Patents by Inventor Dong Hyeok Choi

Dong Hyeok Choi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140001397
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a metal-polymer complex film for an inductor and a method for manufacturing an inductor, the inductor being manufactured by using the metal-polymer complex film for an inductor, including: a metal powder; and an amorphous epoxy resin, wherein the metal-polymer complex film is made in a film type by using a mixture where a weight ratio of the metal powder is 75˜98 wt %, so that a plurality of inductors can be simultaneously manufactured to thereby improve production efficiency and characteristic values of the inductor can be also improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Moon Soo PARK, Ic Seob KIM, Hwan Soo LEE, Dong Hyeok CHOI, Hye Yeon CHA
  • Patent number: 8526166
    Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion capacitor. The lithium anode capacitor includes an anode including an anode active material layer including an anode current collector, first active material particles disposed on at least one surface of the anode current collector, and second active material particles disposed in pores between the first active material particles, increasing energy density of the lithium ion capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok Choi, Bae Kyun Kim, Hak Kwan Kim
  • Patent number: 8520367
    Abstract: Provided are a method of manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor and a lithium ion capacitor manufactured using the same. The method of manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor includes forming a lithium thin film on one surface of a separator; making the lithium thin film in contact with an anode, and alternately disposing the anode and a cathode with the separator interposed therebetween to form an electrode cell; and enclosing the electrode cell and an electrolyte into a housing, and pre-doping lithium ions to the anode from the lithium thin film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Ji Sung Cho, Bae Kyun Kim, Hong Seok Min, Dong Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 8465554
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor. The method includes the steps of: contacting a lithium supplying source to an anode directly; pre-doping lithium ions into the anode by immerging the anode and the lithium supplying source into a doping electrolyte solution; forming an electrode cell by sequentially stacking the lithium ions on the pre-doped anode and a cathode with placing a separator therebetween; cleaning the doping electrolyte solution absorbed to terminals of the electrode cell; fusing the terminals; and sealing the electrode cell with exposing the fused terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok Choi, Bae Kyun Kim, Hak Kwan Kim, Ho Jin Yun, Hong Seok Min
  • Publication number: 20130087179
    Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric module applied to an energy storage device cooling system to increase the cooling efficiency. The thermoelectric module includes P-type thermoelectric elements and N-type thermoelectric elements disposed alternately, a metal electrode provided between each P-type thermoelectric element and each N-type thermoelectric element, a heat absorbing plate connected to a bottom side of the metal electrode located between the P-type thermoelectric element and the N-type thermoelectric element, and a heat emitting plate connected to a top side of the metal electrode located between the N-type thermoelectric element and the P-type thermoelectric element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok Choi, Yong Suk Kim, Sung Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20130081663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoelectric module, there is provided a thermoelectric module including a metal layer surface treated for securing roughness at one surface thereof and a top substrate and a bottom substrate made of an insulating film formed on the surface treated one surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Inventors: Ju Hwan YANG, Kang Heon Hur, Sung Ho Lee, Dong Hyeok Choi
  • Patent number: 8411414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal oxide electrode material, an electrochemical capacitor using the same, and a method for producing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a metal oxide electrode material substituting a sublattice location of metal for one or more kinds of different metals, an electrochemical capacitor using the same, and a method for producing the same in metal oxides constituting an electrochemical capacitor electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok Choi, Hyun Chul Jung, Jun Hee Bae, Hak Kwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20130074897
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a thermoelectric module and a method for manufacturing the same. The thermoelectric module includes a substrate, a bottom electrode and a thermoelectric semiconductor. The thermoelectric module further includes an insulating layer integrally formed on a whole exposed surface of the bottom electrode, a portion of exposed surface of the thermoelectric semiconductor and a portion of exposed surface of the substrate; a contact hole provided in the insulating layer to expose a portion of a top surface of the thermoelectric semiconductor; and a top electrode to electrically connect at least two thermoelectric semiconductors by being formed on a surface of at least two thermoelectric semiconductors exposed by the contact hole and a portion of a top surface of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Ju Hwan YANG, Dong Hyeok Choi, Sung Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20130068270
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric material having a plate type layered structure where each layer has a thickness of 30 nm or less, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoelectric module using the same. According to the present invention, as for a thermoelectric material having a nanometer-sized layered structure, crystallinity of each layer is excellent, electric conductivity of electron is improved, and phonon diffraction is induced at a grain interface between layers, and thus, a thermoelectric module having excellent thermoelectric properties can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok Choi, Sung Ho Lee, Ju Hwan Yang, Kang Heon Hur
  • Patent number: 8379368
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor, and a lithium ion capacitor manufactured using the method are provided. The method for manufacturing a lithium ion capacitor includes: disposing a lithium metal on a capacitor cell including a cathode, a separation film, and an anode; impregnating the capacitor cell with electrolyte including a lithium salt; changing the cathode and the anode to allow lithium ions within the electrolyte to be occluded into the anode; performing a primary reaction in which the cathode and the lithium metal are short-circuited to emit anions from the cathode and lithium ions from the lithium metal and a secondary reaction that the lithium ions emitted from the lithium metal are occluded into the cathode; and recharging the cathode and the anode to allow the lithium ions, which have been occluded into the cathode and the lithium ions within the electrolyte, to be occluded into the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong Seok Min, Bae Kyun Kim, Hyun Chul Jung, Dong Hyeok Choi, Hak Kwan Kim
