Patents by Inventor Jae-Hyoung SON

Jae-Hyoung SON 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: 20230366623
    Abstract: The electrode drying device includes a transfer unit that transfers an electrode sheet having an electrode slurry coated onto the current collector, and a drying chamber including an inflow port where the electrode sheet transferred by the transfer unit enters, wherein an interrupting member for adjusting the flow amount or flow velocity of outside air flowing in a drying chamber is formed at the inflow port, and a height of a central part of the interrupting member is different from a height of a peripheral part of the interrupting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Pil Koo, Jae Hyoung Son, Ha Yong Jeong, Taeyeon Kim
  • Patent number: 11482763
    Abstract: A secondary battery charging and discharging apparatus for performing a secondary battery activation process including a plurality of compression plates disposed to face each other to form a cell insert space therebetween in which a secondary battery cell is disposed, the plurality of compression plates moving to reduce a gap therebetween to press a body of the secondary battery cell; gripper units respectively mounted to the compression plates to move integrally with the compression plates, the gripper units coming into contact with an electrode lead of the secondary battery cell when the compression plate presses the body of the secondary battery cell; and push bar units respectively mounted to the compression plates to be adjacent to the gripper units and configured to press a terrace portion of the secondary battery cell adjacent to the electrode lead is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyoung Son, Chang-Bum Ahn, Ik-Soo Chae
  • Publication number: 20220263143
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of press plates arranged opposite each other with a cell insertion space therebetween into which a battery cell is insertable, and the plurality of press plates being movable towards each other to press a body of the battery cell, at least one gripper unit mounted on an upper edge of each press plate of the plurality of press plates, the at least one gripper unit extending to the cell insertion space, and the at least one gripper unit coming into contact with an electrode lead of the battery cell when adjacent press plates press the body of the battery cell, and at least one push bar unit coupled with the at least one gripper unit, the at least one push bar unit extending to the cell insertion space and including a push bar pressing portion to elastically press a terrace area of the battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Jae-Hyoung SON
  • Patent number: 11362378
    Abstract: A degassing device includes a piercing unit including a piercing body configured to be disposed on a first surface of the secondary battery to seal one side of the first surface of the secondary battery, and a piercing member configured to pierce the sealed one side of the first surface of the secondary battery to form an opening hole; and a gas discharge unit including a gas discharge body configured to be disposed on a second surface of the secondary battery to seal one side of the second surface of the secondary battery, and a gas discharge member configured to discharge the gas within the secondary battery to the outside through the opening hole, wherein the piercing member is configured to form the opening hole passing from the one side of the first surface to the one side of the second surface of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Jae Hyoung Son, Chang Bum Ahn
  • Patent number: 11335944
    Abstract: A charging and discharging apparatus for performing an activation process of a secondary battery including a plurality of compression plates spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to form a cell insert space into which a secondary battery cell is inserted, the plurality of compression plates moving to reduce the separated distance to press a body of the secondary battery cell; a slip sheet having a sheet shape and formed to include attachment portions attached to top ends of the compression plates and a folding portion formed by folding a region between the attachment portions to be interposed in the cell insert space; and a slip sheet fixing unit provided to be attached to and detached from the top end of the compression plate in a fitting and releasing manner in a state where the attachment portions of the slip sheet are interposed therein is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyoung Son, Chang-Bum Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200373631
    Abstract: A degassing device includes a piercing unit including a piercing body configured to be disposed on a first surface of the secondary battery to seal one side of the first surface of the secondary battery, and a piercing member configured to pierce the sealed one side of the first surface of the secondary battery to form an opening hole; and a gas discharge unit including a gas discharge body configured to be disposed on a second surface of the secondary battery to seal one side of the second surface of the secondary battery, and a gas discharge member configured to discharge the gas within the secondary battery to the outside through the opening hole, wherein the piercing member is configured to form the opening hole passing from the one side of the first surface to the one side of the second surface of the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jae Hyoung Son, Chang Bum Ahn
  • Publication number: 20200365868
    Abstract: A secondary battery charging and discharging apparatus for performing a secondary battery activation process including a plurality of compression plates disposed to face each other to form a cell insert space therebetween in which a secondary battery cell is disposed, the plurality of compression plates moving to reduce a gap therebetween to press a body of the secondary battery cell; gripper units respectively mounted to the compression plates to move integrally with the compression plates, the gripper units coming into contact with an electrode lead of the secondary battery cell when the compression plate presses the body of the secondary battery cell; and push bar units respectively mounted to the compression plates to be adjacent to the gripper units and configured to press a terrace portion of the secondary battery cell adjacent to the electrode lead is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyoung SON, Chang-Bum AHN, Ik-Soo CHAE
  • Publication number: 20200280090
    Abstract: A charging and discharging apparatus for performing an activation process of a secondary battery including a plurality of compression plates spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance to form a cell insert space into which a secondary battery cell is inserted, the plurality of compression plates moving to reduce the separated distance to press a body of the secondary battery cell; a slip sheet having a sheet shape and formed to include attachment portions attached to top ends of the compression plates and a folding portion formed by folding a region between the attachment portions to be interposed in the cell insert space; and a slip sheet fixing unit provided to be attached to and detached from the top end of the compression plate in a fitting and releasing manner in a state where the attachment portions of the slip sheet are interposed therein is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jae-Hyoung SON, Chang-Bum AHN