Patents by Inventor Umberto Giannini

Umberto Giannini 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: 6777508
    Abstract: Disclosed are catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins which comprise the reaction product of: (a) an Al-alkyl compound; (b) a silicon compound containing at least one Si—OR or Si—OCOR or Si—NR2 bond, R being a hydrocarbyl radical; (c) a solid comprising, as essential support, a Mg dihalide in active form and, supported thereon, a Ti halide or a halo-Ti-alcoholate and a particular type of electron donor compound. The present invention refers to new supported components of catalysts for the polymerization of CH2═CHR olefins wherein R is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl radical, and mixtures of said olefins with ethylene and the catalysts obtained from said components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sandro Parodi, Roberto Nocci, Umberto Giannini, Pier Camillo Barbe′, Umberto Scata′
  • Patent number: 6515085
    Abstract: Catalyst-forming components and catalysts for the polymerization of olefins based on said components are disclosed. The catalysts comprise the reaction product of: (a) an Al alkyl compound; (b) a silicon compound containing at least a Si—OR or Si—OCOR or Si—NR2 bond, R being a hydrocarbyl radical; and (c) a solid comprising, as essential support, a Mg dihalide in active form and, supported thereon, a Ti halide or a halo-Ti-alcoholate or said halogenated Ti compound and a silicon compound as defined in (b) in a molar ratio with the supported Ti compound from 1.0 mole to 5 moles of silicon compound per mole of Ti compound. The present invention refers to new supported components of catalysts for the polymerization of CH2═CHR olefins wherein R is an alkyl radical with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl radical, and mixtures of said olefins with ethylene, and to the catalysts obtained from said components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Basell Poliolefine Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sandro Parodi, Roberto Nocci, Umberto Giannini, Pier Camillo Barbe', Umberto Scata'
  • Patent number: 6194342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to supported catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins which comprise the reaction product of: (a) an Al-alkyl compound; (b) a silicon compound containing at least one Si—OR or Si—OCOR or Si—NR2 bond, R being a hydrocarbyl radical; (c) a solid comprising, as essential support, a Mg dihalide in active form and, supported thereon, a Ti halide or a halo-Ti-alcoholate and a particular type of electron donor compound. The present invention also relates to supported catalyst components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Montell Technology Company BV
    Inventors: Sandro Parodi, Roberto Nocci, Umberto Giannini, Pier Camillo Barbe′, Umberto Scata′
  • Patent number: 5618771
    Abstract: Disclosed are catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins which comprise the reaction product of:(a) an Al alkyl compound;(b) a silicon compound containing at least a Si--OR or Si--OCOR or Si--NR.sub.2 bond, R being a hydrocarbyl radical;(c) a solid comprising, as essential support, a Mg dihalide in active form and, supported thereon, a Ti halide or a halo-Ti-alcoholate and a particular, selected type of electron-donor compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Montell Technology Company B.V.
    Inventors: Sandro Parodi, Roberto Nocci, Umberto Giannini, Pier Camillo Barbe, Umberto Scata
  • Patent number: 5539067
    Abstract: Disclosed are catalysts for the polymerization of alpha-olefins which comprise the reaction product of:(a) an Al alkyl compound;(b) a silicon compound containing at least a Si--OR or Si--OCOR or Si--NR.sub.2 bond, R being a hydrocarbyl radical;(c) a solid comprising, as essential support, a Mg dihalide in active form and, supported thereon, a Ti halide or a halo-Ti-alcoholate and a particular, selected type of electron-donor compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sandro Parodi, Roberto Nocci, Umberto Giannini, Pier C. Barbe', Umerto Scata'
  • Patent number: 5508245
    Abstract: Spherical components of catalysts for the polymerization of olefins comprising:(a) a vanadium compound selected from the compounds of formula VOX.sub.2 Y or VX.sub.n Y.sub.n-4n, where X is Cl or Br and Y is Cl, Br OR or NR.sup.I.sub.2(b) MgCl.sub.2 in spherical form.Said components have an average diameter greater than 1 .mu.m, a surface area of at least 10 m.sup.2 /g, a porosity of at least 0.1 g/cm.sup.3 and an X-ray spectrum having particular characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1996
    Assignees: Montell Technology Company bv, Montell North America Inc.
