Patents by Inventor Geun Chang Chung

Geun Chang Chung 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).

  • Patent number: 11303001
    Abstract: A battery cell has an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked in the state in which a separator is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, is mounted in a pouch-shaped cell case, wherein electrode tabs protruding outwards from a plurality of electrode plates are coupled to a first lead end of an electrode lead, a second lead end of the electrode lead, which is an opposite end to the first lead end, is located on the outer surface of the cell case in the state of being parallel to the direction in which the electrode plates are stacked, and a lead body provided between the first lead end and the second lead end is located to face the outermost surface of the electrode assembly in the state of being maintained parallel to the direction in which the electrode plates are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Jong-Pil Park, Geun-Chang Chung, Yo-Han Ko
  • Patent number: 11114700
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery configured to have a structure in which a unit cell, including an electrode assembly constituted by a positive electrode and a negative electrode, stacked in the state in which a separator is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, electrode tabs, and electrode leads, or a cell assembly, including two or more stacked unit cells, is mounted in a pouch-shaped case, wherein the pouch-shaped secondary battery includes a unidirectional structure in which electrode terminals oriented in two directions are changed to electrode terminals oriented in one direction. In the case in which a battery pack is constituted using a bidirectional cell, a large space is required, whereby the energy density of the battery pack is reduced. The disclosed pouch-shaped secondary battery has the effect of solving the above problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jong Pil Park, Geun Chang Chung, Won Seok Jeong, Yo Han Ko
  • Patent number: 10777855
    Abstract: A battery includes a folded bicell battery stack with an embedded fiber optic cable and sensor. A cell casing encloses the bicell stack with at least one fiber optic cable is embedded within the battery. The fiber optic cable includes an internal portion disposed within the cell casing and having at least one optical sensor disposed thereon. An external portion of the fiber optic cable protrudes from the casing. A sealing gasket is disposed at least partially around the fiber optic cable and between the cell sealing edges at a point of entry of the fiber optic cable into the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Lars Wilko Sommer, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Alexander Lochbaum, Tobias Staudt, Chang-Jun Bae, Mohamed Alamgir, Hoe Jin Hah, Bokkyu Choi, Gyu-Ok Hwang, Geun-Chang Chung
  • Publication number: 20200127269
    Abstract: A battery cell has an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked in the state in which a separator is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, is mounted in a pouch-shaped cell case, wherein electrode tabs protruding outwards from a plurality of electrode plates are coupled to a first lead end of an electrode lead, a second lead end of the electrode lead, which is an opposite end to the first lead end, is located on the outer surface of the cell case in the state of being parallel to the direction in which the electrode plates are stacked, and a lead body provided between the first lead end and the second lead end is located to face the outermost surface of the electrode assembly in the state of being maintained parallel to the direction in which the electrode plates are stacked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Pil Park, Geun-Chang Chung, Yo-Han Ko
  • Patent number: 10541408
    Abstract: Provided is a composite electrode for a lithium secondary battery for improving output and a lithium secondary battery including the composite electrode, in which, in a composite electrode having two or more active materials mixed therein, an active material having a small particle size is included in the composite electrode by being coagulated and secondarily granulated so as to allow mixed active material particles to have a uniform size, and thus, electrical conductivity is improved to have high output characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun Jung Hwang, Sin Kyu Kim, Yong Tae Lee, Hyun Kuk Noh, Geun Chang Chung, Keun Wan An
  • Publication number: 20200006818
    Abstract: A battery includes a folded bicell battery stack with an embedded fiber optic cable and sensor. A cell casing encloses the bicell stack with at least one fiber optic cable is embedded within the battery. The fiber optic cable includes an internal portion disposed within the cell casing and having at least one optical sensor disposed thereon. An external portion of the fiber optic cable protrudes from the casing. A sealing gasket is disposed at least partially around the fiber optic cable and between the cell sealing edges at a point of entry of the fiber optic cable into the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Lars Wilko Sommer, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Alexander Lochbaum, Tobias Staudt, Chang-Jun Bae, Mohamed Alamgir, Hoe Jin Hah, Bokkyu Choi, Gyu-Ok Hwang, Geun-Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 10446886
