high load melt index (I21) of 1.0 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 21.6 kg load. Moreover, the polyethylene formulation has a peak molecular weight (Mp(GPC)) of less than 50,000 g/mol, a number average molecular weight (Mn(GPC)) of less than 30,000 g/mol, and a weight fraction (w1) of molecular weight (MW) less than 10,000 g/mol of less than or equal to 10.5 wt %, as determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Articles made from the polyethylene formulation, such as articles made by blow molding processes are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter S. Martin, Yijian Lin, Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo, Roger L. Kuhlman, Shadid Askar, Mridula Kapur, Todd A. Hogan, Joel D. Wieliczko, Chuan C. He
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Patent number: 11261316Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic living hinge. The plastic living hinge includes a blend containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer; and (B) a composite component selected from the group consisting of a block composite, a crystalline block composite, and a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yijian Lin, Yushan Hu, Todd A. Hogan, Colin Li Pi Shan, Keran Lu, Mridula Kapur
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Publication number: 20210301049Abstract: In various embodiments, a polyethylene formulation has a density of greater than 0.940 g/cm3 when measured according to ASTM D792, and a high load melt index (I21) of 1.0 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 21.6 kg load. Moreover, the polyethylene formulation has a peak molecular weight (Mp(GPC)) of less than 50,000 g/mol, a number average molecular weight (Mn(GPC)) of less than 30,000 g/mol, and a weight fraction (w1) of molecular weight (MW) less than 10,000 g/mol of less than or equal to 10.5 wt %, as determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC). Articles made from the polyethylene formulation, such as articles made by blow molding processes are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter S. Martin, Yijian Lin, Angela I. Padilla-Acevedo, Roger L. Kuhlman, Shadid Askar, Mridula Kapur, Todd A. Hogan, Joel D. Wieliczko, Chuan C. He
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Patent number: 11131130Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic living hinge. The plastic living hinge includes a blend containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer; (B) a propylene-based polymer; and (C) a composite component selected from the group consisting of a block composite, a crystalline block composite, and a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yijian Lin, Yushan Hu, Todd A. Hogan, Colin LiPiShan, Keran Lu, Mridula Kapur
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Patent number: 11046841Abstract: Polyethylene formulations, articles produced therefrom, and methods of making articles are provided. The polyethylene formulation includes a multimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) composition, and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm of a nucleating agent, wherein the multimodal HDPE composition comprises a density of 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 when measured according to ASTM D792, and a melt index (I2) of 0.01 g/10 min. to 1.0 g/10 min. when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 2.16 kg load, and wherein the multimodal HDPE composition comprises an infrared cumulative detector fraction (CDFIR) of greater than 0.27 and an infrared cumulative detector fraction to light scattering cumulative detector fraction ratio (CDFIR/CDFLS) from 0.7 to 2.0.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yijian Lin, Mridula Babli Kapur, David T. Gillespie, John L. Sugden, Todd A. Hogan
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Publication number: 20200277474Abstract: Polyethylene formulations, articles produced therefrom, and methods of making articles are provided. The polyethylene formulation includes a multimodal high density polyethylene (HDPE) composition, and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm of a nucleating agent, wherein the multimodal HDPE composition comprises a density of 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.970 g/cm3 when measured according to ASTM D792, and a melt index (I2) of 0.01 g/10 min. to 1.0 g/10 min. when measured according to ASTM D1238 at 190° C. and a 2.16 kg load, and wherein the multimodal HDPE composition comprises an infrared cumulative detector fraction (CDFIR) of greater than 0.27 and an infrared cumulative detector fraction to light scattering cumulative detector fraction ratio (CDFIR/CDFLS) from 0.7 to 2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2016Publication date: September 3, 2020Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yijian Lin, Mridula Babli Kapur, David T. Gillespie, John L. Sugden, Todd A. Hogan
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Patent number: 10738182Abstract: A molded article formed from a polymer composition, the polymer composition consisting essentially of: an ethylene homopolymer or ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; greater than 20 ppm of a fluoropolymer; and optionally, up to 5 wt. % of one or more of processing aids, acid neutralizers, stabilizers, phosphites, antioxidants, metal de-activators, pigments or colorants, or fillers; wherein the molded article exhibits an oxygen transmission rate [OTR, (cc*mm)/(m2*day*atm)]??3181 (cc2*mm)/g*m2*day*atm)×[Density, g/cc]+3077, (cc*mm)/(m2*day*atm).Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Keran Lu, Yijian Lin, Todd O. Pangburn, Siddharth Ram Athreya, Laura Nunez, John L. Sugden, Todd A. Hogan, Andrew Heitsch, David T. Gillespie
