Patents by Inventor Sang-Wook Woo

Sang-Wook Woo 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: 20190288291
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium-metal secondary battery and a lithium-metal secondary battery including the same are provided which have an excellent life characteristic and have less irregular resin phases formed on the surface the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a polymer layer arranged in a lattice structure having vacant spaces, so that the specific surface area of the negative electrode can be increased, a uniform current density distribution can thereby be achieved, the negative electrode has excellent life characteristics, and the formation of irregular resin phases can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Won CHOI, Sang Wook WOO, Oh Byong CHAE, Eun Kyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190280286
    Abstract: TA negative electrode, a secondary battery including the same, and a method of preparing the negative electrode are provided. The negative electrode, which includes a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector; a first layer disposed on the negative electrode active material layer and including Li; and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including an inorganic material is provided. A loading amount of the first layer may satisfy Equation 1: 0.65×(x1?y1)<loading amount of the first layer<0.95×(x1?y1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Hyuk SONG, Oh Byong CHAE, Eun Kyung KIM, Sang Wook WOO
  • Patent number: 10403863
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a packaging for a cable-type secondary battery extending longitudinally, comprising: a hollow metal foil layer; a first polymer resin layer formed on one surface of the metal foil layer; and a second polymer resin layer formed on the other surface of the metal foil layer, and a cable-type secondary battery comprising the packaging. The packaging of the present invention comprises a metal foil layer to prevent the contamination of an electrolyte in the cable-type battery and prevent the deterioration of battery performances, and also maintain the mechanical strength of the cable-type battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Kwon, Je-Young Kim, Sang-Hun Kim, Sang-Wook Woo
  • Patent number: 10361426
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary graphite particle comprising an initial natural graphite particle of excellent high capacity and output characteristic, aggregated, bonded or assembled with an initial artificial graphite particle of excellent cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic, thus having superior rollability that leads into increased density, a negative electrode using the secondary graphite particle as a negative electrode active material, and a secondary lithium battery comprising the negative electrode. Accordingly, the secondary lithium battery comprising the secondary graphite particle as described above as the negative electrode active material has an effect of enhanced high rate charging and discharging capability, cycle characteristic and swelling characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyuk Song, Eun Kyung Kim, Dong Sub Jung, Sang Wook Woo, Ye Ri Kim, Ju Ho Chung
  • Publication number: 20190207224
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium-metal secondary battery, which has a wide specific surface area and a current density distribution that can be uniformly implemented, and a lithium-metal secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Won CHOI, Sang Wook WOO, Oh Byong CHAE, Eun Kyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190181421
    Abstract: A lithium metal is physically pressed to a silicon wafer having a uniform intaglio or embossed pattern formed thereon in advance, or liquid lithium is applied to the silicon wafer and may then be cooled in order to form a uniform pattern on the surface of the lithium metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Oh-Byong CHAE, Eun-Kyung KIM, Sang-Wook WOO, Geun-Sik JO, Soo-Hee KANG, Hee-Won CHOI
  • Publication number: 20190165373
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode active material including natural graphite and mosaic coke-based artificial graphite, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an anode active material including natural graphite and mosaic coke-based artificial graphite is used, when applied to a lithium secondary battery, intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions is more facilitated and conductivity of an electrode is improved even if no or little conductive material is used. Furthermore, the increase in conductivity can lead to not only a further improvement in rate performance of a lithium secondary battery but also a reduction in interfacial resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Min Lee, Dong Sub Jung, Eun Kyung Kim, Sang Wook Woo, Sun Young Shin
  • Publication number: 20190140257
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery using lithium metal for the negative electrode and a method for manufacturing the same, and the method includes forming a protective layer for dendrite prevention of the negative electrode. The method for manufacturing a negative electrode according to the present disclosure may be achieved by a simple process including coating a slurry containing fluorocarbon and/or fluorinated metal dispersed in a solvent onto a lithium metal layer and drying the slurry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Oh-Byong CHAE, Sang-Wook WOO, Hee-Won CHOI, Eun-Kyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20190074520
