The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017

Filed:

May. 09, 2016
Applicant:

Nova Chemicals (International) S.a., Fribourg, CH;

Inventors:

Bradley Wade Funk, Calgary, CA;

Peter Phung Minh Hoang, Calgary, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 4/44 (2006.01); C08F 4/06 (2006.01); C08F 210/00 (2006.01); C08F 210/16 (2006.01); C08F 2/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 210/16 (2013.01); C08F 2/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process for controlling the placement of alpha olefins within an ethylene copolymer. The process involves polymerizing ethylene and an alpha olefin in the gas phase while changing the breadth of control over the molar ratio of ethylene to comonomer and/or hydrogen which is being fed to a polymerization reactor. At tighter control breadths, the alpha olefin may be incorporated mainly in the higher molecular weight portions of the ethylene copolymer. At looser control breadths, the alpha olefin may be incorporated more evenly throughout the ethylene copolymer or mainly in the lower molecular weight portions of the ethylene copolymer.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…