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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shaotian Wang, Mason, OH (US);
Jean A. Merrick-Mack, West Chester, OH (US);
Assignee:
Equistar Chemicals, LP, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/44 ;
Abstract
An ethylene polymerization process is disclosed. The polyethylene has a long-chain-branching index (LCBI) of 1 or greaster. The process uses a single-site catalyst that contains a boraaryl ligand. The catalyst is alkylated with triisobutyl aluminum.