Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090061236 | BITUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - This invention relates to bituminous compositions comprising an interpolymer and a bituminous material and methods of making and using same. The interpolymer may comprise ethylene, at least one alpha-olefin, and, optionally, at least one diene and the interpolymer is derived from polymer particles having a surface coating comprising a partitioning agent. Methods of making and using the bituminous compositions are also described. | 03-05-2009 |
20100048792 | A POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The instant invention is a polypropylene composition, a method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The polypropylene composition according to instant invention includes the reactive melt blending product of a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, a coupling agent, and optionally a filler. The polypropylene composition according to instant invention has a melt flow rate in the range of less than 1 g/10 minutes measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM-D 1238. The method of producing a polypropylene composition according to instant invention includes the following steps: (1) reactive melt blending a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, and optionally a filler in the presence of a coupling agent; and (2) thereby producing the polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate in the range of less than 1 g/10 minutes measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM-D 1238. The articles according to instant invention include the inventive polypropylene composition including the reactive melt blending product of a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, a coupling agent, and optionally a filler. | 02-25-2010 |
20100086798 | Gloss Resins and Method for Making Same - The present disclosure is directed to polymeric compositions which form gloss resins suitable for thermoforming applications. The polymeric compositions include a reaction product composed of a clarified random propylene/α-olefin copolymer, a coupling agent, and optionally an elastomer. Methods for adjusting the melt flow rate of the gloss resin are also disclosed. Adjustment of the gloss resin melt flow rate advantageously enables scrap thermoplastic material containing the gloss resin to be recycled in a thermoforming operation. | 04-08-2010 |
20110082258 | BLOCK COMPOSITIONS IN THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use in thermoplastic vulcanizate compounds. | 04-07-2011 |
20110144240 | Functionalized Ethylene/Alpha-Olefin Interpolymer Compositions - The invention relates to functionalized interpolymers derived from base olefin interpolymers, which are prepared by polymerizing one or more monomers or mixtures of monomers, such as ethylene and one or more comonomers, to form an interpolymer products having unique physical properties. The functionalized olefin interpolymers contain two or more differing regions or segments (blocks), resulting in unique processing and physical properties. | 06-16-2011 |
20110152437 | Functionalized Ethylene/a-Olefin Interpolymer Compositions - The invention relates to functionalized interpolymers derived from base olefin interpolymers, which are prepared by polymerizing one or more monomers or mixtures of monomers, such as ethylene and one or more comonomers, to form an interpolymer products having unique physical properties. The functionalized olefin interpolymers contain two or more differing regions or segments (blocks), resulting in unique processing and physical properties. | 06-23-2011 |
20110160323 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS AND FOAMS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES PREPARED FROM THE SAME - The invention provides a composition comprising an ethylene/α-olefin/non-conjugated diene interpolymer, which has the following properties: an M | 06-30-2011 |
20120046401 | METHOD FOR THE REDUCTION OF POLAR ADDITIVES REQUIRED FOR USE IN POLYOLEFINS - A method for improving the efficacy of polar additives used in polyolefins is disclosed. The method is related to the addition of an effective amount of a co-additive compound of the formula R | 02-23-2012 |
20120116021 | POLYMER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES PREPARED FROM THE SAME - The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition, which first composition comprises the following: A) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; B) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has an [(ML(1+4, 125° C.))/Mw(conv)]*1000 greater than 0.429 mole/g. The invention also provides a composition comprising a first composition, which first composition comprises the following: A) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; B) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has a Mooney Viscosity (ML, 1+4, 125° C.) greater than, or equal to, 70, and has a low shear viscosity (11 at 0.1 rad/sec) less than, or equal to, 100,000 Pa·sec. The invention also provides a composition comprising a first composition, which first composition comprises the following: A) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; B) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has a Mooney Viscosity (ML(1+4, 125° C.)) greater than, or equal to, 70, and has an [Mw(abs)]/[Mw(conv)] less than 1.2. | 05-10-2012 |
