Patents by Inventor Sang-Mi Lee

Sang-Mi Lee 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: 20190153124
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same, and more specifically provides a rubber composition which includes a repeating unit derived from a conjugated diene-based monomer having a trans-1,4 bond content of 80 wt % or more and a functional group derived from an alkoxysilane-based modifier, a method of preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung Chang Seo, No Ma Kim, Sang Mi Lee, Yu Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 10287385
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. More particular, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin including a) a hard core having a refractive index of 1.530 to 1.590; b) a crosslinked rubber layer that surrounds the hard core, has an average thickness of 30 to 80 nm, and is prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a crosslinking agent; and c) a non-crosslinked hard shell that surrounds the crosslinked rubber layer and is prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Taek Oh, Yong Yeon Hwang, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Sang Mi Lee, Yeong Min Lee, Eun Soo Kang
  • Patent number: 10253158
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for continuously preparing a modified conjugated diene polymer, a polymer obtained by the method and a rubber composition comprising the same. Advantageously, provided is a method for continuously preparing a modified conjugated diene polymer which has a high molecular weight and exhibits superior processability due to control of molecular weight distribution (polydispersity).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Young Kim, Ro Mi Lee, Sang Mi Lee, Heung Yeal Choi, Moon Seok Chun
  • Patent number: 10233265
    Abstract: Disclosed are a modified conjugated diene polymer and a method for preparing the same. The modified conjugated diene polymer and the method for preparing the same advantageously provide superior compatibility with an inorganic filler, heat generation, tensile strength and abrasion resistance, low fuel consumption and excellent resistance on wet roads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ro Mi Lee, Sang Mi Lee, Choon Hwa Lee, Byung Hoon Yoon, Jin Young Kim, Moon Seok Chun
  • Publication number: 20190048115
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, which may prevent processability degradation by restraining the increase of mooney viscosity during post-treatment using steam with high temperature or storage for a long time by stabilizing a modified polymer using a modification stabilizer, and a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared by the preparation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Young LEE, No Ma KIM, Sang Mi LEE, Sun Keun KIM
  • Publication number: 20190049798
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal alignment film not only having an excellent alignment property and stability, but also having high film strength, and thus exhibiting excellent durability and a high residual image property, a method for preparing the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong Seuk YUN, Jung Ho JO, Sung Joon MIN, Hee HAN, Hang Ah PARK, Sang Mi LEE, Soon Ho KWON, Jun Young YOON
  • Publication number: 20190002598
    Abstract: The present invention provides an azasilane-based modifier of Formula 1, which may easily introduce a functional group having affinity with a filler into a conjugated diene-based polymer chain, a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer including the functional group derived from the azasilane-based modifier, a method for preparing the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, a rubber composition including the modified and conjugated diene-based polymer, and a molded article and a tire manufactured from the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho Young Lee, No Ma Kim, Sang Mi Lee, Da Won Chai
  • Publication number: 20180373099
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal alignment film not only having an excellent alignment property and stability, but also having high film strength, and thus exhibiting excellent durability and a high residual image property, a method for preparing the same, and a liquid crystal display device using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyeong Seuk YUN, Jung Ho JO, Sung Joon MIN, Hee HAN, Hang Ah PARK, Sang Mi LEE, Soon Ho KWON, Jun Young YOON
  • Publication number: 20180355213
    Abstract: A slurry composition for polishing a metal layer and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device using the same are provided. The slurry composition for polishing a metal layer includes polishing particles including a metal oxide, an oxidizer including hydrogen peroxide, and a first polishing regulator including at least one selected from a group consisting of phosphate, phosphite, hypophosphite, and metaphosphate, wherein a content of the oxidizer is 0.01 wt % to 0.09 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the slurry composition for polishing the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Seung Ho Park, Hyun Goo KONG, Jung Hun KIM, Sang Mi LEE, Woo In LEE, Hee Sook CHEON, Sang Kyun KIM, Hao CUI, Jong Hyuk PARK, Il Young YOON
  • Publication number: 20180305470
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber modifier, a conjugated diene-based polymer including a functional group derived from the modifier, and a method for preparing a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer using the modifier. The modifier is used as the modifier of a conjugated diene-based polymer and combined with a conjugated diene-based polymer chain to easily introduce a functional group having affinity with a filler. Accordingly, a modified and conjugated diene-based polymer prepared using a compound of the rubber modifier may have excellent affinity with a filler, and as a result, molded articles (for example, tires) manufactured from a rubber composition including the polymer may have excellent tensile strength, abrasion resistance, and wet traction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Mi Lee, Jin Young Kim
  • Publication number: 20180265687
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin composition providing superior low-gloss characteristic, weather resistance, and mechanical properties and an extruded article manufactured from the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including 40 to 70% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer as a matrix resin; 20 to 40% by weight of an acrylic graft copolymer (a) in which 46 to 95% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer is grafted to 5 to 54% by weight of a (meth)acrylate-based rubbery polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 1 ?m; 1 to 10% by weight of an acrylic graft copolymer (b) in which 5 to 45% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer is grafted to 55 to 95 % by weight of a (meth)acrylate-based rubbery polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Min Jung KIM, Sang Mi LEE, Yeong Min LEE, Eun Soo KANG
  • Publication number: 20180258194
    Abstract: The present invention provides a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which includes a functional group derived from a substituted styrene-based compound and a functional group derived from an aminosilane-based compound, a method for preparing the same, and a rubber composition including the same. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer includes the functional group derived from an aminosilane-based compound of Formula 1 and a functional group derived from a substituted styrene-based compound of Formula 2 at both terminals of a main chain, and thus, shows a high modification ratio. When applying the polymer in a rubber composition, excellent affinity with a filler may be shown, and as a result, agglomeration of a filler in the rubber composition may be prevented, and the dispersibility of the filler may be increased, thereby improving the processability of the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae Sung Sohn, No Ma Kim, Jin Young Kim, Kyung Chang Seo, Sang Mi Lee
