Patents by Inventor Yong Hee An

Yong Hee An 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: 20210238404
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which includes: a graft copolymer including a C4 to C10 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, a styrene-based monomer unit, and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit; a first styrene-based copolymer including a C1 to C3 alkyl-substituted styrene-based monomer unit and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit; and a second styrene-based copolymer including an unsubstituted styrene-based monomer unit and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit. The thermoplastic resin composition is remarkably excellent in heat resistance, chemical resistance, and appearance characteristics while maintaining basic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Da Eun SUNG, Yong Yeon HWANG, Chun Ho PARK, Yong Hee AN, Jeong Min JANG
  • Publication number: 20210214544
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which includes: a graft copolymer prepared by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer onto an acrylic rubber polymer; a first matrix copolymer including a C1-C3 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit; a second matrix copolymer including a C1-C3 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit; and an additive including a polymer including a C1-C3 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, wherein the first matrix copolymer and the second matrix copolymer have different weight-average molecular weights, specifically, a thermoplastic resin composition which allows high gloss, high hardness, high weather resistance and reduced whitening to be realized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Da Eun SUNG, Yong Hee AN, Jeong Min JANG
  • Publication number: 20210171695
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic resin composition including the ASA graft copolymer, and a method of manufacturing a molded article using the thermoplastic resin composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Min Jung KIM, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Bong Keun AHN, Chun Ho PARK, Eun Soo KANG, Yong Hee AN, Jang Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20210108070
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition which includes: a graft copolymer prepared by graft-polymerizing an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a vinyl cyan-based monomer onto an acrylic rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 50.0 to 90.0 nm; a matrix copolymer including a C1-C3 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer unit and a vinyl cyan-based monomer unit; and an additive including a polymer including a C1-C3 alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer unit, specifically, a thermoplastic resin composition which has improved properties in terms of elongation, processability, weather resistance, colorability, hardness, chemical resistance, scratch resistance, a whitening phenomenon, surface gloss and appearance quality while having excellent basic properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Da Eun SUNG, Yong Hee AN, Jeong Min JANG
  • Patent number: 10829635
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an economical method of preparing a resin composition including a polyalkylene carbonate with improved thermal stability and processability. More specifically, the method of preparing a resin composition includes the steps of polymerizing carbon dioxide and an epoxide compound in the presence of a zinc-based catalyst and a solvent, recovering monomers, removing the catalyst and recovering raw materials, solution-blending with a thermostable resin to improve the thermal stability and processability, and removing the solvent and byproducts from the reaction mixture by using an agitated flash drum and an extrusion or kneader-type devolatilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Wye Lee, Seung Young Park, Jin Woo Lee, Hyun Ju Cho, Jung Min Sohn, Yoon Jung Kim, Bo Hyun Seong, Taek Jun Jung, Yun Ki Cho, Yong Hee An, Sung-Kyoung Kim, Hyun Min Kim
  • Patent number: 10822488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, according to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition has excellent weather resistance, gloss, and impact resistance, and thus may be suitable for use as exterior materials for structures, such as siding and window frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Soo Kang, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Yong Hee An, Jang Won Park
  • Publication number: 20200165439
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, including a first graft copolymer including an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based polymer-derived unit, an aromatic vinyl-based monomer-derived unit, and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer-derived unit; a copolymer including an aromatic vinyl-based monomer-derived unit and a vinyl cyanide-based monomer-derived unit; a polyester-based elastomer; and a phthalate-based plasticizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Yong Hee AN, Yong Yeon HWANG, Chun Ho PARK, Jang Won PARK
  • Patent number: 10647847
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent mechanical properties, such as tensile strength and impact strength, and weather resistance while having low gloss characteristics, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same. According to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition includes an ASA graft copolymer having a core-shell structure having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 1 ?m, an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer, and an epoxy group-containing copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 8,000 g/mol in specific amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Ho Park, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Eun Soo Kang, Yong Hee An, Jang Won Park
  • Patent number: 10640638
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition with low gloss and improved colorability, pencil hardness and wear resistance has (A) 5 to 35% by weight of a first graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of 50 to 150 nm and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (B) 10 to 40% by weight of a second graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of more than 150 nm and 800 nm or less and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (C) 5 to 15% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 70,000 to 130,000 g/mol; (D) 20 to 50% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-(meth)acrylate compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 65,000 to 100,000 g/mol; and (E) 0.1 to 7% by weight of a syndiotactic polystyrene resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hee An, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Bong Keun Ahn, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Eun Soo Kang, Jang Won Park
  • Publication number: 20200115540
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition including: a first copolymer including an acrylic rubber-based graft copolymer and an emulsifier including a salt of a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1; a second copolymer including a unit derived from an alkyl acrylate-based monomer and a unit derived from an alkyl methacrylate-based monomer; and a third copolymer including a unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer and a unit derived from a vinyl cyan-based monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Yong Hee AN, Wang Rae JOE, Jang Won PARK, Jeong Min JANG, Ji Yoon JEON
  • Patent number: 10577462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of polyalkylene carbonate particles capable of precipitating and separating resin particles from a polyalkylene carbonate suspension obtained through polymerization of an epoxide and carbon dioxide. According to the present invention, the production method is capable of obtaining a polyalkylene carbonate resin having excellent workability with a high yield and a low energy cost while reducing a scale of a facility, a processing time, and a wastewater amount, as compared to conventional methods such as a flash separation method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Woo Sung Hwang, Jong-Ku Lee, Seung Young Park, Dong Kwon Lee, Hyun Ju Cho, Kwang Hyon Kim, Yong Hee An, Jun Wye Lee
