Patents by Inventor Ye-Hoon Im

Ye-Hoon 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: 20250133635
    Abstract: A fluid heating device capable of reducing the amount of the generated greenhouse gases while improving the yield of target compounds (ethylene, propylene and hydrogen, etc.) in a cracking process by controlling inflow heat fluxes themselves, respectively, in accordance with the progress degree of pyrolysis. The fluid heating device reduces a phenomenon that coke is generated by controlling inflow heat fluxes themselves, respectively, in accordance with the progress degree of pyrolysis in consideration of physical and/or chemical characteristics of various targets of pyrolysis, and reducing the amount of production of compounds (methane, ethane, benzene and fuel oil, etc.) other than the target compounds. A method of using the fluid heating device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Won Choi, Min Jun Kim, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20250043229
    Abstract: A device for detecting a solution state includes: a probe including a detecting portion having at least one open surface to measure the solution state; a mesh disposed on a path through which a solution is introduced to the detecting portion; and a support portion disposed on the outside of the probe, and having an opening surrounding the at least one open surface of the detecting portion. The opening defines the path through which the solution is introduced to the detecting portion, and the mesh is mounted in the opening of the support portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youbin Kwon, Jaegil Choi, Youngsoo Song, Ye Hoon Im, Jaehyun Kim, Ikjin Choi, Gibok Nam, Gyeongho Seon
  • Patent number: 12065520
    Abstract: A photopolymerization reaction system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a housing; a UV lamp disposed within the housing; a UV light-transmitting plate disposed below the UV lamp; a ventilation part configured to receive supply and discharge therethrough of a first flow of air for heat removal from the UV lamp; and an air injection module configured to inject a second flow of air into the housing between the UV light-transmitting plate and the reactant, the air injection module being configured to prevent the UV light-transmitting plate from being contaminated by by-products generated by a photopolymerization reaction in which a reactant is supplied below the UV light-transmitting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyo Jung Kim, Kyung Hoon Min, Eun Jung Joo, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20240269641
    Abstract: A resin polymerization reaction device comprises a reactor in which a resin is accommodated and a resin polymerization reaction is performed; a stirring part installed inside the reactor to agitate the resin; and a discharge port located at the lower portion of the reactor and provided with a plurality of discharge openings having an opening diameter within a range of 3/80 to 10/80 of the diameter of the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Young Soo Song, Ye Hoon Im, Dong Cheol Choe, Jong Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20240253007
    Abstract: A polymerization reaction device of a high viscosity resin includes a cylindrical reactor having an inlet formed at an upper part and a discharge port formed at a lower part; and an impeller rotatably arranged inside the reactor and configured to mix materials in the reactor. The materials in the reactor are mixed by the impeller and polymerized into the high viscosity resin, and the polymerized high viscosity resin is discharged to an outside of the reactor through the discharge port by applying an inert gas. A ratio of a diameter of the discharge port to a diameter of the reactor may be set such that 80% or more of the high viscosity resin is discharged from the reactor from a time point when the applying of the inert gas starts to a time point when the inert gas reaches the discharge port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Junsoo Kim, Youngsoo Song, Ye Hoon Im, Dongcheol Choe, Jong Young Choi
  • Publication number: 20240247222
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a microorganism culture production amount prediction system and method with improved accuracy in predicting the microorganism culture production amount using a metabolic model equation by calculating the predicted substrate concentration from the metabolic model equation, calculating the actually measure substrate concentration from the spectrum data of the culture solution, comparing the predicted substrate concentration with the actually measured substrate concentration, and updating the parameters of the metabolic model equation, in a method for predicting the culture concentration of microorganisms with known metabolic model equation governing the metabolic model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Gil CHOI, You Bin KWON, Young Soo SONG, Ye Hoon IM, Jun Won CHOI
  • Patent number: 12042776
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispersion plate and a coating device comprising the same, which provides a dispersion plate comprising a plurality of gas injection holes, wherein the dispersion plate includes a plurality of spout nozzles formed by a dense arrangement of the gas injection holes, wherein one spout nozzle is disposed at the center of the dispersion plate and the plurality of spout nozzles are arranged along a plurality of virtual concentric circles from the center of the dispersion plate to the edge of the dispersion plate, where with respect to two adjacent virtual concentric circles, the number of spout nozzles arranged along an outer concentric circle based on the center of the dispersion plate is twice the number of spout nozzles arranged along an inner concentric circle and the arrangement interval of the spout nozzles arranged along the outer concentric circle is half the arrangement interval of the spout nozzles arranged along the inner concentric circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jin Shin, Jung Kee Jang, Ye Hoon Im
  • Patent number: 12043707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for producing a polymer latex resin powder, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for producing a polymer latex resin powder comprising a first flocculation tank to which a polymer latex and a flocculant are each supplied, wherein the first flocculation tank is provided with a stirring part including a rotation axis and one or more impellers mounted on the rotation axis, and a discharge line, and the first flocculation tank is configured to operate as a closed system upon operation of the stirring part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Kee Jang, Hyun Jin Shin, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20240238814
