US Patent Issued to LG Chem on April 21 for "Aerogel composite" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,445, issued on April 21, was assigned to LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Aerogel composite" was invented by Mi Ri Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Kyung Inn Kim (Daejeon, South Korea), Minhwa Shin (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kyoungshil Oh (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an aerogel composite and an insulation member including the same, wherein the aerogel composite may maintain insulation constant without significant degradation even when exposed to a pressurization environment. The aerogel composite includes a substrate including a plurality of discrete fibers and voids between th...