  • Publication number: 20130020842
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a piezoelectric module and a sheet for a vehicle including the same. The sheet includes: a seat board part supporting a passenger's lower body; a backplate part formed to be extended in a direction perpendicular to one side of the seat board part and supporting the passenger's upper body; and a piezoelectric module formed in the seat board part and generating warm air or cold air using a flow of a current generated by vehicle vibration to thereby transfer the generated warm air or cold air to the passenger's body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.S
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Yang, Dong Hyeok Choi, Boum Seock Kim, Sung Kwon Wi, Sung Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20130014516
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric module includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a diffusion prevention layer, and a thermoelectric device, wherein each of the first and second substrates is stacked with: a heat radiation layer performing heat generation reaction or heat adsorption reaction when power is applied to the thermoelectric module; an insulating layer formed on one surface of the heat radiation layer and formed in a first square wave pattern having a first protrusion part and a first groove part; and an electrode layer buried into the first groove part formed on a surface of the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Hwan Yang, Dong Hyeok Choi, Sung Ho Lee, Sung Kwon Wi
  • Publication number: 20130014795
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module. The thermoelectric module includes: an upper substrate and a lower substrate each having a plurality of grooves formed on one surface thereof; a plurality of heat radiation pads embedded in the plurality of grooves; a plurality of electrodes formed on surfaces of the plurality of heat radiation pads and corresponding to the plurality of heat radiation pads one by one; and thermoelectric elements including p-type elements and n-type elements and electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes. According to the present invention, the heat radiation pads are embedded in the respective grooves formed on the upper substrate and the lower substrate, thereby maximizing heat transfer efficiency, and functioning as an insulator for preventing an electric short between the substrates and the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ju Hwan YANG, Dong Hyeok CHOI, Sung Ho LEE, Sung Kwon WI
  • Patent number: 8331080
    Abstract: There are provided an electrolyte for a lithium ion capacitor and a lithium ion capacitor including the same. The electrolyte for a lithium ion capacitor according to the present invention includes: a lithium salt; and a mixing solvent including i) two or more compounds selected from a group consisting of cyclic carbonate compounds, ii) one or more compounds selected from a group consisting of linear carbonate compounds represented by a specified Formula, and iii) one or more compound selected from a group consisting of propionate compound represented by a specified Formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Dong Hyeok Choi, Hyun Chul Jung, Bae Kyun Kim
  • Publication number: 20120293912
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hybrid capacitor as a super capacitor including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material including a material obtained by mixing a non-porous carbon material and a porous carbon material, and a positive electrode collector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Hak Kwan Kim, Dong Hyeok Choi, Bae Kyun Kim, Hyun Chul Jung
  • Publication number: 20120293913
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hybrid capacitor including: a first structure including a cathode containing activated carbon and an anode containing lithium; and a second structure including activated carbon layers formed on both surfaces of a current collector. With the hybrid capacitor, characteristics of an LIC and characteristics of an EDLC are implemented in a single cell, thereby making it possible to increase energy density and improve output characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Hak Kwan Kim, Dong Hyeok Choi, Bae Kyun Kim, Jun Hee Bae
  • Publication number: 20120279541
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module using a thermoelectric element capable of showing a spin Seebeck effect. The present invention provides a new thermoelectric module including: a thermoelectric element; a first outer electrode that is connected to one side of the thermoelectric element and is applied with positive voltage; a second outer electrode that is connected to the other side of the thermoelectric element and is applied with negative voltage; an upper inner electrode layer that is embedded in an upper portion of the thermoelectric element and is mutually connected to the first outer electrode; and a lower inner electrode layer that is embedded in a lower portion of the thermoelectric element and is mutually connected to the second outer electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok CHOI, Yong Suk KIM, Sung Ho LEE
  • Publication number: 20120279544
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thermoelectric module using a thermoelectric element capable of showing a spin Seebeck effect. The present invention provides a new thermoelectric module including: an upper substrate on which a plurality of upper metal electrodes are arranged; a lower substrate on which a plurality of lower metal electrodes are arranged; p-type semiconductor devices and n-type semiconductor devices that are disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate and are electrically bonded alternately to each other by the plurality of upper metal electrodes and the plurality of lower metal electrodes; and ferrite elements that are disposed between the p-type semiconductor devices and the n-type semiconductor devices, top ends and bottom ends of the ferrite elements being bonded to the upper metal electrodes and the lower metal electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Dong Hyeok CHOI, Yong Suk Kim, Sung Ho Lee
  • Publication number: 20120145211
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric device including: thermoelectric sheets made of a thermoelectric semiconductor and laminated in multi-layers; and a metal sheet interposed between the thermoelectric sheets, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Sung Ho LEE, Dong Hyeok Choi, Yong Suk Kim
  • Publication number: 20120060887
    Abstract: Disclosed is an asymmetric thermoelectric module, which includes a plurality of first-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements, a plurality of second-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements, a plurality of pairs of assistant layers having different melting points and disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the first-type and second-type thermoelectric semiconductor elements, and a pair of substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Suk Kim, Jeong Ho Yoon, Sung Ho Lee, Dong Hyeok Choi, Ji Hye Shim, Kyu Hwan Oh