IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,722,979
Granted Patent B2
US 12,722,979 · App. 17/418,383 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Aerogel blanket

Inventors: Myung Eun Oh (Daejeon, KR); Kyoung Shil Oh (Daejeon, KR); Se Won Baek (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
C01B33/1585C01B33/1546C01B33/159D06M11/79C01P2006/32
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,722,979
App. No.
17/418,383
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an aerogel blanket having a moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) of 100 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 1 below: Moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 28 days−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100.  [Equation 1]

Claims (91)

1 . An aerogel blanket having a moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) of 100 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 1 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 28 days−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100,  [Equation 1]

wherein the aerogel blanket has a room temperature (23±5° C.) thermal conductivity of 20.0 mW/mK or less.

2 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) calculated by Equation 1 above and a moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M) calculated by Equation 3 below satisfy Equation 4 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 15 minutes−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100  [Equation 3]

(

MIR

-

28

⁢

D

)

-

(

MIR

-

15

⁢

M

)

≤

100.

[

Equation

⁢

4

]

3 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) calculated by Equation 1 above and the moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M) calculated by Equation 3 below satisfy Equation 5 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 15 minutes−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100  [Equation 3]

1

≤

(

M

⁢

I

⁢

R

-

2

⁢

8

⁢

D

)

-

(

M

⁢

I

⁢

R

-

1

⁢

5

⁢

M

)

≤

9

⁢

0

.

[

Equation

⁢

5

]

4 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the aerogel blanket has the moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) of 70 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 1 above.

5 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the aerogel blanket has the moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M) of 20 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 3 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 15 minutes (MIR-15M, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 15 minutes−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100.  [Equation 3]

6 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the aerogel blanket has a moisture impregnation rate of 96 hours (MIR-96H) of 50 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 2 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 96 hours (MIR-96H, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 96 hours−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100.  [Equation 2]

7 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the aerogel blanket has a dust generation amount of 3.0 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 10 below:

Dust generation amount (wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight before vibration−Aerogel blanket weight after vibration of 18 Hz/6 mm)/Aerogel blanket weight before vibration}×100.  [Equation 10]

8 . The aerogel blanket of claim 1 , wherein the aerogel blanket comprises an aerogel and a substrate for a blanket, wherein the aerogel is formed inside and on the surface of the substrate for a blanket.

9 . The aerogel blanket of claim 8 , wherein the aerogel comprises a hydrophobic group inside of the aerogel.

10 . An aerogel blanket having a moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D) of 100 wt % or less, which is calculated by Equation 1 below:

Moisture impregnation rate of 28 days (MIR-28D, wt %)={(Aerogel blanket weight after impregnation in distilled water of 21±2° C. for 28 days−Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water)/Aerogel blanket weight before impregnation in distilled water}×100,  [Equation 1]

wherein the aerogel blanket includes a blanket and a catalyzed sol, the catalyzed sol includes a silica precursor composition,

the silica precursor composition comprises a silicate containing a hydrophobic group and a tetraalkyl silicate,

a surface of the aerogel blanket is not modified by a surface modification reaction separate from a hydrophobilizing reaction with the silicate containing a hydrophobic group, and

the aerogel blanket has a room temperature (23±5° C.) thermal conductivity of 20.0 mW/mK or less.

11 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein the silicate containing a hydrophobic group comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of methyltriethoxysilane (MTES), trimethylethoxysilane (TMES), trimethylsilanol (TMS), methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS), dimethyldiethoxysilane (DMDEOS), ethyltriethoxysilane (ETES), and phenyltriethoxysilane (PTES).

12 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein the tetraalkyl silicate comprises one or more selected from the group consisting of tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS), tetrapropyl orthosilicate, tetraisopropyl orthosilicate, tetrabutyl orthosilicate, tetra secondary butyl orthosilicate, tetra tertiary butyl orthosilicate, tetrahexyl orthosilicate, tetracyclohexyl orthosilicate, and tetradodecyl orthosilicate.

13 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein a molar ratio of the silicate containing a hydrophobic group to the tetraalkyl silicate in the silica precursor composition is 60:40 to 98:2.

14 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein a molar ratio of the silicate containing a hydrophobic group to the tetraalkyl silicate in the silica precursor composition is 85:15 to 98:2.