  • Patent number: 10066076
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a conjugated diene polymer including synthesizing an initiator having an anionic end containing an amine and a cationic end containing an alkali metal, polymerizing a combination of an aromatic vinyl monomer using the initiator to synthesize a polymer having a modified end, coupling or reacting the polymer with a compound having at least one silyl group substituted by an alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom to prepare a modified conjugated diene polymer having one end containing amine and the other end containing silyl group substituted by one or more alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom, and a rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene polymer and silica as a reinforcing agent and thus exhibiting superior heat generation, tensile strength, abrasion resistance and wet skid resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ro Mi Lee, Sang Mi Lee, Heung Yeal Choi, Yu Jin Kim, Moon Seok Chun
  • Publication number: 20180244892
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a conjugated diene polymer including synthesizing an initiator having an anionic end containing an amine and a cationic end containing an alkali metal, polymerizing a combination of an aromatic vinyl monomer using the initiator to synthesize a polymer having a modified end, coupling or reacting the polymer with a compound having at least one silyl group substituted by an alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom to prepare a modified conjugated diene polymer having one end containing amine and the other end containing silyl group substituted by one or more alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom, and a rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene polymer and silica as a reinforcing agent and thus exhibiting superior heat generation, tensile strength, abrasion resistance and wet skid resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Ro Mi LEE, Sang Mi LEE, Heung Yeal CHOI, Yu Jin KIM, Moon Seok CHUN
  • Patent number: 9988515
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing a conjugated diene polymer including synthesizing an initiator having an anionic end containing an amine and a cationic end containing an alkali metal, polymerizing a combination of an aromatic vinyl monomer using the initiator to synthesize a polymer having a modified end, coupling or reacting the polymer with a compound having at least one silyl group substituted by an alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom to prepare a modified conjugated diene polymer having one end containing amine and the other end containing silyl group substituted by one or more alkoxy group and a nitrogen atom, and a rubber composition comprising the conjugated diene polymer and silica as a reinforcing agent and thus exhibiting superior heat generation, tensile strength, abrasion resistance and wet skid resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ro Mi Lee, Sang Mi Lee, Heung Yeal Choi, Yu Jin Kim, Moon Seok Chun
  • Publication number: 20180142094
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic graft copolymer resin, a method of preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic graft copolymer resin including a seed, an alkyl acrylate rubber core enclosing the seed, and a shell enclosing the rubber core, a method of preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same, wherein the thermoplastic graft copolymer resin has a gel content of 93% by weight or more and a swelling index of 6 to 14. In accordance with the present disclosure, a thermoplastic graft copolymer resin exhibiting excellent chemical resistance, heat resistance, and impact resistance, a method of preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Eun Soo KANG, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Min Jung KIM, Chun Ho PARK, Sang Mi LEE, Yeong Min LEE
  • Publication number: 20170369692
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article manufactured from the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including 10 to 59% by weight of an acrylic graft copolymer resin (a) having a graft efficiency of 50 to 95%; 1 to 20% by weight of an acrylic graft copolymer resin (b) having a graft efficiency of 5 to 49%; and 21 to 89% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyan compound copolymer resin (c), wherein a weight ratio of (a):(b) is 1:1 to 10:1, and a molded article manufactured from the same. In accordance with the present disclosure, a thermoplastic resin composition that exhibits glossy effect by injection molding and matte effect by extrusion molding while providing superior mechanical strength and thus is applicable to both glossy products and matte products, and a molded article manufactured from the same are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Min Jung KIM, Sang Mi LEE, Yeong Min LEE, Eun Soo KANG
  • Publication number: 20170349688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a weather-resistant thermoplastic resin, a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition. More particular, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin including a) a hard core having a refractive index of 1.530 to 1.590; b) a crosslinked rubber layer that surrounds the hard core, has an average thickness of 30 to 80 nm, and is prepared by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate compound and a crosslinking agent; and c) a non-crosslinked hard shell that surrounds the crosslinked rubber layer and is prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, a thermoplastic resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, and a method of preparing the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Taek OH, Yong Yeon HWANG, Min Jung KIM, Chun Ho PARK, Sang Mi LEE, Yeong Min LEE, Eun Soo KANG
  • Patent number: 9790308
    Abstract: Disclosed are an alkyl acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer which is prepared using a polyalkylene cross-linking agent such as polyethylene glycol diacrylate or polyethylene glycol dimethacrylate for a core of the alkyl acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer and thus advantageously improves low-temperature impact strength of resins when the copolymer is applied to a polycarbonate resin composition, and the polycarbonate resin composition comprising the copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Kyung Han, Yong Yeon Hwang, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Sang Mi Lee
  • Patent number: 9718899
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anionic polymerization initiator, which is an organo-alkali metal compound having an anionic end including an amine group, a method of preparing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer using the same, and a rubber composition including the modified conjugated diene-based polymer prepared thereby. Specifically the polydiene and the anionic initiator contain a group of Chemical Formula 8, below, in Chemical Formula 8, R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C20 alkyl group, R3 is a C1-C10 alkylene group, R4 and R5 each independently a C1-C10 alkyl group, R1 and R2 are linked with each other to form a ring structure, and * represents a bonding position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang-Mi Lee, Ro-Mi Lee, No-Ma Kim