Patents by Inventor Seul Ki IM

Seul Ki IM 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: 20250136742
    Abstract: A multi-block copolymer and a method for preparing the same which are capable of providing a resin composition with excellent compatibility and high impact strength due to a chain structure close to symmetry are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Mo Lee, Seul Ki Im, Dae Woong Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa
  • Patent number: 12221498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyolefin. More specifically, the present invention relates to polyolefin having excellent dart drop impact strength, and exhibiting improved transparency, and such polyolefin has a density of 0.915 g/cm3 to 0.930 g/cm3 measured according to ASTM D1505; and has an ethylene sequence inhomogeneity (I) calculated by the following Equation 1 of 1.25 to 1.40, when analyzed by SSA (Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing): Inhomogeneity (I)=Lw/Ln??[Equation 1] in the Equation 1, Lw is weighted average (unit: nm) of ESL (Ethylene sequence length), and Ln is arithmetic mean (unit: nm) of ESL (Ethylene sequence length).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyoung Lee, Sung Min Lee, Jeongkyu Lee, Hyojoon Lee, Seyoung Kim, Sung Ho Park, Seul Ki Im, Seok Hwan Kim, Daesik Hong
  • Patent number: 12187823
    Abstract: A ligand compound having a novel structure, a transition metal compound including the same, a catalyst composition including the transition metal compound, and a method of preparing an olefin polymer using the catalyst composition are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the transition metal compound is represented by Formula 1. In some embodiments, the ligand compound is represented by Formula 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Im, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa, Ki Soo Lee, Bun Yeoul Lee, Jun Won Baek, Hyun Ju Lee
  • Publication number: 20240360265
    Abstract: A multiblock copolymer, a method for preparing same, and a thermoplastic resin composition comprising polypropylene and the multiblock copolymer are described herein. The block copolymer has excellent processability and excellent compatibility with polypropylene, and the thermoplastic resin composition of the present disclosure using the same shows excellent low temperature impact strength and may be usefully used as a thermoplastic resin composition for the manufacture of a product requiring high impact resistance such as automotive parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Park, Jung Won Park, Chang Jong Kim, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Yun Kon Kim
  • Publication number: 20240360266
    Abstract: A multi-block copolymer including a polystyrene-based block and a polyolefin-based block, and having a high molecular weight and a low content of homo-polystyrene, and a method for producing the multi-block copolymer are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Eun Ji Shin, Yun Kon Kim, Seok PII Sa
  • Publication number: 20240352176
    Abstract: A multiblock copolymer having a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both terminals of a polyolefin chain, a resin composition comprising same, and methods for preparing them are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sol Cho, Ji Hyun Park, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Yun Kon Kim, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa
  • Patent number: 12122905
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer and a method of producing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a first complex viscosity of 40,000 Pa·s to 350,000 Pa·s at a temperature of 160° C. and a first frequency of 0.5 rad/s, and has a second complex viscosity of 900 Pa·s to 3,500 Pa·s at a temperature of 160° C. and a second frequency of 125 rad/s. The polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both ends of a polyolefin chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Mo Lee, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Patent number: 12116445
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer and method of making the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer having a ratio of a loss modulus (E?) to a storage modulus (E?) satisfying the following conditions (a) and (b) over a temperature range of ?80° C. to 40° C., wherein the ratio is represented by a loss tangent (tan ?) value and is obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), (a) a maximum of the tan ? value in a peak present in the temperature range is 0.20 to 0.35, and (b) a half-width of the peak ranges from 32.0° C. to 50.0° C. The polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both ends of a polyolefin chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Park, Dae Woong Lee, Sung Hyun Park, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Yun Kon Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Myung Han Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20240182693
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition comprising polypropylene and a multi-block copolymer. The thermoplastic resin composition including the polypropylene and the multi-block copolymer exhibits excellent scratch resistance, and thus may be usefully used as a resin composition in the manufacturing of products requiring scratch resistance, such as automotive interior materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Kon Kim, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 11987655
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyolefin. More specifically, the present invention relate s to polyolefin having excellent dart drop impact strength, and exhibiting improved transparency and satisfying one of the following 1)˜4): 1) when density is 0.9165 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.9175 g/cm3, the content of SCB (Short Chain Branch) is 9.5 to 10.5 wt %, 2) when density is 0.9175 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.9185 g/cm3, the content of SCB (Short Chain Branch) is 9.0 to 10.0 wt %, 3) when density is 0.9185 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.9195 g/cm3, the content of SCB (Short Chain Branch) is 8.5 to 9.5 wt %, 4) when density is 0.9195 g/cm3 or more and less than 0.9205 g/cm3, the content of SCB (Short Chain Branch) is 7.5 to 8.5 wt %, wherein the density is measured according to ASTM D1505.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung Min Lee, Jeongkyu Lee, Hyojoon Lee, Seyoung Kim, Sung Ho Park, Seul Ki Im, Jinyoung Lee, Chang Hwan Jang, Daesik Hong, Jisoo Song
  • Publication number: 20230340243
