Patents by Inventor Rae Keun GWAK

Rae Keun GWAK 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: 20240026046
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer, particularly, to a low-density olefin-based polymer introducing a highly crystalline region and showing high mechanical rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Ji Yoon Woo, In Sung Park, Choong Hoon Lee, Ki Eun Kim, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Patent number: 11732071
    Abstract: An olefin-based copolymer and method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the olefin-based copolymer includes a repeating unit derived from an alpha-olefin, wherein the alphas-olefin is present in the copolymer at 15 wt % to 45 wt %, wherein the copolymer has a density (d) of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, a melt index (MI), measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, of 15 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min, and a hardness defined by Equation 1. The olefin-based copolymer has improved hardness and is highly flowable, and may show improved physical properties of tensile strength, elongation rate and flexural modulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Patent number: 11718693
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, having minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and having uniform crystallinity, thereby showing excellent physical properties, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Rae Keun Gwak, Seung Hwan Jung, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Choong Hoon Lee, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park
  • Patent number: 11718738
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; and a tackifier, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and particularly a small amount of vinylidene among the unsaturated functional groups, thereby showing excellent physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Ho Jun, Eun Jung Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Rae Keun Gwak, Tae Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11718737
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and particularly a small amount of vinylidene among the unsaturated functional groups to show excellent physical properties, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Ho Jun, Seung Hwan Jung, Jin Sam Gong, Rae Keun Gwak, Choong Hoon Lee, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park
  • Patent number: 11629208
    Abstract: An olefin-based copolymer and a method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an olefin-based copolymer has a density (d) of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, a melt index (MI), measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, of 15 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min, a number of unsaturated functional groups (total V) per 1,000 carbon atoms of 0.8 or less, a vinylene content, and a vinyl content, wherein the vinylene content, the vinyl content and the total V satisfy (a) vinylene content/total V=0.1 to 0.7 and (b) vinylene content/vinyl content=0.8 to 1.6. The olefin-based copolymer has controlled content and kind of an unsaturated functional group in the olefin-based copolymer and thus, has high flowability, and may show improved physical properties of hardness, flexural strength and tensile strength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventors: In Sung Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, Sang Eun Park, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Patent number: 11505725
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; and a tackifier, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, uniform crystallinity, thereby showing excellent physical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Rae Keun Gwak, Eun Jung Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Tae Su Kim
  • Patent number: 11505631
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, and minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and in which a comonomer is uniformly present to show excellent physical properties, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jin Sam Gong, Seung Hwan Jung, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak, Choong Hoon Lee, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park
  • Publication number: 20220325018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer satisfying conditions as follow: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a density (d) is from 0.860 g/cc to 0.880 g/cc, and (3) T(90)?T(50)?50 and T(95)?T(90)?10 are satisfied when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA). The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer introducing a highly crystalline region and showing high mechanical rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, In Sung Park, Tae Su Kim, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20220315747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based composite, including (A) polypropylene, and (B) an olefin-based polymer satisfying the following conditions: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a melting temperature when measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is from 20° C. to 70° C., and (3) a high temperature melting peak is confirmed at 75° C. to 150° C. when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA), and a total enthalpy of fusion ?H(75) of a corresponding region is 1.0 J/g or more. The polypropylene-based composite of the present invention may show excellent impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: In Sung Park, Eun Jung Lee, Sang Eun Park, Tae Su Kim, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20220306780
    Abstract: An olefin-based polymer satisfying conditions as follow: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a melting temperature when measured by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is 20° C. to 70° C., and (3) a high temperature melting peak is confirmed at 75° C. to 150° C. when measured by a differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA), and a total enthalpy of fusion ?H(75) of a corresponding region is 1.0 J/g or more. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer introducing a highly crystalline region and showing high mechanical rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Su Kim, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20220227981