  • Publication number: 20190382574
    Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition with low gloss and improved colorability, pencil hardness and wear resistance has (A) 5 to 35% by weight of a first graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of 50 to 150 nm and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (B) 10 to 40% by weight of a second graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of more than 150 nm and 800 nm or less and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (C) 5 to 15% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 70,000 to 130,000 g/mol; (D) 20 to 50% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-(meth)acrylate compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 65,000 to 100,000 g/mol; and (E) 0.1 to 7% by weight of a syndiotactic polystyrene resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Yong Hee AN, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Chun Ho PARK, Eun Soo KANG, Jang Won PARK
  • Patent number: 10487204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic ASA resin composition including the same, and a method of preparing an ASA molded part, and more particularly, to a method of preparing a multilayered ASA graft copolymer including a step of preparing seeds, cores, and shells. According to the method, since a multifunctional carboxylic acid having 20 or more carbon atoms or a salt thereof is introduced as an emulsifier, the content of the emulsifier remaining in a resin may be reduced, thereby providing an ASA resin having excellent thermal stability and appearance characteristics while the inherent physical properties thereof, such as impact resistance and weather resistance, are maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong Keun Ahn, Yong Yeon Hwang, Hyun Taek Oh, Min Jung Kim, Chun Ho Park, Eun Soo Kang, Yong Hee An, Jang Won Park
  • Patent number: 10457773
    Abstract: A method of preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin is provided. More particularly, a method of preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin capable of preventing polymer degradation and improving physical properties and quality of a final resin product, in which, after polymerization of polyalkylene carbonate, by-products are removed by using a large amount of water to purify a reaction mixture, and in a subsequence process of removing a catalyst residue, a primary purification method is conducted by using a filter so that a content of the catalyst in the reaction mixture is less than 1% by weight, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Min Sohn, Seung Young Park, Jin Woo Lee, Yoon Jung Kim, Taek Jun Jung, Yun Ki Cho, Yong Hee An, Jun Wye Lee
  • Publication number: 20190023892
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent weather resistance, according to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition has excellent weather resistance, gloss, and impact resistance, and thus may be suitable for use as exterior materials for structures, such as siding and window frames.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Eun Soo KANG, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Chun Ho PARK, Yong Hee AN, Jang Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20190023893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same. More specifically, the present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition having excellent mechanical properties, such as tensile strength and impact strength, and weather resistance while having low gloss characteristics, a method of preparing the same, and a molded part manufactured using the same. According to the present invention, the thermoplastic resin composition includes an ASA graft copolymer having a core-shell structure having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 1 ?m, an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer, and an epoxy group-containing copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 8,000 g/mol in specific amounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Chun Ho PARK, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Bong Keun AHN, Min Jung KIM, Eun Soo KANG, Yong Hee AN, Jang Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20180355161
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ASA graft copolymer, a method of preparing a thermoplastic ASA resin composition including the same, and a method of preparing an ASA molded part, and more particularly, to a method of preparing a multilayered ASA graft copolymer including a step of preparing seeds, cores, and shells. According to the method, since a multifunctional carboxylic acid having 20 or more carbon atoms or a salt thereof is introduced as an emulsifier, the content of the emulsifier remaining in a resin may be reduced, thereby providing an ASA resin having excellent thermal stability and appearance characteristics while the inherent physical properties thereof, such as impact resistance and weather resistance, are maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Bong Keun AHN, Yong Yeon HWANG, Hyun Taek OH, Min Jung KIM, Chun Ho PARK, Eun Soo KANG, Yong Hee AN, Jang Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20180305542
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an economical method of preparing a resin composition including a polyalkylene carbonate with improved thermal stability and processability. More specifically, the method of preparing a resin composition includes the steps of polymerizing carbon dioxide and an epoxide compound in the presence of a zinc-based catalyst and a solvent, recovering monomers, removing the catalyst and recovering raw materials, solution-blending with a thermostable resin to improve the thermal stability and processability, and removing the solvent and byproducts from the reaction mixture by using an agitated flash drum and an extrusion or kneader-type devolatilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Wye LEE, Seung Young PARK, Jin Woo LEE, Hyun Ju CHO, Jung Min SOHN, Yoon Jung KIM, Bo Hyun SEONG, Taek Jun JUNG, Yun Ki CHO, Yong Hee AN, Sung-Kyoung KIM, Hyun Min KIM
  • Publication number: 20170275423
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a production method of polyalkylene carbonate particles capable of precipitating and separating resin particles from a polyalkylene carbonate suspension obtained through polymerization of an epoxide and carbon dioxide. According to the present invention, the production method is capable of obtaining a polyalkylene carbonate resin having excellent workability with a high yield and a low energy cost while reducing a scale of a facility, a processing time, and a wastewater amount, as compared to conventional methods such as a flash separation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Woo Sung HWANG, Jong-Ku LEE, Seung Young PARK, Dong Kwon LEE, Hyun Ju CHO, Kwang Hyon KIM, Yong Hee AN, Jun Wye LEE
  • Publication number: 20170226284
    Abstract: A method of preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin is provided. More particularly, a method of preparing a polyalkylene carbonate resin capable of preventing polymer degradation and improving physical properties and quality of a final resin product, in which, after polymerization of polyalkylene carbonate, by-products are removed by using a large amount of water to purify a reaction mixture, and in a subsequence process of removing a catalyst residue, a primary purification method is conducted by using a filter so that a content of the catalyst in the reaction mixture is less than 1% by weight, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Min SOHN, Seung Young PARK, Jin Woo LEE, Yoon Jung KIM, Taek Jun JUNG, Yun Ki CHO, Yong Hee AN, Jun Wye LEE