Patents by Inventor Vito Tortelli

Vito Tortelli 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: 7488787
    Abstract: Perfluoroelastomers curable by peroxidic way having glass transition temperature lower than ?10° C. and an amount of —COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the IR spectroscopy in Fourier transform described in the present application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
  • Patent number: 7358405
    Abstract: A process for obtaining vinyl compounds by dehalogenation of halofluorinated compounds with aromatic substituents, having formula: T-Ar—(O)y—CFX?—CF2X???(I) wherein: X?=F, Cl, Br, I; X?=Cl, Br, I; y=0,1; when y=0 X??F; T=H, —(O)y—CFX?—CF2X?, wherein y, X? and X? are as above; Ar is a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic bivalent aromatic radical from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, optionally containing heteroatoms, or Ar is formed of two aromatic rings linked by a bivalent radical; said process characterized in that the halofluorinated compounds are dehalogenated in the presence of a transition metal, by operating in a biphasic system of solvents immiscible among each other, formed of a (per)fluorinated solvent and a dipolar aprotic or protic solvent (co-solvent), wherein the ratio moles co-solvent/equivalents of the halofluorinated compound with aromatic substituents ranges from 0.5 to 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis SpA
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Patent number: 7319173
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula: wherein: A and A?, equal to our different from each other, are selected among Cl, Br, H; m=1, 2; n=0, 1; R1 is a fluorinated substituent, preferably perfluorinated, selected from the following groups: C1-C20 linear or branched alkylic; C3-C7 cycloalkylic; aromatic, C6-C10 arylalkyl; heterocyclic or C5-C10-alkylheterocyclic; preferably perfluoroalkyl; R? is as defined in the application; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula: wherein: R1 and n are as above; u=0, 1; R? is as defined in the application; in liquid phase, with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds of formula: CAF?CA?F2??(III) wherein A and A? are as above, at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C., preferably from ?100° C. to ?40° C., optionally in the presence of an inert solvent under the reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Stefano Millefanti, Pierangelo Calini
  • Publication number: 20070203368
    Abstract: A process for preparing perfluorovinylethers having general formula: RfO—CF?CF2 ??(IA) wherein Rf is a C1-C3 alkyl perfluorinated substituent; comprising the following steps: 1a) fluorination with fluorine of olefins of formula: CY?Y?CY?Cl ??(II) wherein Y, Y? and Y?, equal to or different from each other, are H, Cl, Br, with the proviso that Y, Y? and Y? are not contemporaneously hydrogen; and obtainment of fluorohalogencarbons of formula: FCY?Y—CY?ClF ??(III) wherein Y, Y? and Y? are as above; 2a) dehalogenation or dehydrohalogenation of the fluorohalogencarbons (III) and obtainment of fluorohalogen olefins of formula: FCYI?CYIIF ??(IV) wherein YI and YII, equal to or different from each other, have the meaning of H, Cl, Br with the proviso that YI and YII are not both H; 3a) reaction between a hypofluorite of formula RfOF and a fluorohalogenolefin (IV), obtaining the fluorohalogenethers of formula: RfO—CFYI—CF2YII ??(I) wherein YI, YII, equal to or different from ea
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Pierangelo Calini, Alberto Zompatori, Emanuela Antenucci
  • Publication number: 20070149827
    Abstract: A process for preparing fluorovinylethers having general formula: RfO—CF?CF2 ??(IA) wherein Rf is a fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl or cycloalkyl substituent; comprising the following reaction steps: 1) reaction of a hypofluorite of formula RfOF, wherein Rf is as above, with an olefin of formula: CY?Y?CY?CI ??(II) wherein Y, Y? and Y?, equal to or different from each other, are H, Cl, Br, with the proviso that Y, Y? and Y? are not contemporaneously hydrogen; 2) dehalogenation or dehydrohalogenation of the fluorohalogenethers obtained in step 1) and obtainment of vinyl ethers of formula: RfO—CYI?CYIIF ??(IV) wherein YI and YII, equal to or different from each other, have the meaning of H, Cl, Br with the proviso that YI and YII are not both H; 3) fluorination with fluorine of the vinyl ethers (IV) and obtainment of fluorohalogenethers of formula: RfO—CFYI—CF2YII ??(I) wherein YI, YII, equal to or different from each other, are Cl, Br, H with the proviso that YI and YII
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Pierangelo Calini, Alberto Zompatori, Emanuela Antenucci
  • Patent number: 7217742
    Abstract: Sulphonic fluorinated ionomers crosslinked by radical crosslinking of: A) crosslinkable sulphonic fluorinated ionomers, having equivalent weight 380–1300 g/eq and comprising: from 48% to 85% by moles of monomeric units deriving from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE); from 15% to 47% by moles of fluorinated monomeric units containing sulphonyl groups —SO2F; from 0.01% to 5% by moles of monomeric units deriving from a bis-olefin of formula: wherein: m=2–10, preferably 4–8; R1, R2, R5, R6, equal to or different from each other, are H or C1–C5 alkyl groups; B) a fluorinated compound as crosslinking radical initiator; C) a fluorinated bis-olefin of structure (I) as crosslinking agent; the radical crosslinking being carried out at a temperature in the range 250° C.–310° C., preferably 260° C.–300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Patent number: 7208638