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based composite, including (A) polypropylene, and (B) an olefin-based polymer satisfying the following conditions: (1) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) is from 0.1 g/10 min to 10.0 g/10 min, (2) a density (d) is from 0.860 g/cc to 0.880 g/cc, and (3) T(90)-T(50)?50 and T(95)-T(90)?10 are satisfied, wherein T(50), T(90) and T(95) are temperatures at which 50%, 90%, and 95% are melted, respectively, when fractionating a temperature-heat capacity curve from measurement results by the differential scanning calorimetry precise measurement method (SSA). The polypropylene-based composite of the present invention may show excellent impact strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, In Sung Park, Tae Su Kim, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20220185920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polypropylene-based composite material having improved physical properties including impact strength at low temperature and at room temperature, flexural strength, flexural modulus, etc., and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, In Sung Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, Tae Su Kim, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20220049030
    Abstract: An olefin-based polymer and method of making the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the olefin-based polymer has multiple crystallinity and satisfies the following: (1) two or more peaks in a temperature range of ?20° C. to 120° C. when measured by cross-fractionation chromatography (CFC), and T(90)?T(50)<8.0° C., (2) a soluble fraction (SF) of 1 wt % or less at ?20° C. in CFC, (3) 15° C.<elution temperature (Te)<50° C., and Te has a linear correlation with a density (d) of the polymer, and satisfies the following Equation 1, Te=1,220×d?A, wherein 1,031?A?1,039. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is an olefin-based polymer having relatively increased the ratio of high crystal regions, and exhibits excellent mechanical properties such as improved tensile strength, tear strength, and flexural modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak, Choong Hoon Lee, Tae Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20220049033
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an olefin-based copolymer of which soluble fraction at a low temperature has a high weight average molecular weight, and which has high flowability and improved physical properties of hardness, flexural strength, tearing strength, etc., and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, Tae Su Kim, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20210230326
    Abstract: An olefin-based copolymer and method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the olefin-based copolymer includes a repeating unit derived from an alpha-olefin, wherein the alphas-olefin is present in the copolymer at 15 wt % to 45 wt %, wherein the copolymer has a density (d) of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, a melt index (MI), measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, of 15 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min, and a hardness defined by Equation 1. The olefin-based copolymer has improved hardness and is highly flowable, and may show improved physical properties of tensile strength, elongation rate and flexural modulus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Eun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak
  • Publication number: 20210230460
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive composition including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer; and a tackifier, wherein the ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and particularly a small amount of vinylidene among the unsaturated functional groups, thereby showing excellent physical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Ho Jun, Eun Jung Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Rae Keun Gwak, Tae Su Kim
  • Publication number: 20210163643
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, and minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and in which a comonomer is uniformly present to show excellent physical properties, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Sam Gong, Seung Hwan Jung, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak, Choong Hoon Lee, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park
  • Publication number: 20210155727
    Abstract: The present invention provides an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having narrow molecular weight distribution together with a low density and an ultra low molecular weight, having minimized number of unsaturated functional groups, and having uniform crystallinity, thereby showing excellent physical properties, and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Rae Keun Gwak, Seung Hwan Jung, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Choong Hoon Lee, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, In Sung Park, Sang Eun Park
  • Publication number: 20210095062
    Abstract: An olefin-based copolymer and a method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an olefin-based copolymer has a density (d) of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, a melt index (MI), measured at 190° C. and 2.16 kg load, of 15 g/10 min to 100 g/10 min, a number of unsaturated functional groups (total V) per 1,000 carbon atoms of 0.8 or less, a vinylene content, and a vinyl content, wherein the vinylene content, the vinyl content and the total V satisfy (a) vinylene content/total V=0.1 to 0.7 and (b) vinylene content/vinyl content=0.8 to 1.6. The olefin-based copolymer has controlled content and kind of an unsaturated functional group in the olefin-based copolymer and thus, has high flowability, and may show improved physical properties of hardness, flexural strength and tensile strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: In Sung Park, Eun Jung Lee, Hyun Jin Ju, Sang Eun Park, Choong Hoon Lee, Jin Sam Gong, Jung Ho Jun, Rae Keun Gwak