Patents by Inventor Wendy D. Hoenig

Wendy D. Hoenig 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: 6300419
    Abstract: Disclosed are propylene polymer compositions comprising a high crystalline propylene polymer, a substantially linear ethylene polymer, linear ethylene polymer or combinations thereof, an optional filler and an optional additional polymer. Said propylene polymer compositions have improved processability with a good balance of stillness and toughness which demonstrates improved scratch resistance in injection molded articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: Kalyan Sehanobish, Harry Craig Silvis, Marie L. Hare, Wendy D. Hoenig, John Newton
  • Patent number: 6143829
    Abstract: The invention includes a process of reacting a poly(sulfonyl azide) with a polymer comprising steps (a) forming a first admixture, hereinafter referred to as a concentrate, of a first amount of a first polymer or in a liquid which does not require removal from the polymer, hereinafter diluent, and a poly(sulfonyl azide); (b) then forming a second admixture of the first admixture with a second amount of at least one second polymer, hereinafter second polymer composition; and (c) heating the second admixture at least to the decomposition temperature of the coupling agent for a time sufficient to result in coupling of polymer chains. The diluent is preferably a non-volatile, non-polar compound such as mineral oil in which the poly(sulfonyl azide) is sufficiently miscible to disperse the poly(sulfonyl azide) in the second polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: The Dow Chemical Company
    Inventors: David A. Babb, Wendy D. Hoenig, Che-I Kao, Michael E. Rowland, Clark H. Cummins, Michael J. Mullins, H. Craig Silvis, Thoi H. Ho