ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,541, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Hydrogenated petroleum resin and rubber composition comprising same" was invented by Sang Hyun Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Min Sik Cho (Seoul, South Korea) and Su Yeoun Park (Seoul, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a hydrogenated petroleum resin and a rubber composition including the same. The hydrogenated petroleum resin according to the present disclosure not only improves the viscoelastic properties of rubber containing the same, but also has excellent compatibility with rubber, thereby improving the overa...