15 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein a molar ratio of the silicate containing a hydrophobic group to the tetraalkyl silicate in the silica precursor composition is 90:10 to 98:2.

16 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein silica (SiO 2 ) contained in the catalyzed sol is 3 wt % to 30 wt %.

17 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein silica (SiO 2 ) contained in the catalyzed sol is 5 wt % to 20 wt %.

18 . The aerogel blanket of claim 10 , wherein silica (SiO 2 ) contained in the catalyzed sol is 6 wt % to 12 wt %.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2021
From: OH, MYUNG EUN; OH, KYOUNG SHIL; BAEK, SE WON
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056671/0558 →
Priority Claims (4)
KR 10-2019-0109158 · Sep 3, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0121123 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
KR 10-2019-0121147 · Sep 30, 2019 · national
KR 10-2020-0084763 · Jul 9, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220064010A1 · Mar 3, 2022
References Cited (167)
US 1131270A · Quick · 1915 [cited by applicant]
US 5789075A · Frank et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 5830387A · Yokogawa et al. · 1998 [cited by applicant]
US 6068882A · Ryu · 2000 [cited by applicant]
US 6364953B1 · Kawakami et al. · 2002 [cited by applicant]
US 6799442B1 · Costa et al. · 2004 [cited by applicant]
US 20010034375A1 · Schwertfeger et al. · 2001 [cited by applicant]
US 20050046086A1 · Lee et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 20050167891A1 · Lee et al. · 2005 [cited by applicant]
US 20080093016A1 · Lee et al. · 2008 [cited by applicant]
US 20090123358A1 · Costa et al. · 2009 [cited by applicant]
US 20120025127A1 · Yeo et al. · 2012 [cited by applicant]
US 20160096949A1 · Evans et al. · 2016 [cited by applicant]
US 20180009969A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180029892A1 · Yu et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180072578A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180094114A1 · Evans et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180112057A1 · Evans et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180112058A1 · Evans et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180134867A1 · Evans et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180147811A1 · Oh et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180148888A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180179073A1 · Oh et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180179074A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180179075A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180244029A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180264793A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180326700A1 · Kim · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180354805A1 · Kim et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20190002356A1 · Jebalkar · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190062167A1 · Kim et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190119494A1 · Makino et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190203014A1 · Evans et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20190276322A1 · Kim et al. · 2019 [cited by applicant]
US 20200025324A1 · Izumi et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200048100A1 · Yu et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200215791A1 · Oh et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200216322A1 · Min et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200224005A1 · Kim et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200255295A1 · Kim et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20200308011A1 · Kim et al. · 2020 [cited by applicant]
US 20210114887A1 · Oh et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210155486A1 · Kang et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20210198112A1 · Oh et al. · 2021 [cited by applicant]
US 20220048778A1 · Kim et al. · 2022 [cited by applicant]
CN 101137587A · 2008 [cited by applicant]
CN 101698583A · 2010 [cited by applicant]
CN 103910516A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
CN 104164758A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
CN 105597635A · 2016 [cited by applicant]
CN 105664809A · 2016 [cited by applicant]
CN 106630930A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 106794996A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107034678A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107129262A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107406327A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107523275A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 107531495A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 107709013A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 107735362A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 107735385A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 107848815A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 207310663U · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108136749A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108383129A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108585762A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108658572A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108689678A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 108821741A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
CN 109415214A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 109437832A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 109868598A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 110615663A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
CN 111925186A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
EP 3284720A1 · 2018 [cited by applicant]
EP 3375757A1 · 2018 [cited by applicant]
EP 3453676A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
EP 3569304A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
EP 3778483A1 · 2021 [cited by applicant]
EP 3878812A1 · 2021 [cited by applicant]
EP 3901094A1 · 2021 [cited by applicant]
JP 2001007100A · 2001 [cited by applicant]
JP 2001072408A · 2001 [cited by applicant]
JP 2003513873A · 2003 [cited by applicant]
JP 4115088B2 · 2008 [cited by applicant]
JP 2008532898A · 2008 [cited by applicant]
JP 2011190136A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
JP 2012144428A · 2012 [cited by applicant]
