Patents by Inventor Dong Eun Kang

Dong Eun Kang 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: 11884105
    Abstract: Proposed is a rubber composition for a tire tread, which includes: a solution-polymerized elastomer having a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, a solution-polymerized elastomer having an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, or a combination thereof, at 100 parts by weight; and a plasticizer containing an aromatic petroleum resin and an aliphatic olefin polymer, at 10 to 50 parts by weight. Further, a manufacturing method of the rubber composition for a tire tread is proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Yun Kim, Yeong Min Jung, Soo Jung Park, Eun Kyung Noh, Dong Eun Kang
  • Patent number: 11795243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein and wherein R, R?, R?, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL
    Inventors: Aaron David Sadow, Bradley M. Schmidt, Gwanghoon Kwag, Hanbaek Lee, Dong Eun Kang
  • Patent number: 11661499
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a functionalized processing aid represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 in which a silane-based compound and a cardanol-derived structure are combined, a preparation method thereof, and a rubber composition including the same: (R1)3Si—R2—Z-(E)n??[Chemical Formula 1] in Chemical Formula 1, the definitions of R1, R2, Z, E, and n are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Dong Eun Kang
  • Publication number: 20230098008
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present specification provides a rubber composition for a tire tread, comprising: a rubber polymer; a petroleum resin; and a functionalized processing aid, wherein the functionalized processing aid is a bond of a silane-based compound and a cardanol-derived structure, represented by the following formula 1: (R1)3Si—R2—Z-(E)n??[Formula 1] wherein R1, R2, Z, E and n are as defined in the specification, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Yun KIM, Dong Eun KANG, Junhoo PARK
  • Publication number: 20220010107
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a functionalized processing aid represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 in which a silane-based compound and a cardanol-derived structure are combined, a preparation method thereof, and a rubber composition including the same: (R1)3Si—R2—Z-(E)n??[Chemical Formula 1] in Chemical Formula 1, the definitions of R1, R2, Z, E, and n are as described in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventor: Dong Eun KANG
  • Publication number: 20210171672
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein and wherein R, R?, R?, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Aaron David Sadow, Bradley M. Schmidt, Gwanghoon Kwag, Hanbaek Lee, Dong Eun Kang
  • Publication number: 20210114411
    Abstract: Proposed is a rubber composition for a tire tread, which includes: a solution-polymerized elastomer having a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, a solution-polymerized elastomer having an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a conjugated diene-based monomer unit, or a combination thereof, at 100 parts by weight; and a plasticizer containing an aromatic petroleum resin and an aliphatic olefin polymer, at 10 to 50 parts by weight. Further, a manufacturing method of the rubber composition for a tire tread is proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jae Yun KIM, Yeong Min JUNG, Soo Jung PARK, Eun Kyung NOH, Dong Eun KANG
  • Patent number: 10919989
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein and wherein R, R?, R?, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC., KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL
    Inventors: Aaron David Sadow, Bradley M. Schmidt, Gwanghoon Kwag, Hanbaek Lee, Dong Eun Kang
  • Publication number: 20190119409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified polymer having the structure of Formula (I) and Formula (IV): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein and wherein R, R?, R?, x, and k are as described herein and methods for preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to a compound having the structure of Formula (II): wherein A, R1, R2, R3, a, and n are as described herein. The present invention also relates to a process for polymerizing unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Aaron David Sadow, Bradley M. Schmidt, Gwanghoon Kwag, Hanbaek Lee, Dong Eun Kang
  • Patent number: 9248202
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a two-photon probe for in-vivo imaging, having high selectivity for copper(II) ion, and a method for quantitatively estimating copper(II) on (Cu2+) in vivo using the same. The two-photon probe according to the present disclosure can detect intracellular free copper(II) on for a long period of time with a penetration depth greater than 90 ?m in living cells and tissues without the problems of mistargeting and photobleaching and can quantitatively estimate copper(II) on concentration in vivo using the ratio of blue emission intensity at 400-450 nm and red emission intensity at 550-650 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignees: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, SFC Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bong-Rae Cho, Dong Eun Kang, Chang Su Lim, Ji Yeon Kim, Eun Sun Kim, Hoon Jai Chun