US Patent Issued to LG Chem on July 1 for "Superabsorbent polymer and preparation method thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,701, issued on July 1, was assigned to LG Chem Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Superabsorbent polymer and preparation method thereof" was invented by Jin Woo Lee (Daejeon, South Korea) and Jun Kyu Kim (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are a superabsorbent polymer capable of exhibiting improved bacterial growth-inhibitory property without deterioration in physical properties of the superabsorbent polymer, such as water retention capacity and absorbency under pressure, or without an increase in the generation of dust, and a preparation method thereof. The superabsorbent polymer may include a base polymer powder i...