US Patent Issued to LG Chem on Dec. 16 for "Super absorbent polymer and preparation method thereof" (South Korean Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,570, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Super absorbent polymer and preparation method thereof" was invented by Dong Hyun Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a superabsorbent polymer that can uniformly maintain an excellent bacterial growth inhibition property and a deodorization property for a long time, while simultaneously maintaining excellent basic properties such as centrifuge retention capacity and absorption under pressure, and the like. A method for preparing the superabsorbent polymer is also provided."

The patent was filed on Oct. 5, 2021, under Applica...