Patents by Inventor Kwangin Shin

Kwangin Shin 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: 20240110018
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer having excellent basic absorbency and liquid permeability at the same time by optimizing the degree of cross-linking of a base resin powder and a surface cross-linked layer, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Won, Hyemin Lee, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Patent number: 11891487
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer having excellent basic absorbency and liquid permeability at the same time by optimizing the degree of cross-linking of a base resin powder and a surface cross-linked layer, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom. The preparation method of a super absorbent polymer includes: forming a hydrogel polymer by cross-linking and polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having a degree of neutralization of less than 72 mol % and an internal cross-linking agent; drying, pulverizing and classifying the hydrogel polymer to form a base resin powder; forming a surface cross-linked layer by further cross-linking a surface of the base resin powder in the presence of a surface cross-linking agent; and further neutralizing the base resin powder by treating the base resin powder with a basic solution during or after forming a surface cross-linked layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Tae Young Won, Hyemin Lee, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20240018321
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. More specifically, the above method performs a polymerization reaction of a monomer in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of hydrophobic particles, and thus a super absorbent polymer having an improved absorption rate can be prepared without deterioration in absorption properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kwangin Shin, Jin Hyuck Ju, Hyungki Yoon, Taebin Ahn, Dong Hoon Park
  • Publication number: 20230347317
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. More specifically, the above method performs a polymerization reaction of a monomer in the presence of an aqueous dispersion of hydrophobic particles, and thus a super absorbent polymer having an improved absorption rate can be prepared without deterioration in absorption properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungki Yoon, Jin Hyuck Ju, Kwangin Shin, Taebin Ahn
  • Patent number: 11718694
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method of the same, which not only has excellent basic absorption performance, but also exhibits an improved absorption rate, and the like. The super absorbent polymer includes a base resin powder containing a first cross-linked polymer of a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups; and a surface cross-linked layer containing a second cross-linked polymer in which the first cross-linked polymer is additionally cross-linked by a surface cross-linking agent on the base resin powder, wherein the super absorbent polymer contains less than 9.9% by number of super absorbent polymer particles having an aspect ratio, which is defined as shortest diameter/longest diameter of each super absorbent polymer particle, of less than 0.5, a vortex time is 5 to 55 seconds by a vortex method, and a surface tension is 50 to 80 mN/m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Hyemin Lee, Tae Young Won, Jungmin Sohn, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20230149897
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer. More specifically, it relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer capable of preparing a super absorbent polymer in which the residual monomer content and the extractable content are simultaneously reduced by adding a reducing agent capable of a redox reaction with a thermal polymerization initiator before drying the hydrogel polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungki YOON, Young Jae HUR, Jin Hyuck JU, Taebin AHN, Dong Hoon PARK, Kwangin SHIN, Jae Soon KIM
  • Publication number: 20220145018
    Abstract: According to the method for preparation of a super absorbent polymer according to of the present disclosure, fine particles present in the prepared super absorbent polymer are removed, thereby solving a dispersion problem of the fine particles and a problem of reduction in the physical properties of the super absorbent polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junwye Lee, Tae Young Won, Jungmin Sohn, Hyemin Lee, Kwangin Shin, Minsu Kim, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20210309777
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method of the same, which not only has excellent basic absorption performance, but also exhibits an improved absorption rate, and the like. The super absorbent polymer includes a base resin powder containing a first cross-linked polymer of a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups; and a surface cross-linked layer containing a second cross-linked polymer in which the first cross-linked polymer is additionally cross-linked by a surface cross-linking agent on the base resin powder, wherein the super absorbent polymer contains less than 9.9% by number of super absorbent polymer particles having an aspect ratio, which is defined as shortest diameter/longest diameter of each super absorbent polymer particle, of less than 0.5, a vortex time is 5 to 55 seconds by a vortex method, and a surface tension is 50 to 80 mN/m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyemin Lee, Tae Young Won, Jungmin Sohn, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20210230376
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer having excellent basic absorbency and liquid permeability at the same time by optimizing the degree of cross-linking of a base resin powder and a surface cross-linked layer, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom. The preparation method of a super absorbent polymer includes forming a hydrogel polymer by cross-linking and polymerizing a monomer composition including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having a degree of neutralization of less than 72 mol % and an internal cross-linking agent; drying, pulverizing and classifying the hydrogel polymer to form a base resin powder; forming a surface cross-linked layer by further cross-linking a surface of the base resin powder in the presence of a surface cross-linking agent and further neutralizing the base resin powder by treating the base resin powder with a basic solution during or after forming a surface cross-linked layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Won, Hyemin Lee, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20210230316
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparation method of a super absorbent polymer capable of preparing a super absorbent polymer exhibiting an improved absorption rate while reducing an amount of a blowing agent used. The preparation method of a super absorbent polymer includes: preparing a monomer mixture including a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups and an internal cross-linking agent; adjusting a dynamic pressure applied to the monomer mixture being transferred to 140 Pa or more by controlling a transfer rate while transferring the monomer mixture to a polymerization reactor; cross-linking and polymerizing the monomer mixture transferred to the polymerization reactor to form a hydrogel polymer; drying, pulverizing and classifying the hydrogel polymer to form a base resin powder; and further cross-linking a surface of the base resin powder in the presence of a surface cross-linking agent to form a surface cross-linked layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Young Won, Jungmin Sohn, Hyemin Lee, Junwye Lee, Seongbeom Heo, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20210179790
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer having a high water content and a method for preparing the same. The super absorbent polymer according to the present disclosure has a relatively high water content compared to a conventional one but has no degradation in absorption-related physical properties, and thereby can be used in various fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junwye Lee, Chang Hun Lee, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han, Sang Gi Lee
  • Patent number: 10894844
    Abstract: Provided are a superabsorbent polymer having a high bulk density value and showing a reduction in unpleasant odors which may be caused by various additives included in a preparation process while basically maintaining excellent absorption performance and absorption rate, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yong Hun Lee, Tae Young Won, Jun Wye Lee, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han
  • Publication number: 20190194367
    Abstract: Provided are a superabsorbent polymer having a high bulk density value and showing a reduction in unpleasant odors which may be caused by various additives included in a preparation process while basically maintaining excellent absorption performance and absorption rate, and a preparation method thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Hun Lee, Tae Young Won, Jun Wye Lee, Kwangin Shin, Chang Hun Han