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Publication number: 20200123355Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic living hinge. The plastic living hinge includes a blend containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer; and (B) a composite component selected from the group consisting of a block composite, a crystalline block composite, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Yijian Lin, Yushan Hu, Todd A. Hogan, Colin Li Pi Shan, Keran Lu, Mridula Kapur
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Publication number: 20200123820Abstract: The present disclosure provides a plastic living hinge. The plastic living hinge includes a blend containing (A) an ethylene-based polymer; (B) a propylene-based polymer; and (C) a composite component selected from the group consisting of a block composite, a crystalline block composite, and a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Yijian Lin, Yushan Hu, Todd A. Hogan, Colin LiPiShan, Keran Lu, Mridula Kapur
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Patent number: 10533084Abstract: A polyethylene composition suitable for use in a living hinge component, the composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the first ethylene-based polymer component has a density of from 0.940 g/cc to less than 0.960 g/cc, a melt index, I2.16, of less than 0.5 g/10 min, and a weight average molecular weight, Mw,cc, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using conventional calibration, of greater than or equal to 200,000 g/mol, and a second ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the composition has an overall density of from 0.945 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc and an overall melt index, I2.16, of from 10 g/10 min to 70 g/10 min.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Yijian Lin, Todd A. Hogan, Ronald P. Markovich
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Publication number: 20190366615Abstract: Embodiments of a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting and articles prepared by a process comprising the steps of (a) providing a thermoplastic sheeting comprising thermoplastic material, wherein the thermoplastic sheeting comprises at least one or more microcapillary channel disposed therein and having an initial volume of voidage, based on a total volume of the microcapillary sheeting; and (b) heating the thermoplastic sheeting to a temperature at which the thermoplastic material is deformable to form a thermoformed microcapillary sheeting with the at least one or more microcapillary channels disposed therein and having a final volume of voidage, based on a total volume of the microcapillary sheeting. The final volume of voidage of the at least one or more microcapillary channels of the thermoformed microcapillary sheeting is at least about 10 percent of the initial volume of voidage of the at least one or more microcapillary channels of the thermoplastic sheeting.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2016Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Wenyi Huang, Joseph Dooley, Jill M. Martin, Debkumar Bhattacharjee, Todd A. Hogan, Kumar N. Sanketh
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Publication number: 20190322846Abstract: A molded article formed from a polymer composition, the polymer composition consisting essentially of: an ethylene homopolymer or ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; greater than 20 ppm of a fluoropolymer; and optionally, up to 5 wt.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Keran Lu, Yijian Lin, Todd O. Pangburn, Siddharth Ram Athreya, Laura Nunez, John L. Sugden, Todd A. Hogan, Andrew Heitsch, David T. Gillespie
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Patent number: 10450114Abstract: The present disclosure provides a container and a process for producing the container. In an embodiment, the process includes placing a sleeve bag on valve assembly (SBoV) in a blow mold apparatus. The blow mold apparatus has two opposing and movable molds. The SBoV has a valve seat. The process includes extending a parison of flowable polymeric material around the SBoV and between the opposing molds. The process includes moving the opposing molds to a closed position and pressing an upstream portion of the parison against the valve seat. The process includes blow molding a downstream portion of the parison into a container-shape within the closed mold. The process includes forming a container with the valve seat melt bonded to a neck portion of the container.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2018Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Patent number: 10301103Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dispenser for pressurized material. In an embodiment, the dispenser for pressurized material includes a container half having an exposed edge and a closure member at the exposed edge. The container half has a cup half in an interior top portion. The dispenser includes a reciprocal container half having a reciprocal exposed edge and a reciprocal closure member at the reciprocal exposed edge. The reciprocal container half has a reciprocal cup half in an interior top portion. The closure member and the reciprocal closure member matingly engage along the exposed edges to attach the container half to the reciprocal container half and form a container. The dispenser includes a sleeve bag on valve (SBoV) assembly in an interior of the container. The SBoV assembly includes a valve seat. The cup and the reciprocal cup support the valve seat to secure the SBoV assembly in the container.