Gainesville, FL, United States of America

Youngkwan Lee

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: The University of Southern Mississippi. Active years: 1993.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Youngkwan Lee. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/youngkwan-lee-vjnm4vat

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Forward Citations = 41(Granted Patents)


Company Filing History:


Years Active: 1993

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Youngkwan Lee and His Patent in Polymer Chemistry.

Introduction

Youngkwan Lee is an inventor associated with Gainesville, Florida, and The University of Southern Mississippi. His patent work concerns cationic polymerization, a process for producing elastomeric polymers.

Latest Patents

Lee is credited with 1 patent, titled “Process for Cationic Polymerizations.” The invention describes producing elastomeric polymers from alpha-olefins or conjugated alkadienes through cationic polymerization using titanium tetrachloride and an electron-pair donor selected from pyridine or a non-hindered alkylpyridine.

The process aims to produce polymers with narrow, unimodal molecular-weight distributions, comparable to those achieved through anionic polymerization. It terminates polymerization before the molecular-weight distribution broadens, helping preserve the polymers’ properties.

Career Highlights

Lee’s listed patent highlights his work on controlling polymerization and molecular-weight distribution. The available information identifies The University of Southern Mississippi as his company affiliation.

Collaborations

Lee’s listed coworkers include Robson F. Storey and Bret J. Chisholm.

Conclusion

Youngkwan Lee’s patent focuses on a controlled cationic polymerization process designed to produce elastomeric polymers with narrow molecular-weight distributions.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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