JP 2014173222A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
JP WO2017010551A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2017533163A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018523022A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018532682A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018535178A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018204725A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018537311A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018537383A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2018538224A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
JP 2021523869A · 2021 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020010104372A · 2001 [cited by applicant]
KR 100372823B1 · 2003 [cited by applicant]
KR 100385829B1 · 2003 [cited by applicant]
KR 100710887B1 · 2007 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020070114668A · 2007 [cited by applicant]
KR 100831877B1 · 2008 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020100053350A · 2010 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020100133268A · 2010 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020110067163A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020110082379A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020110126381A · 2011 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020120012836A · 2012 [cited by applicant]
KR 101147494B1 · 2012 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020120070948A · 2012 [cited by applicant]
KR 101176137B1 · 2012 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020140120721A · 2014 [cited by applicant]
KR 101498562B1 · 2015 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020160101330A · 2016 [cited by applicant]
KR 20170031011A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170063800A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170086831A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170096513A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170096514A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170098003A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170098592A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020170112985A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020180029235A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020180033064A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
KR 20180132723A · 2018 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020190008007A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 101953349B1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 20190021956A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 101953347B1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020190063799A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020190065325A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020190078765A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020190098728A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 102023531B1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
KR 1020200063084A · 2020 [cited by applicant]
WO 2016054524A2 · 2016 [cited by applicant]
WO WO2017145359A1 · 2017 [cited by examiner]
WO 2017171217A1 · 2017 [cited by applicant]
WO 2018208005A1 · 2018 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019039841A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019098519A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019107706A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
WO 2021045483A1 · 2021 [cited by applicant]
Yokogawa et al(Hydrophobic silica aerogels, Non-Crystalline Solids, 1995) (Year: 1995). [cited by examiner]
Machine translation of WO-2017145359-A1 (Year: 2017). [cited by examiner]
Ma et al., “Preparation and Low-temperature Properties of Fiber Reinforced SiO2 Aerogel Composites,” Materials Review, 2015, vol. 29, No. 10, pp. 43-46 (see English abstract). [cited by applicant]
Zhang et al., “Hygrothermal performance of silica aerogel composite for thermal insulation material,” New Building Materials, 2017, No. 3, pp. 67-71 (see English abstract). [cited by applicant]
Iswar et al., “Effect of aging on silica aerogel properties,” 2017, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 241, p. 293-302. [cited by applicant]
Yokogawa et al., “Hydrophobic silica aerogels,” 1995, Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, vol. 186, p. 23-29. [cited by applicant]
Final Office Action issued Sep. 11, 2023 for counterpart U.S. Appl. No. 17/425,906. [cited by applicant]
Non-Final Office Action issued Oct. 19, 2023 for counterpart U.S. Appl. No. 17/416,619. [cited by applicant]
Final Office Action issued Nov. 2, 2023 for counterpart U.S. Appl. No. 17/429,116. [cited by applicant]
Extended European search report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 20861673.0 dated Dec. 1, 2021. [cited by applicant]
Extended European search report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 20860326.6 dated Jan. 4, 2022. [cited by applicant]
Extended European search report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 20860342.3 dated Jan. 21, 2022. [cited by applicant]
Office Action issued in the corresponding U.S. Appl. No. 17/425,906, dated Apr. 12, 2023. [cited by applicant]
Office Action issued in the corresponding U.S. Appl. No. 17/621,830, dated May 23, 2023. [cited by applicant]
Rao et al., “Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic TMES/TEOS Based Silica Aerogels,” Journal of Porous Materials, 2003, pp. 23-29, Maharashtra State, India. [cited by applicant]
Extended European Search Report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 20860200.3 dated Sep. 27, 2022. [cited by applicant]
Extended European Search Report issued in corresponding European Patent Application No. 20859770.8 dated Sep. 30, 2022. [cited by applicant]
Aspen Aerogel, AR5100, Vibration Testing Report, Feb. 4, 2003. [cited by applicant]
International Search Report (with partial translation) and Written Opinion dated Dec. 21, 2020, issued in corresponding International Patent Application No. PCT/KR2020/011710. [cited by applicant]
Lee, et al. “Super-insulating, flame-retardant, and flexible poly(dimethylsiloxane) composites based on silica aerogel,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 123, p. 108-113, 2019 https://doi.org/1… [cited by applicant]
Non-Final Office Action issued on Feb. 20, 2024 for U.S. Appl. No. 17/429,116. [cited by applicant]