    Abstract: A distributing plate for a high-viscosity fluid which distributes and discharges the high-viscosity fluid is disclosed. The distributing plate may comprise: a flat top surface; a side surface having a diameter that increases downwardly from the upper surface; a plurality of inner holes arranged on the upper surface along a plurality of first imaginary concentric circles; and a plurality of outer holes arranged on the side surface along a plurality of second imaginary concentric circles. The ratio of the area of each inner hole to the area of each outer hole may be 1.2-1.4. In addition, an apparatus of distributing a high-viscosity fluid including the distributing plate for a high-viscosity fluid is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youbin Kwon, Youngsoo Song, Cheolho Park, Ye Hoon Im, Wonkyoung Ye
  • Patent number: 12011780
    Abstract: Provided is a welding apparatus having a fume elimination function. The welding apparatus efficiently eliminates fume generated while a welding object is being welded using a laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Young Soo Song, Chun Hong Park, Ye Hoon Im, Sung Tae Hwang
  • Patent number: 11845662
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon nanotube fiber which is a continuous array of carbon nanotube. The present invention enables minimization of rotational flow inside a tube reactor and thus can facilitate enhanced tensile strength of the prepared carbon nanotube fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eugene Oh, Youngjin Yi, Juhan Kim, Ji Eun Kim, Jun Won Choi, Won Jae Lee, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20230397782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an foreign matter removal device, and more particularly, to an foreign matter removal device, in which a length of a main body portion is increased to correspond to a size of a large-scale cell for a vehicle, and a plurality of suction channels each having a swoosh shape is provided, thereby efficiently removing foreign substances produced during a process of manufacturing a cell for a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyutae Park, Youngsoo Song, Sungdong Kim, Sangkee Seo, Ye Hoon Im, Sung Tae Hwang
  • Patent number: 11820665
    Abstract: Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Kwang Hyun Yoo, Ye Hoon Im, In Young Kim, Won Jong Kwon
  • Patent number: 11813552
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a dispersion device and a defoamation device comprising the same, which provides a dispersion device comprising a dispersion plate equipped with an inclined surface extended downwards obliquely and raw material inflow nozzles formed on the inclined surface to introduce a raw material into the inclined surface; and a band spaced apart from the inclined surface of the dispersion plate to form a gap from the inclined surface, thereby being configured so that the raw material flows through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jung Kee Jang, Jeong Hun Cho, Joon Hee Cho, Ye Hoon Im, Young Soo Song
  • Patent number: 11760658
    Abstract: Provided is a water-treatment filter module, an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a helical strand for a water-treatment filter module, and a method for manufacturing a spacer. Also provided is a water-treatment filter module comprising a membrane for filtering raw water, and a spacer laminated to the membrane and providing a plurality of passages for passing the raw water through to the membrane, wherein the spacer includes a first member extending in a first direction and a second member extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction and disposed so as to form spacer cells by intersecting with the first member, and at least one of the first member and the second member is wound in a spiral shape having a predetermined pitch of a predetermined radius around a central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Won Choi, Ye Hoon Im
  • Publication number: 20230183070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a carbon nanotube fiber which is a continuous array of carbon nanotube. The present invention enables minimization of rotational flow inside a tube reactor and thus can facilitate enhanced tensile strength of the prepared carbon nanotube fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Eugene OH, Youngjin Yl, Juhan KIM, Ji Eun KIM, Jun Won CHOI, Won Jae LEE, Ye Hoon IM
  • Patent number: 11577209
    Abstract: A reactor for nanoparticle production comprising a main chamber including a first nozzle to which raw material gas is supplied, a lens housing connected to the main chamber in a fluidly movable manner and including a second nozzle for supplying flushing gas to the lens housing, a lens mounted on the lens housing, a light source for irradiating a laser, which passes through the lens to reach the raw material gas in the main chamber, and a hood for discharging nanoparticles generated in the main chamber. A cross-sectional area of at least a part of the lens housing decreases along a direction facing the main chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Jeong Kim, Jun Won Choi, Jin Mi Jung, Ye Hoon Im, Bu Gon Shin
  • Patent number: 11478750
    Abstract: Provided is a feed spacer, in which angles of strands are differently formed in one feed spacer according to a flow direction of raw water, so that a differential pressure decrease region and a recovery increase region are separated to perform multiple functions, and a reverse osmosis filter module including the feed spacer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Dae Hun Kim, Ayoung Lee, Kyunghoon Min, Bumjoo Kim, Ye Hoon Im
  • Patent number: 11406911
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispersion plate for a purification column including a support plate, at least one first fluid tube penetrating through the support plate, and a plurality of second fluid tubes arranged to be spaced apart from the first fluid tube and surround the first fluid tube, wherein a length of at least one of the second fluid tubes is longer than lengths of another second fluid tubes, and is shorter than or equal to a length of the first fluid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Junyoung Lee, Youngsoo Song, Gyu Chul Do, Ye Hoon Im, Dong Rak Son
  • Publication number: 20220241896
    Abstract: Provided is a welding apparatus having a fume elimination function. The welding apparatus efficiently eliminates fume generated while a welding object is being welded using a laser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Soo Kim, Young Soo Song, Chun Hong Park, Ye Hoon Im, Sung Tae Hwang