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including a polyolefin-polystyrene-based multiblock copolymer having a structure in which a polystyrene chain is attached to both ends of a polypropylene and polyolefin chain, and the thermoplastic resin composition according to the present invention has excellent elongation and tensile strength as well as high fluidity properties, and thus, may exhibit excellent molding processability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Mo Lee, Seul Ki Im, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Seung Jung Yu, Seok Pil Sa, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20230303753
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a polyolefin-polystyrene-based multiblock copolymer having a uniform structure and showing excellent physical properties through continuous type coordination polymerization and batch type anionic polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun Kon Kim, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Dong Min Kim, Mi Kyung Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa, Seung Jung Yu
  • Publication number: 20230287207
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including a polyolefin-polystyrene-based multi-block copolymer having a structure in which a polystyrene chain is attached to both ends of a polypropylene and polyolefin chain, and the thermoplastic resin composition according to the present invention has significantly improved low-temperature and room temperature impact strength properties as well as high fluidity properties, and thus, may exhibit excellent molding processability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Park, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Yun Kon Kim, Seung Jung Yu, Seok Pil Sa, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20230287208
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition including a polyolefin-polystyrene-based multi-block copolymer having a structure in which a polystyrene chain is attached to both ends of a polypropylene and polyolefin chain, and the thermoplastic resin composition according to the present invention exhibits high fluidity properties as well as soft feel and high restoring force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Hee Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Seung Jung Yu
  • Publication number: 20230116142
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene-based multiblock copolymer and method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polyolefin-polystyrene-based multiblock copolymer satisfies conditions (a) a weight average molecular weight is 100,000 to 300,000 g/mol; (b) molecular weight distribution is 1.5 to 3.0; (c) measured results of gel permeation chromatography, a graph having an x-axis of log Mw and a y-axis of dw/dlog Mw, are fit to a Gaussian function, where all constants satisfy ?0.01<A<0.03, 4.8<B<5.2, 0.8<C<1.2, and 0.6<D<1.2; and (d) a polyolefin block comprises one or more branch points, where a carbon atom at the branch point is represented by a peak of 36 to 40 ppm, and a terminal carbon atom of a branched chain from the branch point is represented by a peak of 13 to 15 ppm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Seung Jung Yu, Seok Pil Sa, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20230093294
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand compound having a novel structure of the following, a transition metal compound and a catalyst composition including the same: Wherein R1 to R7, and n are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok Pil Sa, Eun Ji Shin, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Ki Soo Lee, Bun Yeoul Lee, Kyung Lee Park
  • Patent number: 11542351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to polyolefin. More specifically, the present invention relates to polyolefin having excellent dart drop impact strength, and exhibiting improved transparency, and such polyolefin has a density of 0.915 g/cm3 to 0.930 g/cm3 measured according to ASTM D1505; and satisfies the following requirements (provided that S1+S2+S3=1), when measuring the relative content of peak area according to melting temperature (Tm) using SSA (Successive Self-nucleation and Annealing) analysis: the content(S1) of peak area at Tm less than 100° C. is 0.33 to 0.35; the content(S2) of peak area at Tm of 100° C. or more and 120° C. or less is 0.52 to 0.56; and the content(S3) of peak area at Tm greater than 120° C. is 0.10 to 0.14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jeongkyu Lee, Sung Min Lee, Hyojoon Lee, Chang Hwan Jang, Sung Ho Park, Seul Ki Im, Jinyoung Lee, Sung Joon Oh, Seyoung Kim, Jisoo Song
  • Publication number: 20220204747
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer and a method of producing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a first complex viscosity of 40,000 Pa·s to 350,000 Pa·s at a temperature of 160° C. and a first frequency of 0.5 rad/s, and has a second complex viscosity of 900 Pa·s to 3,500 Pa·s at a temperature of 160° C. and a second frequency of 125 rad/s. The polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both ends of a polyolefin chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Mo Lee, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20220195101
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer and method of making the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer having a ratio of a loss modulus (E?) to a storage modulus (E?) satisfying the following conditions (a) and (b) over a temperature range of ?80° C. to 40° C., wherein the ratio is represented by a loss tangent (tan ?) value and is obtained by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), (a) a maximum of the tan ? value in a peak present in the temperature range is 0.20 to 0.35, and (b) a half-width of the peak ranges from 32.0° C. to 50.0° C. The polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both ends of a polyolefin chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hyun Park, Dae Woong Lee, Sung Hyun Park, Seok Pil Sa, Seul Ki Im, Hyun Mo Lee, Yun Kon Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Myung Han Lee, Eun Ji Shin
  • Publication number: 20220177634
    Abstract: A polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer and a method of making the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer satisfies conditions (a) to (c) determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and condition (d) determined by 13C NMR, (a) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 50,000 g/mol to 150,000 g/mol, (b) a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 3.0, a differential of concentration fraction to logarithm of molecular weight as a function of logarithm of molecular weight, obtained from GPC, is modeled to a Gaussian function represented by Equation 1, and (d) a polyolefin block contained in the polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer includes at least one branched chain. The polyolefin-polystyrene multi-block copolymer has a structure in which polystyrene chains are attached to both ends of a polyolefin chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seul Ki Im, Seok Pil Sa, Hyun Mo Lee, Ji Hyun Park, Yun Kon Kim, Ki Soo Lee, Eun Ji Shin