    Inventors: Giampiero Morini, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Matteo Nicolini
  • Patent number: 5468704
    Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst for the polymerization of olefins, which includes the product of the reaction between an Al-alkyl compound and a solid catalyst component containing a magnesium halide in active form, a titanium compound and an electron-donor selected from the 1,3-diketones of formula: ##STR1## wherein the radicals R are the same or different, the radicals R.sup.I are the same or different, and R and R.sup.I are C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.12 aryl, C.sub.7 -C.sub.20 arylalkyl or alkylaryl radicals or hydrogen, with the proviso that at least one of the R radicals is not hydrogen and can be bonded with the other R radical to form a cyclic structure, and at least one of the R.sup.I radicals, which are not bonded to one another to form a cyclic structure, is a branched alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl radical, or is bonded to one or both R radicals to form a cyclic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Assignee: Montell North America Inc.
    Inventors: Giampiero Morini, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Raimondo Scordamaglia, Luisa Barino
  • Patent number: 5369186
    Abstract: Disclosed are polymers and copolymers of CH.sub.2 .dbd.CHR alpha olefins where R is hydrogen or a 1-6 carbon atom alkyl radical, containing in the chain from 0.1 to 40 mole % of monomeric units ##STR1## where X is selected from the group consisting of (CH.sub.2).sub.r CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Y ##STR2## where r=0-10, Y is a halogen atom, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon radical with 1-18 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Maurizio Galimberti, Umberto Giannini, Romano Mazzocchi, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Zucchini
  • Patent number: 5142005
    Abstract: A process for the production of primarily syndiotactic vinyl aromatic polymers by polymerizing or copolymerizing vinyl aromatic monomers such as styrene or styrene derivatives in the presence of a catalyst system comprising the product of the reaction between:a) a compound of a transition metal (M) different from titanium and containing at least a bond M-O, M-C, M-N, M-P, M-S or M-halogen, andb) an organoaluminum compound containing at least an oxygen atom bound to the aluminum atom or bound between two aluminum atoms.Compound a) can be used as such or may be supported on a suitable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.
    Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Giovanni Giunchi, Romano Mazzocchi, Luigi Resconi
  • Patent number: 5126303
    Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, comprising the product of the reaction between:A) a cyclopentadienyl compound of Ti, Zr or Hf;B) an alumoxane compound of formula: ##STR1## in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, the same or different from each other, are alkyl, alkenyl or alkylaryl radicals having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Hinmont Incorporated
    Inventors: Luigi Resconi, Umberto Giannini, Enrico Albizzati
  • Patent number: 5122492
    Abstract: Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins and catalysts obtained therefrom, said components comprising a porous metal oxide on which a magnesium dihalide, and a titanium halide or titanium halogen alcoholate and a compound containing two or more ether groups having specific reactivity properties towards MgCl.sub.2 and TiCl.sub.4 are supported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1992
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Giampiero Morini, Umberto Giannini
  • Patent number: 5106807
    Abstract: Disclosed are solid catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising a titanium halide or titanium alkoxy halide, and an electron-donor compound selected from silicon compounds of the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are hydrocarbyl radicals, supported on a magnesium halide in active form.Also disclosed are catalysts obtained from said catalyst components and from an Al-alkyl compound, as well as catalysts obtained by the reaction of an Al-alkyl compound and a silicon compound of the formula above with a solid catalyst component comprising a titanium halide or halogen alcoholate and an electron-donor compound having specific characteristics of extractability with Al-triethyl, supported on an active magnesium halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Giampiero Morini, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Luisa Barino, Raimondo Scordamaglia, Elisabetta Barbassa
  • Patent number: 5068213
    Abstract: Catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins comprising a titanium halide or alkoxyhalide and an electron-donor compound selected from ethers having two or more ether groups and containing at least one heteroatom selected from the group consisting of N, S, P, Si, non-ether O and halogen atoms or at least one double bond, or both at least one heteroatom and at least one double bond, supported on a magnesium halide in active form.Catalysts obtained from said catalyst components and an Al-alkyl compound, as well as catalysts obtained by the reaction of an Al-alkyl compound and an ether having the above defined characteristics with a solid catalyst component comprising a titanium halide or alkoxyhalide and an electron-donor compound having particular characteristics of extractability with Al-triethyl, supported on activated magnesium halide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1991
    Assignee: Hinmont Incorporated
    Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Giampiero Morini, Umberto Giannini, Luisa Barino, Raimondo Scordamaglia, BarbePier C., Luciano Noristi
  • Patent number: 5049535
    Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, obtained from special zirconocenic compounds and from alkyl-Al compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Luigi Resconi, Umberto Giannini, Enrico Albizzati
  • Patent number: 5021514
    Abstract: Imidized acrylic polymers obtained by means of the reaction of an acrylic resin in the molten state, with at least one modifying agent having the general formula:R--X--NH--R' (I)wherein:R and R' are either equal to, or different from, each other and represent hydrogen or an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or alkylaryl radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, andX is a bifunctional radical selected from the group consisting of: --CO--, --CONH--, --NHCO--, --OCO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 SO.sub.2 --.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Vedril S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luciano Canova, Umberto Giannini, Enrico Albizzati
  • Patent number: 5017678
    Abstract: Melt-formable thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers containing groups derived from terephthalic acid and a mixture of phenyl hydroquinone, 2-(.alpha.-phenylisopropyl) hydroquinone and, if desired, 2,5 bis (.alpha.-phenylisopropyl) hydroquinone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: Montedison S.p.A.