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula: wherein: A and A?, equal to or different from each other, are selected among Cl, Br and H; m=1, 2; n=0, 1; R? is a C1 to C3 (per)fluoroalkyl substituent; R is a (per)fluoropolyether substituent; z and z? are 1 or zero, X1=F, CF3; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula: (R?)n—C(O)(F)q(CFX1(CF2)z(CH2)z?OR1)??(II) wherein: R? and n are as above; q=0, 1; X1=F or CF3; z=0 or 1; R1 is a (per)fluoropolyether substituent; in liquid phase, with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds of formula: CAF=CA?F2 ??(III) wherein A and A? are as above, at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C., preferably from ?100° C. to ?40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Stefano Millefanti, Pierangelo Calini
  • Publication number: 20070004940
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula: wherein: A and A?, equal to our different from each other, are selected among Cl, Br, H; m=1, 2; n=0, 1; R1 is a fluorinated substituent, preferably perfluorinated, selected from the following groups: C1-C20 linear or branched alkylic; C3-C7 cycloalkylic; aromatic, C6-C10 arylalkyl; heterocyclic or C5-C10-alkylheterocyclic; preferably perfluoroalkyl; R? is as defined in the application; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula: wherein: R1 and n are as above; u=0, 1; R? is as defined in the application; in liquid phase, with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds of formula: CAF?CA?F2??(III) wherein A and A? are as above, at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C., preferably from ?100° C. to ?40° C., optionally in the presence of an inert solvent under the reaction conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Stefano Millefanti, Pierangelo Calini
  • Patent number: 7157600
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers containing the —SO2F group, having general formula (I): FSO2—R—CF2OCAF—CA?F2??(I) wherein: A and A?, equal to or different from each other, are Cl or Br; R has the following meanings: a (per)fluorinated, preferably perfluorinated, substituent, optionally containing one or more oxygen atoms; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula (II): FSO2—R—COF??(II) wherein R is as above; in liquid phase with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds having formula (III): CAF?CA?F??(III) wherein A and A? are as above, operating at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C., optionally in the presence of a solvent inert under the reaction conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Pierangelo Calini, Stefano Millefanti
  • Publication number: 20060252966
    Abstract: A process for obtaining vinyl compounds by dehalogenation of halofluorinated compounds with aromatic substituents, having formula: T-Ar-(O)y-CFX?-CF2X?(I) wherein: X?=F, Cl, Br, I; X?=Cl, Br, I; y=0, 1; when y=0X??F; T=H, -(O)Y-CFX?-CF2X?, wherein y, X? and X? are as above; Ar is a monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic bivalent aromatic radical from 6 to 14 carbon atoms, optionally containing heteroatoms, or Ar is formed of two aromatic rings linked by a bivalent radical; said process characterized in that the halofluorinated compounds are dehalogenated in the presence of a transition metal, by operating in a biphasic system of solvents immiscible among each other, formed of a (per)fluorinated solvent and a dipolar aprotic or protic solvent (co-solvent), wherein the ratio moles co-solvent/equivalents of the halofluorinated compound with aromatic substituents ranges from 0.5 to 10.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Publication number: 20060252968
    Abstract: A process for obtaining vinyl compounds by dehalogenation of halofluorinated compounds having a linear, branched or cyclic structure, said halofluorinated compounds containing in the molecule at least one group: wherein Y1 and Y2, equal to or different from each other, are selected from Cl, Br, I; wherein the halofluorinated compounds are dehalogenated in the presence of a transition metal, or of transition metal couples, by operating in a biphasic system of solvents immiscible among each other, formed of a (per)fluorinated solvent and a dipolar aprotic or protic solvent (co-solvent), wherein the ratio moles co-solvent/equivalents of the halofluorinated compound ranges from 0.5 to 10, preferably from 0.5 to 5, still more preferably from 1 to 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Patent number: 7019177
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula (II): R?CF2OCFA-CA?F2??(II) wherein:— A and A?, equal to or different from each other, are H, Cl or Br but they cannot be both H; R? has the following meanings: RO—, wherein R is a (per)fluorinated substituent, selected from the following groups: linear or branched C1–C20 alkyl; C3–C7 cycloalkyl; aromatic, C6–C10 arylalkyl or alkylaryl; C5–C10 heterocyclic or alkylheterocyclic; or a perfluoropolyether substituent T-Rf— wherein T=—OCF2OCFA-CA?F2, —OCF2XI, wherein XI=F, CF3, Cl; Rf is a perfluorooxyalkylene chain; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula R?COF (III) wherein R?=RO—, or R?=Q-Rf— wherein Q=—OCOF, —OCF2XI; in liquid phase with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds having formula CAF=CA?F (IV), at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Pierangelo Calini
