Patents by Inventor Jun-Yeob Seong

Jun-Yeob Seong 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: 20220336881
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other, a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells, a thermal resin filled in the module case to cover electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells at least partially, a laser sensor provided to the module case to measure a filling length of the thermal resin, and a control unit configured to control filling of the thermal resin based on the filling length information measured by the laser sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Cho, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jason Chong-Hoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 11476548
    Abstract: A battery module including a plurality of battery cells that are sequentially stacked, each of the battery cells including an electrode assembly including a plurality of electrode plates and a plurality of electrode tabs withdrawn from the plurality of electrode plates, a pouch configured to receive the electrode assembly, and an electrode lead connected to the plurality of electrode tabs, the electrode lead extending from an extension part of the pouch so as to be withdrawn to the outside through a withdrawal port is provided. In order to secure the distance between the extension part of the pouch of one battery cell, among a plurality of adjacent battery cells, and the electrode lead of another battery cell, the extension part is provided with a bent part that is bent at a predetermined angle relative to the direction in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Cho, Jun Yeob Seong, Jun Kyu Park
  • Publication number: 20220278386
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module, which includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other, a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells, a thermal resin filled in the module case to cover electrode leads of the plurality of battery cells at least partially, a temperature sensor provided to the module case to measure a temperature of the electrode leads, and a control unit configured to control filling of the thermal resin based on the temperature information measured by the temperature sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Jin Cho, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jason Chong-Hoon Kwon
  • Patent number: 11398655
    Abstract: A battery pack prevents an inflow of a leaking coolant. The battery pack includes a housing, in which at least one battery cell or battery module is mounted, a heat exchanger provided in the housing for cooling the battery cell or the battery module, and seal provided between the heat exchanger and the inner surface of the housing for preventing coolant leaking from the heat exchanger from flowing into a space in which the battery cell or the battery module is placed, whereby the stability and reliability of the battery pack are improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Jin Cho, Jun Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11398662
    Abstract: Provided is a battery module including: a cell assembly in which a plurality of cells are arranged at a predetermined interval, wherein each of the plurality of cells includes a cell lead; a sensing wire harness disposed around the cell lead and including a connecting terminal corresponding to the cell lead, wherein the connecting terminal is directly bonded to the cell lead; and a connector connected to the sensing wire harness by being fixed at one side of the cell assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Gang-U Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11374277
    Abstract: A secondary battery pack according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries; a pack case having an internal space for accommodating the cell assembly; an electrode terminal connected to the cell assembly and protruding to the outside of the pack case; and a terminal cover configured to cover an upper portion and partial side surfaces of the electrode terminal, and to be detachable from the pack case by including a hooking protrusion that is hook-coupled to and released from a stopper that is provided in the pack case. In particular, the terminal cover further includes a jig hole configured to allow a cover separating jig to be inserted from outside to inside, and the hooking protrusion is provided at an internal area of the terminal cover to be released from the stopper when the cover separating jig inserted through the jig hole pushes the hooking protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Hyeon Kim, Tae-Young Kang, Hwa-Joong Kim, Duck-Hee Moon, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11367929
    Abstract: An electrical assembly includes a plate unit disposed on a battery module, at least one electrical equipment loaded on the plate unit, and a pack terminal loaded on the plate unit. The pack terminal includes a terminal bolt configured to be contacted and connected to a connector of an external device; and a nut configured to be fastened to the terminal bolt. The electrical assembly further includes at least one bus bar loaded on the plate unit and configured to electrically connect the pack terminal to a module terminal of the battery module. At a side portion of the plate unit, an insert portion that is open to allow the nut to be inserted therein is formed, and a slot portion is formed to fix the nut inserted through the insert portion at a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Do-Hyeon Kim, Tae-Young Kang, Duck-Hee Moon, Jun-Yeob Seong, Sung-Chun Yu
  • Patent number: 11335970
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case configured to accommodate a cell module assembly in an inner space thereof and having an opening formed at one side, and a pack cover having a degassing port communicating with the inner space and configured to cover the opening of the pack case. The cell module assembly includes a cell fixing frame having an upper plate and a lower plate respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the cell stack and in surface contact with an upper wall and a lower wall of the pack case. At least one of the upper plate and the lower plate includes at least one gas moving route formed by concavely depressing one surface in contact with the upper wall or the lower wall of the pack case along a path toward the degassing port, and at least one hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Yong Kwon, Jun-Yeob Seong, Yong-Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 11309590
    Abstract: The battery pack includes a cell module assembly that includes battery cells arranged to be stacked, a cell case accommodating the battery cells, and first positive and negative electrode bus bars electrically connected to the battery cells. The battery pack further includes a battery management system (BMS) assembly that includes a BMS circuit board, a current sensor unit vertically disposed at an edge of the BMS circuit board, and a BMS housing that supports the BMS circuit board. Further, the battery pack includes a pack cover that includes positive and negative electrode terminals and second positive and negative electrode bus bars electrically connected to the positive and negative electrode terminals. The pack cover is configured to cover an upper portion of the BMS housing, and the first negative electrode bus bar and the second negative electrode bus bar respectively have one end vertically connected to the current sensor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventors: Hee-Yong Kwon, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11289760
