US Patent Issued to Westlake Longview on Jan. 27 for "Maleic anhydride grafted LLDPE having high melt index" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,615, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Westlake Longview Corp. (Houston).

"Maleic anhydride grafted LLDPE having high melt index" was invented by John H. Brindle Jr. (Cypress, Texas), Richard K. Stuart Jr. (Longview, Texas), James H. Scott (Longview, Texas), David B. Conner (Kilgore, Texas), Kevin J. Taylor (Longivew, Texas) and Scott T. Trochim (Longview, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a linear low-density polyethylene grafted with maleic anhydride (MAH-g-LLDPE). The MAH-g-LLDPE has a unique combination of properties including a low density and a high melt index."

The patent was filed on July 31, 2023, under App...