US Patent Issued to LG CHEM on May 12 for "Polylactate stereocomplex and preparation method thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,170, issued on May 12, was assigned to LG CHEM Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Polylactate stereocomplex and preparation method thereof" was invented by Jung Yun Choi (Daejeon, South Korea), Banseok Choi (Daejeon, South Korea) and Chul Woong Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a polylactate stereocomplex exhibiting excellent heat resistance and remarkably improved elongation characteristics while maintaining biodegradability, and a preparation method thereof."

The patent was filed on Sept. 7, 2021, under Application No. 17/913,952.

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