    Abstract: Disclosed are a battery protection structure, which is suitable for preventing deformation caused by physical stress at a coupling portion of a base plate and an end plate, which are stacked sequentially, and a battery module comprising the battery protection structure. The battery protection structure includes: a base plate located below a battery assembly and having a male screw member around the battery assembly; an end plate located at a side of the battery assembly on the base plate; and a reinforcing member provided below the end plate and located between a barrier of the end plate and a flange protruding from the barrier, wherein the male screw member passes through the reinforcing member and the flange, and a female screw is coupled to a male screw of the male screw member on the reinforcing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11271266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a battery compression inhibitor and a battery module comprising the same, the battery compression inhibitor being suitable for preventing at least one battery assembly from being compressed by repeated application of an external force between end plates. The battery compression inhibitor according to the present invention comprises, in order to protect a battery assembly inside a battery module: a barrier positioned on the periphery of the battery assembly and exposed from the battery assembly; and a base plate exposed from the battery assembly and from the barrier below the battery assembly and below the barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Sik Yu, Sung-Jong Kim, Tae-Sung Kim, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Patent number: 11228061
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell stack including a plurality of battery cells respectively having electrode leads, the plurality of battery cells being stacked on one another; and an interconnect board (ICB) cover to which an electrode lead connection that is bent is coupled, the electrode lead connection comprising an electrode lead of any one of the plurality of battery cells and an electrode lead of another battery cell adjacent to the any one battery cell connected to each other, wherein a plurality of the ICB covers is provided, and the plurality of ICB covers are arranged in different layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Inventors: Seok-Ho Jang, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Publication number: 20210320385
    Abstract: A battery module minimizes damage to internal configurations generated in an assembly process. The battery module includes a cell assembly provided with an electrode lead and a plurality of secondary batteries stacked; a bus bar assembly provided with a bus bar frame located on a front or rear of the cell assembly, and a bus bar mounted on an outer surface of the bus bar frame; and an inner cover provided with a plate portion located on an outer side of the cell assembly, formed in a plate shape and formed with a chamfer on an outer peripheral portion and a coupling portion coupled to one end portion of the body portion of the bus bar frame on a part of the outer peripheral portion of the plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeon KIM, Do-Hyun PARK, Jun-Yeob SEONG, Jong-Ha JEONG
  • Patent number: 11133551
    Abstract: A battery pack, including a cell assembly including a plurality of secondary batteries and having outer protrusions formed at an outer side surface thereof to extend vertically and a pack housing configured to have an inner space in which the cell assembly is accommodated, the pack housing having inner protrusions formed at an inner side surface thereof to extend vertically, wherein the cell assembly has ducts provided at both side surfaces thereof so that fluid flows into or out of a secondary battery, and the outer protrusions are formed at outer side surfaces of the ducts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Sop Eom, Jun-Yeob Seong, Ki-Youn Kim, Sung-Chun Yu, Dal-Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 11094987
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a battery module having a plurality of battery cells; a pack housing configured to accommodate the battery module; and a flexible rib formed at an inner side of the pack housing and having elasticity, the flexible rib pressing the battery module in contact with the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Chul Choi, Jun-Kyu Park, Jun-Yeob Seong
  • Publication number: 20210226295
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case configured to accommodate a cell module assembly in an inner space thereof and having an opening formed at one side, and a pack cover having a degassing port communicating with the inner space and configured to cover the opening of the pack case. The cell module assembly includes a cell fixing frame having an upper plate and a lower plate respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the cell stack and in surface contact with an upper wall and a lower wall of the pack case. At least one of the upper plate and the lower plate includes at least one gas moving route formed by concavely depressing one surface in contact with the upper wall or the lower wall of the pack case along a path toward the degassing port, and at least one hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Yong KWON, Jun-Yeob SEONG, Yong-Jin CHO
  • Publication number: 20210194098
    Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack; a bus bar frame assembly having a front bus bar frame configured to cover one longitudinal side of the cell stack, a rear bus bar frame configured to cover another longitudinal side of the cell stack, and an upper cover configured to cover at least a portion of an upper surface of the cell stack; and a module frame coupled to the bus bar frame assembly, wherein the front bus bar frame includes at least one first upper guide formed to protrude at an upper end thereof and at least one first side guide formed to protrude at a side portion thereof, and the rear bus bar frame includes at least one second upper guide formed to protrude at an upper end thereof and at least one second side guide formed to protrude at a side portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Ho Lee, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jong-Ha Jeong
  • Patent number: D926675
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventors: Jung-Min Kwak, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jong-Ha Jeong
  • Patent number: D937791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jong-Ha Jeong, Jung-Min Kwak, Do-Hyun Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Young-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: D974283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeon Kim, Do-Hyun Park, Jun-Yeob Seong, Jong-Ha Jeong