Patents by Inventor Sung Won HONG

Sung Won HONG 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: 12331144
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a maleimide-based copolymer, which comprises adding a monomer mixture including an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a maleimide-based monomer to an aqueous solution consisting of an aqueous solvent and a first vinyl cyanide-based monomer and performing polymerization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Seung Shin, Min Cheol Ju, Sung Won Hong, In Soo Kim, Hyung Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 12291586
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymer, which includes: adding a first reaction solution including an aqueous solvent and a monomer mixture including an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, an alkyl-unsubstituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and performing polymerization by continuously adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer to the reactor, wherein the first reaction solution satisfies Expression 1 (see the description of the invention).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won Hong, Hyung Sub Lee, Dae Woo Lee, Min Cheol Ju, Seong Jae Shin, Min Seung Shin, In Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 12286490
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer production method including: batch-adding a reaction solution including a monomer mixture including a maleimide-based monomer, a vinyl aromatic monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and an aqueous solvent to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and carrying out the polymerization while continuously adding the maleimide-based monomer and the aqueous solvent to the reactor, wherein the reaction solution satisfies the above Formula 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In Soo Kim, Hyung Sub Lee, Dae Woo Lee, Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, Sung Won Hong
  • Publication number: 20250065960
    Abstract: A mid-gate assembly for a vehicle includes: a module frame installed between a passenger compartment and a cargo compartment of a vehicle and spaced apart from a floor of the vehicle; a mid-gate rotatably installed on the floor and configured to selectively close a lower side of the module frame by being rotated by a mid-gate regulator and open the lower side of the module frame by being folded toward the floor; and a back glass installed on the module frame and the mid-gate and configured to be selectively movable upward and downward by a back glass regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Doo-Young Jung, Soo-Bok Kim, Hyung-Sik Choi, Sung-Won Hong, Hoon-Joo Jo
  • Publication number: 20250050282
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator membrane having a hierarchical structure, a production method therefor and a xylene separation method using same, and to: a separator membrane having a hierarchical structure comprising mesopores, the separator membrane having mesopores introduced inside a microporous zeolite separator membrane, thereby being thin, having less defects and exhibiting high xylene permeation and separation performance; a production method therefor; and a xylene separation method using same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jungkyu CHOI, Kwan Young LEE, Sung-Won HONG
  • Patent number: 12146013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer, the method for producing a copolymer including: step (S10) for adding aromatic vinyl-based monomers substituted with alkyl groups and vinyl cyan-based monomers to perform polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator, wherein the vinyl cyan-based monomers are collectively added before initiation of the polymerization in step (S10), monomer droplets are continuously divisionally added during the polymerization in step (S10), and the monomer droplets contain part or all of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers substituted with alkyl groups, and relates to a copolymer produced therefrom, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, Sung Won Hong, In Soo Kim, Hyung Sub Lee
  • Patent number: 12036517
    Abstract: Disclosed are a CHA zeolite membrane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a CHA zeolite membrane having high capacity to separate CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 even under wet conditions using a membrane produced using a synthetic precursor having a controlled ratio of Si and Al, a method of preparing the same, and a method of capturing and removing carbon dioxide using the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jungkyu Choi, Kwan Young Lee, Sung-Won Hong
  • Patent number: 12036516
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling a defect structure in an MFI zeolite membrane and a method of separating xylene isomers using the MFI zeolite membrane produced by the method, and more particularly, to a method of controlling a defect structure in an MFI zeolite membrane that improves the performance of separating a xylene isomer by reducing the amount and size of defects formed in the MFI membrane structure when removing organic-structure-directing agents in the membrane through calcination at a low temperature using ozone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jungkyu Choi, Kwan Young Lee, Sung-Won Hong
  • Publication number: 20240150504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preparing a polymer, which includes: adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and performing polymerization while continuously adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a multifunctional initiator to the reactor, wherein the continuous addition of the alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer and the multifunctional initiator is initiated when a polymerization conversion rate is 10 to 30%, and the continuous addition of the alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer and the multifunctional initiator is terminated when a polymerization conversion rate is 70 to 80%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won HONG, Hyung Sub LEE, Dae Woo LEE, Woo Ri KIM, Min Cheol JU, Min Seung SHIN, In Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230144513
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a copolymer, a copolymer prepared therefrom, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the copolymer. The method includes introducing and polymerizing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer, a vinyl cyan-based monomer, and an imide-based monomer, wherein the imide-based monomer is introduced at once in an amount of 1 wt % to 24 wt % before the start of polymerization, and is continuously introduced in an amount of 76 wt % to 99 wt % from the start of the polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Seung SHIN, Hyung Sub LEE, Dae Woo LEE, Min Cheol JU, Sung Won HONG, In Soo KIM
