Patents by Inventor Sang Hun Kim

Sang Hun Kim 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: 11620978
    Abstract: An automatic interpretation method performed by a correspondent terminal communicating with an utterer terminal includes receiving, by a communication unit, voice feature information about an utterer and an automatic translation result, obtained by automatically translating a voice uttered in a source language by the utterer in a target language, from the utterer terminal and performing, by a sound synthesizer, voice synthesis on the basis of the automatic translation result and the voice feature information to output a personalized synthesis voice as an automatic interpretation result. The voice feature information about the utterer includes a hidden variable including a first additional voice result and a voice feature parameter and a second additional voice feature, which are extracted from a voice of the utterer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee
  • Publication number: 20230089546
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch type battery case which includes a pouch film laminate including a sealant layer, a gas barrier layer, and a surface protection layer, wherein the sealant layer is formed of a first polymer as an innermost layer, the surface protection layer is formed of a second polymer as an outermost layer, and the gas barrier layer is laminated between the surface protection layer and the sealant layer and is formed of an aluminum alloy thin film having a thickness of 60 ?m to 100 ?m and a grain size of 10 ?m to 13 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Soo Ji Hwang, Min Hyeong Kang, Hyung Kyun Yu
  • Publication number: 20230084670
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery cell, which includes a battery case having an accommodation portion in which a battery assembly is positioned, and a sealing portion formed by sealing an outer periphery thereof by heat fusion; an electrode lead electrically connected to an electrode tab included in the battery assembly, the electrode lead protruding out of the battery case through the sealing portion; and a lead film positioned adjacent to the sealing portion on at least one of a first side and a second side of the electrode lead, wherein the lead film includes a gas discharge portion formed to extend from an inside of the battery case to an outside of the battery case, and the gas discharge portion is opened on a side disposed inside of the battery case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Min-Hyeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20230082574
    Abstract: An electrode lead for achieving the above object is provided. The electrode lead includes a first electrode lead having one end connected to an electrode tab protruding from one side of an electrode assembly, a second electrode lead having one end connected to the other end of the first electrode lead and the other end protruding to the outside of a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly, and a connection part configured to connect the first electrode lead to the second electrode lead, wherein the connection part is formed by a cured adhesive applied between the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead. The adhesive is formed by a mixture of a conductor and a solvent. The solvent is formed by a mixture of a polymer and a diluent. The solvent contains 5 wt % to 15 wt % of the diluent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Hyun Tae Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Min Hyeong Kang, Il Gyu Byen, Seong Heon Jeong, Chung Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 11588170
    Abstract: Disclosed are a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, since an external protrusion protruding from the outside of an exterior constituting a body of the secondary battery as a component through which a secondary battery according to a related art is electrically connected to external electric equipment is removed, the secondary battery may be reduced in volume under the same capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11581600
    Abstract: A venting device for insertion into a sealing part of a pouch of a secondary battery includes: a housing configured to be inserted between two surfaces of the sealing part so as to be sealed together with the sealing part; a sheet disposed in the housing and defining a passage through which an inside and an outside of the pouch are configured to communicate with each other; a plate spring configured to open and close the passage according to an internal pressure of the pouch and made of a metal having elasticity; and a ball disposed between the sheet and the plate spring so as to contact or be spaced apart from the sheet at an outlet-side of the passage, thereby opening and closing the passage, wherein the ball has a hemispherical shape to be attached to an inner surface of the plate spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jae Ho Lee, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Na Yoon Kim
  • Publication number: 20230044217
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a text input apparatus for improving speech recognition performance and a method using the same. The text input method may include arranging all characters on an input screen including multiple key input areas in consideration of usage frequency of respective characters and usage association between the characters, setting input schemes for all the characters in consideration of positions of the multiple key input areas and positions of characters arranged in each key input area, and inputting characters through touch-based input corresponding to the input schemes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Dong-Hyun KIM, Sang-Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20230038407
    Abstract: Provided a method performed by an automatic interpretation server based on a zero user interface (UI), which communicates with a plurality of terminal devices having a microphone function, a speaker function, a communication function, and a wearable function. The method includes connecting terminal devices disposed within a designated automatic interpretation zone, receiving a voice signal of a first user from a first terminal device among the terminal devices within the automatic interpretation zone, matching a plurality of users placed within a speech-receivable distance of the first terminal device, and performing automatic interpretation on the voice signal and transmitting results of the automatic interpretation to a second terminal device of at least one second user corresponding to a result of the matching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung YUN, Sang Hun KIM, Min Kyu LEE, Joon Gyu MAENG
  • Patent number: 11557810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell. The battery cell comprises: an electrode assembly provided with an electrode tab; a case which accommodates the electrode assembly and of which at least a portion of an edge is sealed to provide a sealing surface; an electrode lead coupled to the electrode tab and led out of the case; a lead film disposed on each of top and bottom surfaces of the lead electrode disposed on the sealing surface of the case and coupled together with the sealing surface; and a main gas discharge tube disposed in the case and having one end buried in the lead film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Cho Long Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Sang Suk Jung, Won Pill Hwang, Yong Kim
  • Patent number: 11551012
    Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for providing a personal assistant service based on automatic translation. The apparatus for providing a personal assistant service based on automatic translation includes an input section configured to receive a command of a user, a memory in which a program for providing a personal assistant service according to the command of the user is stored, and a processor configured to execute the program. The processor updates at least one of a speech recognition model, an automatic interpretation model, and an automatic translation model on the basis of an intention of the command of the user using a recognition result of the command of the user and provides the personal assistant service on the basis of an automatic translation call.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seung Yun, Sang Hun Kim, Min Kyu Lee, Yun Keun Lee, Mu Yeol Choi, Yeo Jeong Kim, Sang Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 11545707