20120208962 | BLOCK COMPOSITES IN THERMOPLASTIC VULCANIZATE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use in thermoplastic vulcanizate compounds. | 08-16-2012 |
20130085234 | FUNCTIONALIZED ETHYLENE/ALPHA-OLEFIN INTERPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to functionalized interpolymers derived from base olefin interpolymers, which are prepared by polymerizing one or more monomers or mixtures of monomers, such as ethylene and one or more comonomers, to form an interpolymer products having unique physical properties. The functionalized olefin interpolymers contain two or more differing regions or segments (blocks), resulting in unique processing and physical properties. | 04-04-2013 |
20130096263 | CROSSLINKED COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM - The invention provides a crosslinked composition formed by thermally treating a composition comprising at least the following: A) an ethylene-based polymer that has a density less than, or equal to, 0.910 g/cc; B) an olefin-based polymer that has a melt viscosity less than, or equal to, 20,000 cP, at 350° F.; and C) a crosslinking agent. | 04-18-2013 |
20130225738 | POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS HAVING REDUCED PLATE OUT, AND FILMS MADE THEREFROM HAVING REDUCED BLOOMING - The instant invention provides polyethylene compositions having reduced plate out, and films made therefrom having reduced blooming. The polyethylene composition suitable for film applications according to the present invention comprises the melt blending product of: (a) an ethylene based polymer; (b) a first antioxidant system comprising one or more antioxidants selected from the group consisting of Octadecyl-3-(3,5-di-tert.butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate; Pentaerythritol Tetrakis (3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)propionate); and combinations thereof; (c) a second antioxidant system comprising a liquid phosphite corresponding to the formula [4-(2-methylbutan-2-yl)phenyl]x[2,4-bis(2-methylbutan-2-yl)phenyl]3-x phosphate, wherein x=0, 1, 2, 3, or combinations thereof; and (d) optionally one or more neutralizing agents. | 08-29-2013 |
20130316111 | Compositions, Methods of Making the Same, and Articles Prepared from the Same - A composition comprising at least the following components: (A) a first composition comprising the following: i) a first interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin, and a nonconjugated polyene; ii) a second interpolymer comprising, in polymerized form, ethylene, an α-olefin and a nonconjugated polyene; and wherein the first composition has an MWD less than, or equal to, 3.5, a Mooney Viscosity (ML (1+4 @125° C.)) greater than, or equal to, 80, and an [(ML(1+4 @125° C.))/Mw(conv)]*1000 greater than 0.429 mole/g; (B) a thermoplastic polymer; and (C) a vulcanization agent is provided. A crosslinked composition made by heating one or more of the inventive compositions is also provided. Articles made from one or more of the inventive compositions are also provided. | 11-28-2013 |
20140205821 | MODIFIED FLEXIBLE EVOH FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE FILMS - The present invention relates to a film having a combination of good flexibility and excellent barrier properties. The film comprises at least one barrier layer. The barrier layer comprises at least 5 percent, by weight of the layer, of an anhydride and/or carboxylic acid functionalized ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer having a density in the range of from 0.855 to 0.900 g/cm | 07-24-2014 |
20140343213 | Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Interpolymer Composition - The present disclosure is directed to a composition and articles containing the composition. The composition includes an ethylene-propylene-diene interpolymer (EPDM) having a rheology ratio greater than 33. The EPDM also has a molecular weight distribution greater than 3.0. The composition has a dissipation factor less than or equal to 0.01 radians as measured in accordance with ASTM D 150 (130° C., 60 Hz). | 11-20-2014 |
20140378602 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED VISCOSITIES - The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition comprising the following: A) a first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer that has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 90,000 g/mole and a MWD less than, or equal to 3, each as determined by conventional GPC; B) a second ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer; and wherein the first composition has a number average molecular weight (Mn) less than 10,000 g/mole, as determined by conventional GPC; and wherein the α-olefin of first interpolymer is the same as the α-olefin of the second interpolymer. | 12-25-2014 |