  • Patent number: 11603421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a thermoplastic copolymer using monomer droplets, a thermoplastic copolymer prepared therefrom and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same. In the preparation method, monomer droplets including an aromatic vinyl-based monomer are injected after reaching a polymerization conversion ratio of 10% to participate in the reaction after initiating polymerization, and a thermoplastic copolymer having an increased average particle diameter may be prepared in high yield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, Sung Won Hong, In Soo Kim, Hyung Sub Lee
  • Publication number: 20230039916
    Abstract: Provided is a polymer production method including: batch-adding a reaction solution including a monomer mixture including a maleimide-based monomer, a vinyl aromatic monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer and an aqueous solvent to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and carrying out the polymerization while continuously adding the maleimide-based monomer and the aqueous solvent to the reactor, wherein the reaction solution satisfies the above Formula 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In Soo KIM, Hyung Sub LEE, Dae Woo LEE, Min Cheol JU, Min Seung SHIN, Sung Won HONG
  • Publication number: 20230020924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polymer, which includes: adding a first reaction solution including an aqueous solvent and a monomer mixture including an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, an alkyl-unsubstituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer to a reactor and initiating polymerization; and performing polymerization by continuously adding an alkyl-substituted aromatic vinyl-based monomer to the reactor, wherein the first reaction solution satisfies Expression 1 (see the description of the invention).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Won HONG, Hyung Sub LEE, Dae Woo LEE, Min Cheol JU, Seong Jae SHIN, Min Seung SHIN, In Soo KIM
  • Publication number: 20230001360
    Abstract: Disclosed are a CHA zeolite membrane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a CHA zeolite membrane having high capacity to separate CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 even under wet conditions using a membrane produced using a synthetic precursor having a controlled ratio of Si and Al, a method of preparing the same, and a method of capturing and removing carbon dioxide using the membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jungkyu CHOI, Kwan Young LEE, Sung-Won HONG
  • Patent number: 11458441
    Abstract: Disclosed are a CHA zeolite membrane and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, a CHA zeolite membrane having high capacity to separate CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 even under wet conditions using a membrane produced using a synthetic precursor having a controlled ratio of Si and Al, a method of preparing the same, and a method of capturing and removing carbon dioxide using the membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: Korea University Research and Business Foundation
    Inventors: Jungkyu Choi, Kwan Young Lee, Sung-Won Hong
  • Publication number: 20220275127
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a maleimide-based copolymer, which comprises adding a monomer mixture including an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a maleimide-based monomer to an aqueous solution consisting of an aqueous solvent and a first vinyl cyanide-based monomer and performing polymerization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Min Seung SHIN, Min Cheol JU, Sung Won HONG, In Soo KIM, Hyung Sub LEE
  • Patent number: 11407847
    Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a copolymer which includes 1) initiating polymerization by batch-adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer to a reactor; and 2) performing polymerization by continuously adding an aromatic vinyl-based monomer to the reactor at a predetermined rate after the initiation of polymerization, wherein the continuous addition of the aromatic vinyl-based monomer is initiated when a polymerization conversion rate is 10% or less and terminated when a polymerization conversion rate is between 80 and 90%, and step 2) includes a first temperature phase and a second temperature phase, each of which maintains a constant temperature, wherein a temperature of the second temperature phase is higher than that of the first temperature phase, and thereby a copolymer with a small standard deviation for a vinyl cyan-based unit composition and excellent transparency may be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: In Soo Kim, Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, Sung Won Hong, Hyung Sub Lee
  • Publication number: 20220235158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer, a copolymer produced therefrom, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same, the method including step (S10) for adding aromatic vinyl-based monomers and vinyl cyan-based monomers to perform polymerization in the presence of polymerization initiators, wherein the polymerization initiators includes at least two different kinds of polymerization initiators, and part or all of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers are continuously divisionally added during the polymerization in step (S10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Min Cheol JU, Min Seung SHIN, Sung Won HONG, In Soo KIM, Hyung Sub LEE
  • Publication number: 20220204666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a copolymer, the method for producing a copolymer including: step (S10) for adding aromatic vinyl-based monomers substituted with alkyl groups and vinyl cyan-based monomers to perform polymerization in the presence of a polymerization initiator, wherein the vinyl cyan-based monomers are collectively added before initiation of the polymerization in step (S10), monomer droplets are continuously divisionally added during the polymerization in step (S10), and the monomer droplets contain part or all of the aromatic vinyl-based monomers substituted with alkyl groups, and relates to a copolymer produced therefrom, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Min Cheol JU, Min Seung SHIN, Sung Won HONG, In Soo KIM, Hyung Sub LEE
  • Patent number: 11326047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin, the method including A) a step of coagulating an emulsion-polymerized latex with an acid; B) a step of treating the coagulated aggregate (slurry) with a base, followed by dehydration; and C) a step of treating the dehydrated wet powder with an acid, followed by dehydration. A method of preparing a thermoplastic resin which exhibits reduced gas generation, color improvement, and superior thermal stability is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: In Soo Kim, Hyung Sub Lee, Min Cheol Ju, Min Seung Shin, Sung Won Hong