Patents by Inventor Kyeong Hwan RHO

Kyeong Hwan RHO 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: 9976234
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing para-aramid fibers, which includes: spinning a polymeric solution containing aramid polymer in an organic solvent through a spinneret into an inert gas to partially remove the organic solvent contained in the spun fiber; contacting the spun fiber with conditioning solution, so as to maintain residual water in fiber in a range of 10 to 15%; and subjecting the treated fiber to drawing, washing and heating in a dry-spinning manner. The present invention may greatly reduce energy consumption and costs for recovery of the solvent, as compared to a conventional manufacturing method of aramid fiber in a wet-spinning manner. Further, the present invention may solve conventional problems such as corrosion of apparatus, deterioration of working environments, or the like, since a concentrated sulfuric acid solvent is not used in a spinning process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tae Hak Park, Bum Hoon Lee, Jae Young Lee, Young Cheol Park, Kyeong Hwan Rho
  • Publication number: 20170241048
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-strength copolymerized aramid fiber which includes aramid copolymers containing an aromatic group substituted with a cyano group (—CN), so as to have an intrinsic viscosity (IV) of 6.0 to 8.5, a polydispersity index (PDI) of 1.5 to 2.0, a strength of 23 to 32 g/d, and an elastic modulus of 1,100 to 1,300 g/d. The high-strength copolymerized aramid fiber may be prepared by a method which includes, when para-phenylenediamine, cyano-para-phenylenediamine, and terephthaloyl dichloride are sequentially added to an organic solvent and reacted together to prepare a copolymerized aramid fiber, adding and dispersing a neutralizing agent in the organic solvent before the reaction of the para-phenylenediamine, cyano-para-phenylenediamine and terephthaloyl dichloride, which were dissolved in the organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Nam Dae GU, Kyeong Hwan RHO
  • Publication number: 20160273884
    Abstract: Disclosed are a high strength fiber composite material, which satisfies bulletproof performance to the level as required in the industry and has greatly improved lightweight properties, a manufacturing method thereof, and a helmet manufactured by using the same. The high strength fiber composite material includes: a high strength fiber material; and a resin film laminated on one surface of the high strength fiber material, wherein an amount of the resin film is 10 to 18 wt. % to a total weight of the high strength fiber material and the resin film, the resin film includes 20 to 70 wt. % of phenolic resin, 20 to 70 wt. % of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) resin, and the polyvinyl butyral (PVB) resin has a molecular weight of 30,000 to 120,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hyung SIM, Kyeong Hwan RHO, Chang Bae LEE, Jung Ha KIM
  • Publication number: 20150354093
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing para-aramid fibers, which includes: spinning a polymeric solution containing aramid polymer in an organic solvent through a spinneret into an inert gas to partially remove the organic solvent contained in the spun fiber; contacting the spun fiber with conditioning solution, so as to maintain residual water in fiber in a range of 10 to 15%; and subjecting the treated fiber to drawing, washing and heating in a dry-spinning manner. The present invention may greatly reduce energy consumption and costs for recovery of the solvent, as compared to a conventional manufacturing method of aramid fiber in a wet-spinning manner. Further, the present invention may solve conventional problems such as corrosion of apparatus, deterioration of working environments, or the like, since a concentrated sulfuric acid solvent is not used in a spinning process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tae Hak PARK, Bum Hoon LEE, Jae Young LEE, Young Cheol PARK, Kyeong Hwan RHO