    Abstract: A battery includes a folded bicell battery stack with an embedded fiber optic cable and sensor. A cell casing encloses the bicell stack with at least one fiber optic cable is embedded within the battery. The fiber optic cable includes an internal portion disposed within the cell casing and having at least one optical sensor disposed thereon. An external portion of the fiber optic cable protrudes from the casing. A sealing gasket is disposed at least partially around the fiber optic cable and between the cell sealing edges at a point of entry of the fiber optic cable into the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated
    Inventors: Ajay Raghavan, Peter Kiesel, Lars Wilko Sommer, Bhaskar Saha, Saroj Sahu, Alexander Lochbaum, Tobias Staudt, Chang-Jun Bae, Mohamed Alamgir, Hoe Jin Hah, Bokkyu Choi, Gyu-Ok Hwang, Geun-Chang Chung
  • Publication number: 20190237811
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped secondary battery in which a unit cell, including an electrode assembly having a positive electrode and a negative electrode stacked with a separator interposed therebetween, electrode tabs, and electrode leads, is mounted in a pouch-shaped case, wherein the pouch-shaped secondary battery includes a unidirectional structure through which electrode leads oriented in two opposite directions are connected to electrode terminals oriented in a single direction. In the case in which a battery pack is constituted using a bidirectional cell, a large space is required, whereby the energy density of the battery pack is reduced. The lifespan of a unidirectional cell is reduced due to heat generated from electrode leads and due to nonuniform use of active materials in the cell at the time of charging and discharging the cell. The disclosed pouch-shaped secondary battery has the effect of solving the above problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Pil Park, Geun Chang Chung, Won Seok Jeong, Yo Han Ko
  • Patent number: 10319953
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which a stacked structure including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode is mounted in a receiving part of a battery case, one or more holes are formed from the battery case to the positive electrode or the negative electrode of the electrode assembly, and a transparent window is formed in a portion of the battery case corresponding to the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Yoo, Je Young Kim, Geun Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 10283819
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery system for a secondary battery including a blended cathode material, and an apparatus and method for managing a secondary battery having a blended cathode material. The blended cathode material includes at least a first cathode material and a second cathode material. The first and second cathode materials have different operating voltage ranges. When the secondary battery comes to an idle state or a no-load state, the battery system detects a voltage relaxation occurring by the transfer of operating ions between the first and second cathode materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Won-Tae Joe, Geun-Chang Chung, Sun-Young Cha
  • Patent number: 10135095
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including: (i) a cathode active material including a lithium metal phosphate according to Formula 1 below; (ii) an anode active material including amorphous carbon; and (iii) an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries including a lithium salt and an ether based solvent, wherein propylene carbonate (PC) is included in an amount of 1 wt % to 60 wt % in the electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, based on the total weight of the electrolyte, Li1+aM(PO4?b)Xb??(1) wherein M is at least one selected from metals of Groups II to XII; X is at least one selected from F, S and N, ?0.5?a?+0.5, and 0?b?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yourim Yoon, Jong Mo Jung, Jonghyun Chae, Chul Haeng Lee, Geun Chang Chung, Young Cheol Choi, Young Geun Choi, Seung Jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 10128540
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including: (i) a cathode active material including a lithium metal phosphate according to Formula 1 below; (ii) an anode active material including amorphous carbon; and (iii) an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries including a lithium salt and an ether based solvent, wherein propylene carbonate (PC) is included in an amount of 1 wt % to 60 wt % in the electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, based on the total weight of the electrolyte, Li1+aM(PO4-b)Xb??(1) wherein M is at least one selected from metals of Groups II to XII; X is at least one selected from F, S and N, ?0.5?a?+0.5, and 0?b?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yourim Yoon, Jong Mo Jung, Jonghyun Chae, Chul Haeng Lee, Geun Chang Chung, Young Cheol Choi, Young Geun Choi, Seung Jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 10062902
    Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode for secondary batteries manufactured by coating and rolling a slurry for a positive electrode mix including positive electrode active material particles on a current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material particles include one or more selected from the group consisting of lithium iron phosphate particles having an olivine crystal structure and lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide particles according to Formula 1, the lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide particles existing as secondary particles formed by agglomeration of primary particles, in an amount of greater than 50% and less than 90% based on the total volume of lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide, and the lithium iron phosphate particles existing as primary particles in an amount of greater than 50% and less than 100% based on the total volume of lithium iron phosphate (Formula 1 is the same as defined in Claim 1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Hee Jeong, Su Hwan Kim, Sin Kyu Kim, Kyungkoo Lee, Jae Hyun Lee, Sun Jung Hwang, Geun Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 10044029
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including lithium iron phosphate and layered lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide as a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material having a potential difference of 3.10 V or higher from the lithium iron phosphate at a point of 50% state of charge (SOC) afforded by the entirety of the lithium iron phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Won Hee Jeong, Min Sun Cho, Sin Kyu Kim, Min Hee Lee, Seung Ryul Choi, Jae Hyun Lee, Geun Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 9911977
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cathode active material including a lithium manganese oxide, in which the lithium manganese oxide has a spinel structure with a predetermined constitutional composition represented by Formula 1 described in the detailed description, wherein a conductive material is applied to the surface of lithium manganese oxide particles, so as to exhibit charge-discharge properties in the range of 2.5 to 3.5V as well as in the 4V region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Kuk Noh, Sin Kyu Kim, Geun-Chang Chung, Song-Taek Oh, Sanguck Lee, Jong Chan Kim
  • Patent number: 9865904
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured such that at least one electrode assembly of a structure having a cathode, an anode, and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode is mounted in a battery case, at least one heat dissipation member to dissipate heat generated in the electrode assembly during charge and discharge of the battery cell or upon occurrence of a short circuit is disposed in the electrode assembly and/or is in contact with an outer surface of the electrode assembly, and a portion of the heat dissipation member is exposed outward from the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hyun Lee, Seunghyun Chung, Geun Chang Chung
  • Patent number: 9853288
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including (i) a cathode active material including a lithium metal phosphate according to Formula 1 below; and (ii) an anode active material including amorphous carbon, Li1+aM(PO4?b)Xb??(1) wherein M is at least one selected from metals of Groups II to XII, X is at least one selected from F, S and N, ?0.5?a?+0.5, and 0?b?0.1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Geun Choi, Geun Chang Chung, Yourim Yoon, Seung Jae Yoon, Jong Mo Jung, Jonghyun Chae
  • Patent number: 9853328
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries including 10 wt % to 90 wt % of an ester based solvent and 10 wt % to 90 wt % of a carbonate based solvent with respect to the total weight of a non-aqueous solvent, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Geun Choi, Jong Mo Jung, Jonghyun Chae, Chul Haeng Lee, Geun Chang Chung, Yourim Yoon, Young Cheol Choi, Seung Jae Yoon
  • Patent number: 9806311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery pack capable of discharging gases in a pouch type battery cell when a gas pressure inside the pouch type battery cell is increased over a reference pressure, the battery pack including: a plurality of pouch type battery cells; a case comprising partitions suppressing the pouch type battery cells from expanding in a thickness direction thereof, wherein the pouch type battery cells are respectively held in spaces defined by the partitions; and a punching unit installed on the case to pierce a portion of surfaces of the pouch type battery cells, which is not supported by the partition, and having pin members of which number is equal to that of the pouch type battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Hyun Chung, Geun Chang Chung
  • Publication number: 20170237123
    Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including: (i) a cathode active material including a lithium metal phosphate according to Formula 1 below; (ii) an anode active material including amorphous carbon; and (iii) an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries including a lithium salt and an ether based solvent, wherein propylene carbonate (PC) is included in an amount of 1 wt % to 60 wt % in the electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries, based on the total weight of the electrolyte, Li1+aM(PO4?b)Xb??(1) wherein M is at least one selected from metals of Groups II to XII; X is at least one selected from F, S and N, ?0.5?a?+0.5, and 0?b?0.1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yourim Yoon, Jong Mo Jung, Jonghyun Chae, Chul Haeng Lee, Geun Chang Chung, Young Cheol Choi, Young Geun Choi, Seung Jae Yoon