Patents by Inventor Bong-keun Ahn

Bong-keun Ahn 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: 11820851
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a graft copolymer powder, which includes: preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer to a reactor and carrying out polymerization; preparing a core in the presence of the seed by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; and preparing a graft copolymer latex in the presence of the core by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; adding an alkyl methacrylate-based polymer to the graft copolymer latex and carrying out coagulation, and more particularly, to a method of preparing a graft copolymer powder that is excellent in weather resistance, fluidity, mechanical properties, surface gloss and appearance quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Kim, Yong Yeon Hwang, Bong Keun Ahn, Wang Rae Joe, Jang Won Park, Ji Yoon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220403153
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin having excellent impact strength, gloss, fluidity, and non-whitening properties and a method of preparing the same. The thermoplastic resin including an alkyl acrylate-alkyl methacrylate graft copolymer (A), or an alkyl acrylate-alkyl methacrylate graft copolymer (A) and a matrix resin (B) including one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound, an alkyl methacrylate, and an alkyl acrylate, wherein a total content of the alkyl acrylate is 20 to 50% by weight, and a butyl acrylate coverage value (X) as calculated by Equation 1 below is 50 or more. X={(G?Y)/Y}×100??[Equation 1] In Equation 1, G represents the total gel content (%) of the thermoplastic resin, and Y represents the content (% by weight) of butyl acrylate in the gel of the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Jangwon PARK, Jiyoon JEON, Eunji LEE, Seyong KIM
  • Publication number: 20220372269
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin having excellent non-whitening properties, impact strength, gloss, and fluidity, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin includes an alkyl acrylate-alkyl methacrylate graft copolymer (A), or the copolymer (A) and a matrix resin (B) including one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound-alkyl methacrylate copolymer and an alkyl methacrylate polymer. A transparency measured under a condition of 3 mm thickness is less than 5, the total content of the alkyl acrylate is 20 to 50% by weight, and an alkyl acrylate coverage value (X) as calculated by Equation 1 below is 65 or more: X={(G?Y)/Y}×100,??[Equation 1] wherein G represents the total gel content (%) of the thermoplastic resin, and Y represents the content of alkyl acrylate in the gel contained in the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiyoon JEON, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Jangwon PARK, Eunji LEE, Seyong KIM
  • Publication number: 20220356340
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic resin including an alkyl acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer (A), or an alkyl acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer (A) and a matrix resin (B) including one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl compound, a vinyl cyanide compound, an alkyl methacrylate, and an alkyl acrylate, wherein the total content of the alkyl acrylate is 20 to 50% by weight, and an alkyl acrylate coverage value (X) as calculated by Equation 1 below is 65 or more: X={(G?Y)/Y}×100, ??[Equation 1] wherein G represents the total gel content (%) of the thermoplastic resin, and Y represents the content (% by weight) of the alkyl acrylate in the gel of the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jangwon PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Jiyoon JEON, Eunji LEE, Seyong KIM
  • Patent number: 11492437
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the ASA graft copolymer, and a method of manufacturing a molded article using the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Kim, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Bong Keun Ahn, Chun Ho Park, Eun Soo Kang, Yong Hee An, Jang Won Park
  • Publication number: 20220348761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin having excellent non-whitening properties, impact strength, gloss, and fluidity, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin includes an alkyl acrylate-alkyl methacrylate graft copolymer (A), or the copolymer (A) and a matrix resin (B) including an alkyl methacrylate polymer and/or an alkyl methacrylate-alkyl acrylate copolymer. A transparency of the thermoplastic resin having a thickness of 0.15 mm is less than 2, a total content of the alkyl acrylate in the thermoplastic resin is 20 to 50% by weight, and a butyl acrylate coverage value (X) as calculated by Equation 1 below is 50 or more: X={(G?Y)/Y}×100,??[Equation 1] wherein G represents a total gel content (%) of the thermoplastic resin, and Y represents a content (% by weight) of butyl acrylate in the gel of the thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eunji LEE, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Jangwon PARK, Jiyoon JEON, Seyong KIM
  • Patent number: 11384189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a graft copolymer comprising (A) a seed comprising units derived from an alkyl methacrylate monomer; (B) a core formed on the seed and comprising units derived from an alkyl acrylate monomer; and (C) a shell formed on the core and comprising units derived from one or more one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and an alkyl methacrylate monomer, wherein an average particle diameter of the core is 40 to 90 nm, and a graft ratio of the shell is 10 to 30%, and a thermoplastic resin composition and a thermoplastic resin molded article including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Jung Kim, Bong Keun Ahn, Yong Yeon Hwang, Wang Rae Joe, Jang Won Park
  • Patent number: 11377515
    Abstract: A method for preparing a graft copolymer includes the steps of: 1) preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; 2) preparing a core in the presence of the seed by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; and 3) preparing a shell in the presence of the core by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization, wherein an activator including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is added in the step 3). In Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, a C1-C10 alkyl group, or *-(C=O)OM2, provided that R1 and R2 are not both hydrogen, and M1 and M2 are each independently an alkali metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Wang Rae Joe, Yong Yeon Hwang, Jang Won Park, Ji Yoon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11326050
    Abstract: Provided are a method of preparing a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article including the graft copolymer, the method including: 1) preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and performing polymerization; 2) in the presence of the seed, preparing a core by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and performing polymerization; and 3) in the presence of the core, preparing a shell by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and performing polymerization, wherein the method further includes adding an alkyl acrylate-based polymer. When the alkyl acrylate-based polymer is included in a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer and a thermoplastic resin molded article excellent in weather resistance, fluidity, mechanical properties, and appearance quality can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Jang Won Park, Yong Yeon Hwang, Wang Rae Joe, Ji Yoon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20220073723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an acrylic graft copolymer, a method of preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same. More specifically, the acrylic graft copolymer of the present invention includes a seed, a core, and a graft shell. In this case, the graft shell includes 0.05 to 2 parts by weight of a reactive ultraviolet stabilizer based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic graft copolymer, and the graft shell has an average particle diameter of 80 to 140 nm (greater than the average particle diameter of the core). The acrylic graft copolymer of the present invention has excellent impact strength, tensile strength, weather resistance, and surface gloss. In addition, when the acrylic graft copolymer is used, mold deposits may be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Bong Keun AHN, Yong Yeon HWANG, Min Jung KIM, Jang Won PARK, Jiyoon JEON, Eunji LEE, Seyong KIM
