Patents by Inventor Byoung Yim

Byoung Yim 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).

  • Publication number: 20050101730
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the unbalanced multi-block styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and provides the copolymer represented by the following structure, mB1*S1-lB2-S2-sB3, wherein B is a butadiene block, S is a styrene block, l, m, s are the relative size among the blocks (i.e., large size, middle size, and small size, respectively), and * is the tapered block between mB1 block and S1 block (i.e., random copolymer of a kind). They have to satisfy the following related expressions. 0.01lB2?mB1?0.5lB2 and 0.01mB1?sB3?0.5mB1 ??a) 0.5S1?S2?1.5S1 ??b) 5%?*%?25% ??c) In the related expression, the value of B1 and S1 include tapered block for the sake of convenience, and * % is the random styrene content in all the styrene in SBS. The unbalanced multi-block SBS of this invention exhibits excellent processability in the preparation of hot-melt adhesives, reducing processing hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nam Baik, Seung Kim, Dong Na, Sun Cheen, Byoung Yim