  • Publication number: 20060025529
    Abstract: Perfluoroelastomers curable by peroxidic way having glass transition temperature lower than ?10° C. and an amount of —COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the IR spectroscopy in Fourier transform described in the present application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
  • Publication number: 20060025635
    Abstract: TFE-based thermoprocessable copolymers having the following composition, expressed in percentage by moles on the total of the monomers: A) from 0.01 to 15% of the monomer of formula: CF2?CFOCF2OCF3??(a); A1) tetrafluoroethylene from 99.99 to 85%; optionally B) one or more (per)fluorinated comonomers having at least one unsaturation of ethylene type, different from TFE; the sum of the molar percentages A)+B) being such as to give polymers showing at least one melting peak at the thermogravimetric analysis (DSC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Francesco Triulzi, Marco Apostolo, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
  • Publication number: 20060025528
    Abstract: VDF-based curable fluoroelastomers having glass transition temperature lower than ?35° C. and an amount of —COF end groups in the polymer lower than the sensitivity limit of the method using the FT-IR spectroscopy described in the present application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vito Tortelli, Marco Galimberti
  • Patent number: 6979699
    Abstract: Sulphonic fluorinated ionomers crosslinked by radical crosslinking of: A) crosslinkable sulphonic fluorinated ionomers, having equivalent weight 380-1300 g/eq and comprising: from 48% to 85% by moles of monomeric units deriving from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE); from 15% to 47% by moles of fluorinated monomeric units containing sulphonyl groups —SO2F; from 0.01% to 5% by moles of monomeric units deriving from a bis-olefin of formula: wherein: m=2-10, preferably 4-8; R1, R2, R5, R6, equal to or different from each other, are H or C1-C5 alkyl groups; B) a fluorinated compound as crosslinking radical initiator; C) a fluorinated bis-olefin of structure (I) as crosslinking agent; the radical crosslinking being carried out at a temperature in the range 250° C.-310° C., preferably 260° C.-300° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis, S.p.A.
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Publication number: 20050228061
    Abstract: Sulphonic fluorinated ionomers crosslinked by radical crosslinking of: A) crosslinkable sulphonic fluorinated ionomers, having equivalent weight 380-1300 g/eq and comprising: from 48% to 85% by moles of monomeric units deriving from tetrafluoroethylene (TFE); from 15% to 47% by moles of fluorinated monomeric units containing sulphonyl groups —SO2F; from 0.01% to 5% by moles of monomeric units deriving from a bis-olefin of formula: wherein: m=2-10, preferably 4-8; R1, R2, R5, R6, equal to or different from each other, are H or C1-C5 alkyl groups; B) a fluorinated compound as crosslinking radical initiator; C) a fluorinated bis-olefin of structure (I) as crosslinking agent; the radical crosslinking being carried out at a temperature in the range 250° C.-310° C., preferaably 260° C.-300° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Ivan Wlassics, Vito Tortelli
  • Patent number: 6949676
    Abstract: Compounds of formula CH2Y—CH(COOR1)—O—CF2CF2—SO2F, usable in the synthesis of the fluorosulphonic vinylether —CF2?CF—O—CF2CF2—SO2F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Ausimont S.p.A.
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Sara Maculan
  • Patent number: 6936668
    Abstract: Amorphous perfluorinated copolymers, comprising cyclic perfluorinated units deriving from at least two different perfluorinated comonomers, optionally with units deriving from a perfluorinated monomer containing at least one olefinic unsaturation (perfluoroolefin), or comprising cyclic perfluorinated units and units deriving from a perfluorinated monomer containing at least one olefinic unsaturation, said perfluorinated copolymers having the following combination of properties: substantial absence of unstable polar end groups, polymer Tg higher than 120° C., narrow monomeric composition distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Solvay Solexis S.p.A.
    Inventors: Marco Apostolo, Francesco Triulzi, Vincenzo Arcella, Vito Tortelli, Pierangelo Calini
  • Publication number: 20050171388
    Abstract: A process for preparing (per)fluorohalogenethers having general formula: wherein: A and A?, equal to or different from each other, are selected among Cl, Br and H; m=1, 2; n=0, 1; R? is a C1-C3 (per)fluoroalkyl substituent; R is a (per)fluoropolyether substituent; z and z? are 1 or zero, X1=F, CF3; by reaction of carbonyl compounds having formula: (R?)n—C(O)(F)q(CF2ORI) ??(II) wherein: R? and n are as above; q=0, 1; RI is a (per)fluoro-polyether substituent; in liquid phase, with elemental fluorine and with olefinic compounds of formula: CAF=CA?F2 ??(III) wherein A and A? are as above, at temperatures from ?120° C. to ?20° C., preferably from ?100° C. to ?40° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Vito Tortelli, Stefano Millefanti, Pierangelo Calini