  • Publication number: 20220056183
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including a (meth)acrylate graft copolymer and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. According to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a graft copolymer (A) containing an alkyl acrylate rubber core and an alkyl methacrylate compound (co)polymer shell surrounding the alkyl acrylate rubber core; and a matrix resin (B). In this case, the rubber core has an average particle diameter of 40 to 100 nm, the graft copolymer (A) has a grafting degree of 20 to 100%, and the thermoplastic resin composition has a refractive index of greater than 1.46 and less than 1.49 and a blackness (L value) of less than 25.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Jang Won PARK, Seyong KIM, Jiyoon JEON
  • Publication number: 20220041783
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer including a seed prepared by polymerizing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an alkyl acrylate compound, an aromatic vinyl compound, and a vinyl cyanide compound and a multifunctional crosslinking agent; a core formed to surround the seed and prepared by polymerizing an alkyl acrylate compound and a multifunctional crosslinking agent; and a graft shell formed to surround the core and prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, wherein the multifunctional crosslinking agent has a weight average molecular weight of 600 to 1,400 g/mol, a method of preparing the alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Seyong KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Jang Won PARK, Ji Yoon JEON, Eun Ji LEE
  • Publication number: 20210363282
    Abstract: The present invention provides a graft copolymer comprising (A) a seed comprising units derived from an alkyl methacrylate monomer; (B) a core formed on the seed and comprising units derived from an alkyl acrylate monomer; and (C) a shell formed on the core and comprising units derived from one or more one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and an alkyl methacrylate monomer, wherein an average particle diameter of the core is 40 to 90 nm, and a graft ratio of the shell is 10 to 30%, and a thermoplastic resin composition and a thermoplastic resin molded article including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Bong Keun AHN, Yong Yeon HWANG, Wang Rae JOE, Jang Won PARK
  • Patent number: 11091625
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition including: a first copolymer including an acrylic rubber-based graft copolymer and an emulsifier including an acid salt; a second copolymer including a unit derived from an alkyl acrylate-based monomer and a unit derived from an alkyl methacrylate-based monomer; and a third copolymer including a unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Ho Park, Yong Yeon Hwang, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Yong Hee An, Wang Rae Joe, Jang Won Park, Jeong Min Jang, Ji Yoon Jeon
  • Publication number: 20210246236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a graft copolymer powder, which includes: preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer to a reactor and carrying out polymerization; preparing a core in the presence of the seed by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; and preparing a graft copolymer latex in the presence of the core by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; adding an alkyl methacrylate-based polymer to the graft copolymer latex and carrying out coagulation, and more particularly, to a method of preparing a graft copolymer powder that is excellent in weather resistance, fluidity, mechanical properties, surface gloss and appearance quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Wang Rae JOE, Jang Won PARK, Ji Yoon JEON
  • Patent number: 11034778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of preparing a graft copolymer, which comprises: emulsion-polymerizing one or more selected from the group consisting of an aromatic vinyl-based monomer to prepare a seed, a vinylcyano-based monomer and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer; emulsion-polymerizing the seed and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer to prepare a core; and emulsion-polymerizing the core, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinylcyano-based monomer to prepare a shell, wherein one or more steps selected from the group consisting of the steps of preparing the seed, the core and the shell comprises adding an emulsifier comprising a compound represented by Formula 1 below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Wang Rae Joe, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Yong Yeon Hwang, Jang Won Park
  • Publication number: 20210171695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the ASA graft copolymer, and a method of manufacturing a molded article using the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Bong Keun AHN, Chun Ho PARK, Eun Soo KANG, Yong Hee AN, Jang Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20210024678
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a graft copolymer and a graft copolymer. The method for preparing a graft copolymer includes the steps of: 1) preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; 2) preparing a core in the presence of the seed by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and carrying out polymerization; and 3) preparing a shell in the presence of the core by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and carrying out polymerization, wherein an activator including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is added in the step 3), and wherein the core has an average particle diameter of 320 nm to 520 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Wang Rae JOE, Yong Yeon HWANG, Jang Won PARK, Ji Yoon JEON
  • Publication number: 20210002472
    Abstract: Provided are a method of preparing a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin molded article including the graft copolymer, the method including: 1) preparing a seed by adding one or more selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and performing polymerization; 2) in the presence of the seed, preparing a core by adding an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer and performing polymerization; and 3) in the presence of the core, preparing a shell by adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer and performing polymerization, wherein the method further includes adding an alkyl acrylate-based polymer. When the alkyl acrylate-based polymer is included in a graft copolymer, a graft copolymer and a thermoplastic resin molded article excellent in weather resistance, fluidity, mechanical properties, and appearance quality can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Jang Won PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Wang Rae JOE, Ji Yoon JEON
  • Patent number: 10822488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, according to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition has excellent weather resistance, gloss, and impact resistance, and thus may be suitable for use as exterior materials for structures, such as siding and window frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Soo Kang, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Yong Hee An, Jang Won Park