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-shaped battery case configured to receive an electrode assembly having a separator interposed between positive and negative electrodes, together with an electrolytic solution, the pouch-shaped battery case including an outer coating layer defining an outer surface of the battery case and configured to protect the electrode assembly from an outside of the battery case, the outer coating layer made of a polymer resin, a metal barrier layer located between the outer coating layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the metal barrier layer having high moisture-blocking efficiency and high thermal conductivity, and an inner sealant layer located between the metal barrier layer and an inner surface of the battery case, the inner sealant layer made of a polymer resin that has high thermal fusibility, the metal barrier layer includes a first metal that has high formability and a second metal that has high rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventors: Sang Hun Kim, Yong Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang, Na Yoon Kim, Min Hyeong Kang
  • Publication number: 20220416289
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a method for manufacturing an electrode lead according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of manufacturing each of a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead by cutting a metal plate; a step of applying an adhesive to at least one of one end of the first electrode lead or the other end of the second electrode lead; a step of forming a lead stack by bonding the one end of the first electrode lead and the other end of the second electrode lead to each other; a step of placing the lead stack on a die; and a step of applying heat and pressure to a connection portion of the lead stack, in which the first electrode lead and the second electrode lead are connected to each other, by using a pressing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hyeong Kang, Seong Heon Jeong, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Hyun Tae Kim, Il Gyu Byen, Chung Ki Cho
  • Patent number: 11539098
    Abstract: To solve the above problem, a venting device inserted into a sealing part of a pouch of a secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a housing inserted between confronting surfaces of the sealing part and sealed together with the sealing part; an element made of a metal and disposed in the housing and through which a passage is defined providing gas communication between an inside and an outside of the pouch; and a ball disposed at an outlet-side of the passage, the ball configured to open and close the passage, wherein, in the element, an edge of an inner circumference of a surface of the outlet-side of the passage is chamfered or filleted so as to face the ball, and the element includes: a surface treatment layer formed on the chamfered or filleted surface; and a layer made of a polymer and fused to the surface treatment layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Na Yoon Kim, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim, Hyung Kyun Yu, Soo Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220393316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an electrode lead. The method may include manufacturing each of a first electrode lead and a second electrode lead, bonding the first electrode lead to the second electrode lead form a connection part. Manufacturing the first electrode lead may include unwinding a first metal plate from a first metal reel, attaching a first tape to perform masking on a first connection area to form the connection part, plating and surface treating on the first metal plate, and removing the first tape. Manufacturing the second electrode lead may include unwinding a second metal plate from a second metal reel, attaching a second tape to perform masking on a second connection area to form the connection part, plating and surface treating the second metal plate, and removing the second tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Hyeong Kang, Yong Su Choi, Sang Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20220373207
    Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for predicting an occupancy time of a user in a city building based on big data for auto control of heating or cooling for energy saving. The user occupancy time prediction system according to an embodiment includes: a sensor configured to collect data regarding whether a user occupies a predetermined space in a building; a database configured to store the collected data; a data pre-processing unit configured to process the stored data into a format suitable for machine learning; and a prediction unit configured to input the processed data into a machine learning model, and to predict an expected unoccupancy time of the user regarding the predetermined space in the building. Accordingly, a user occupancy/unoccupancy time may be predicted by analyzing big data which uses previous occupancy data of a user in a city building, and energy may be saved by adjusting a temperature of a heating or cooling device before the unoccupancy time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Korea Electronics Technology Institute
    Inventors: Ki Woong KWON, Sang Hun KIM
  • Publication number: 20220364237
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an atomic layer deposition apparatus, and more particularly, to an atomic layer deposition apparatus for depositing an atomic layer on a flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: NEXUSBE CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hag Young CHOI, Dong Won KIM, Sang Hun KIM, Keun Sik KIM
  • Publication number: 20220336917
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having a vent member. The secondary battery may include an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached, a battery case including an accommodation portion to receive the electrode assembly therein such that a portion of the electrode lead may extend outside the battery case, a lead film disposed around an outer surface of the electrode lead, and a vent member. The battery case may include a sealing portion containing a sealant resin to form a seal at least partially around the electrode assembly. The lead film may be interposed between the electrode lead and the sealing portion. The vent member may contain a vent resin having a lower melting point than the sealant resin. The vent member may at least partially overlap or contact the lead film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Dae-Woong Song, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220336918
    Abstract: The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly to which an electrode lead is attached; a case configured to receive the electrode assembly therein; a lead film configured to surround a part of an outer surface of the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the case; a vent region formed in at least a part of the case; and a vent member inserted into the vent region and configured to contain linear low-density polyethylene having a comonomer with a carbon number of 6 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae-Woong Song, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu, Hun-Hee Lim, Soo-Ji Hwang
  • Publication number: 20220336922
    Abstract: A battery case for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the object can include a cup part provided with an accommodation space configured to accommodate an electrode assembly formed by stacking an electrode and a separator; a sealing part extending outward from the cup part; and a gas discharge part which is attached from the inside to a hole formed by perforating at least one of the cup part or the sealing part and through which a gas passes. The gas discharge part can include a gas discharge layer through which the gas passes; and an outer functional layer which is formed on an outer surface of the gas discharge layer and has hydrophobicity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Soo Ji Hwang, Sang Hun Kim, Yong Su Choi, Hyung Kyun Yu, Na Yoon Kim
  • Patent number: D973810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventor: Sang Hun Kim