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Publication number: 20180319554Abstract: The present disclosure provides a container and a process for producing the container. In an embodiment, the process includes placing a sleeve bag on valve assembly (SBoV) in a blow mold apparatus. The blow mold apparatus has two opposing and movable molds. The SBoV has a valve seat. The process includes extending a parison of flowable polymeric material around the SBoV and between the opposing molds. The process includes moving the opposing molds to a closed position and pressing an upstream portion of the parison against the valve seat. The process includes blow molding a downstream portion of the parison into a container-shape within the closed mold. The process includes forming a container with the valve seat melt bonded to a neck portion of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2018Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Publication number: 20180319962Abstract: A polyethylene composition suitable for use in a living hinge component, the composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the first ethylene-based polymer component has a density of from 0.940 g/cc to less than 0.960 g/cc, a melt index, I2.16, of less than 0.5 g/10 min, and a weight average molecular weight, Mw,cc, as measured by gel permeation chromatography using conventional calibration, of greater than or equal to 200,000 g/mol, and a second ethylene-based polymer component, wherein the composition has an overall density of from 0.945 g/cc to 0.960 g/cc and an overall melt index, I2.16, of from 10 g/10 min to 70 g/10 min.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Inventors: Yijian Lin, Todd A. Hogan, Ronald P. Markovich
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Patent number: 10046889Abstract: The present disclosure provides a container and a process for producing the container. In an embodiment, the process includes placing a sleeve bag on valve assembly (SBoV) in a blow mold apparatus. The blow mold apparatus has two opposing and movable molds. The SBoV has a valve seat. The process includes extending a parison of flowable polymeric material around the SBoV and between the opposing molds. The process includes moving the opposing molds to a closed position and pressing an upstream portion of the parison against the valve seat. The process includes blow molding a downstream portion of the parison into a container-shape within the closed mold. The process includes forming a container with the valve seat melt bonded to a neck portion of the container.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Publication number: 20180155114Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dispenser for pressurized material. In an embodiment, the dispenser for pressurized material includes a container half having an exposed edge and a closure member at the exposed edge. The container half has a cup half in an interior top portion. The dispenser includes a reciprocal container half having a reciprocal exposed edge and a reciprocal closure member at the reciprocal exposed edge. The reciprocal container half has a reciprocal cup half in an interior top portion. The closure member and the reciprocal closure member matingly engage along the exposed edges to attach the container half to the reciprocal container half and form a container. The dispenser includes a sleeve bag on valve (SBoV) assembly in an interior of the container. The SBoV assembly includes a valve seat. The cup and the reciprocal cup support the valve seat to secure the SBoV assembly in the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2018Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Patent number: 9908689Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dispenser for pressurized material. In an embodiment, the dispenser for pressurized material includes a container half having an exposed edge and a closure member at the exposed edge. The container half has a cup half in an interior top portion. The dispenser includes a reciprocal container half having a reciprocal exposed edge and a reciprocal closure member at the reciprocal exposed edge. The reciprocal container half has a reciprocal cup half in an interior top portion. The closure member and the reciprocal closure member matingly engage along the exposed edges to attach the container half to the reciprocal container half and form a container. The dispenser includes a sleeve bag on valve (SBoV) assembly in an interior of the container. The SBoV assembly includes a valve seat. The cup and the reciprocal cup support the valve seat to secure the SBoV assembly in the container.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLCInventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan
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Publication number: 20170283133Abstract: The present disclosure provides a container and a process for producing the container. In an embodiment, the process includes placing a sleeve bag on valve assembly (SBoV) in a blow mold apparatus. The blow mold apparatus has two opposing and movable molds. The SBoV has a valve seat. The process includes extending a parison of flowable polymeric material around the SBoV and between the opposing molds. The process includes moving the opposing molds to a closed position and pressing an upstream portion of the parison against the valve seat. The process includes blow molding a downstream portion of the parison into a container-shape within the closed mold. The process includes forming a container with the valve seat melt bonded to a neck portion of the container.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Peter J. Schulz, Marc S. Black, Matthew J. Turpin, Jeffrey E. Bonekamp, Todd A. Hogan