    Inventors: Umberto Giannini, Alfredo Coassolo, Marco Foa', Giampiero Sabarino, L. Lawrence Chapoy
  • Patent number: 4980329
    Abstract: Disclosed is a component for a catalyst for the polymerization of alpha-olefins to stereoregular polymers having narrow molecular weight distribution. The product is formed by the reaction of a solid catalyst-forming component comprising (1) a Ti compound having at least one Ti-halogen bond and (2) optionally, an electron-donor compound, supported on an anhydrous Mg dihalide in active form, with certain amounts of an organic compound (AH) containing at least one active hydrogen atom, in the presence of a liquid medium which is inert with respect to the Ti compound and the other components of the catalyst component, and which has a dielectric constant greater than 2 at 20.degree. C.Catalysts comprising the reaction product of the solid catalyst component prepared as above described, with an Al-alkyl compound and an electron-donor compound are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Pier C. Barbe, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Giovanni Baruzzi, Luciano Noristi
  • Patent number: 4978648
    Abstract: Catalysts for the polymerization of olefins, particularly alpha-olefin of the formula CH.sub.2 .dbd.CHR in which R is an alkyl radical with 1-6 carbon atoms or an aryl radical, obtained by the reaction of:(a) an Al-alkyl compound;(b) an ether containing at least two ether groups which can form complexes with anhydrous magnesium dichloride, under standard conditions of reaction, in an amount less than 60 mmol per 100 g Mg dichloride; and(c) a solid catalyst component comprising an anhydrous magnesium dihalide in active form and having supported thereon a titanium compound containing at least a Ti-halogen bond and an electron-donor compound which is at least 70 mole % extractable with Al-triethyl, under standard conditions of extraction, component wherein the solid, after extraction, has a surface area of more than 20 m.sup.2 g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1990
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Pier C. Barbe, Luciano Noristi, Raimondo Scordamaglia, Luisa Barino, Enrico Albizzati, Umberto Giannini, Giampiero Morini
  • Patent number: 4971937
    Abstract: Solid catalyst components for the polymerization of olefins and modified with electron-donor compounds, comprising a titanium halide supported on a magnesium dihalide in active form and containing as an electron-donor compound a di- or other polyether having specific reactivity characteristics towards MgCl.sub.2 and TiCl.sub.4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Himont Incorporated
    Inventors: Enrico Albizzati, Pier C. Barbe, Luciano Noristi, Raimondo Scordamaglia, Luisa Barino, Umberto Giannini, Giampiero Morini
  • Patent number: 4968755
    Abstract: Imidized acrylic polymers obtained by means of the reaction of an acrylic resin in the molten state, with at least one modifying agent having the general formula:R--X--NH--R' (I)wherein:R and R' are either equal to, or different from, each other and represent hydrogen or an alkyl, cycloalkyl; aryl or alkylaryl radical containing from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, andX is a bifunctional radical selected from the group consisting of: --CO--, --CONH--, --NHCO--, --OCO--, --SO.sub.2 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 SO.sub.2 --.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: Vedril S.p.A.
    Inventors: Luciano Canova, Umberto Giannini, Enrico Albizzati