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a negative electrode for a secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, the negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a lithium metal. The present disclosure provides a negative electrode for a secondary battery including a negative electrode current collector; a lithium metal layer having a fine pattern formed on the negative electrode collector; and a protective layer formed along the surface of the lithium metal layer having the fine pattern, and a method for forming a lithium metal layer having a fine pattern formed thereon and the protective layer. In the negative electrode for a secondary battery according to the present disclosure, effective current density may be reduced and battery capacity may be maximized by forming a fine pattern on a surface of a lithium metal included in a negative electrode to increase an electrode specific surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Wook WOO, Jeong Woo SHON, Oh Byong CHAE, Hee Won CHOI, Eun Kyung KIM, Ki Hwan KIM
  • Patent number: 10205169
    Abstract: A negative active material for rechargeable lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed. The negative active material includes a core including a lithium titanium oxide of Formula 1, and a coating layer positioned on a surface of the core and including an acid anhydride physisorbed onto the core, and thus can be useful in inhibiting battery side reactions and gas generation and improving battery performance since moisture formed during a redox reaction is effectively absorbed into a surface of the negative active material. LixTiyO4??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, x and y are as defined in the detailed description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Hyuk Song, Eun Kyung Kim, Sang Wook Woo, Sung Bin Park, Ye Ri Kim, Ju Ho Chung
  • Patent number: 10198038
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and an impact absorption film adjacent to the second surface of the display panel and including first and second impact absorption layers. The second impact absorption layer includes a soft part corresponding to a first region of the second impact absorption layer and a hard part corresponding to a second region of the second impact absorption layer. The first impact absorption layer and the soft part of the second impact absorption layer have an elastic modulus value less than an elastic modulus value of the hard part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se-Jin Jang, Noh-Jin Myung, Byoung-Har Hwang, Sang-Wook Woo, Tae-Hyoung Kwak
  • Patent number: 10177380
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode active material including natural graphite and mosaic coke-based artificial graphite, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an anode active material including natural graphite and mosaic coke-based artificial graphite is used, when applied to a lithium secondary battery, intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions is more facilitated and conductivity of an electrode is improved even if no or little conductive material is used. Furthermore, the increase in conductivity can lead to not only a further improvement in rate performance of a lithium secondary battery but also a reduction in interfacial resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Min Lee, Dong Sub Jung, Eun Kyung Kim, Sang Wook Woo, Sun Young Shin
  • Publication number: 20180358596
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium secondary battery, including a porous resin comprising one or more polar functional groups selected from the group consisting of —C—F; and —C—OOH and —C?O on a surface thereof, wherein, among the polar functional groups, a molar ratio of —C—OOH and —C?O to —C—F ranges from 0.2:0.8 to 0.8:0.2, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Wook WOO, Oh Byong CHAE, Hee Won CHOI, Eun Kyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20180287194
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for a secondary battery, comprising an electrode current collector and a lithium metal layer disposed on one surface of the electrode current collector, wherein a thickness difference between the thinnest portion and the thickest portion of the lithium metal layer is 1,000 pm or less, and a method of manufacturing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Oh Byong CHAE, Sang Wook WOO, Hee Won CHOI, Eun Kyung KIM
  • Patent number: 10026956
    Abstract: Provided are an anode including spherical natural graphite having a surface coated with an amorphous carbon layer, wherein a crystal orientation ratio is in a range of 0.06 to 0.08 at a compressed density of 1.40 g/cc to 1.85 g/cc, and a lithium secondary battery including the anode. Initial efficiency, electrode adhesion, and capacity characteristics of the lithium secondary battery may be improved by using the anode of the present invention in the lithium secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Wook Kim, Sang Wook Woo, Je Young Kim, Ki Tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20180190985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which includes (A) first artificial graphite having an average particle diameter (D50) of 15 ?m to 20 ?m and (B) second artificial graphite having an average particle diameter (D50) of 3 ?m to 5 ?m, wherein the first artificial graphite (A) includes a secondary artificial graphite particle, in which at least one primary artificial graphite particle is agglomerated, and a carbon coating layer, and a weight ratio of the first artificial graphite to the second artificial graphite is in a range of 85:15 to 95:5, a negative electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Won CHOI, Sang Wook WOO, Dong Sub JUNG, Dong Hyuk KIM, Eun Kyung KIM
  • Patent number: 9997773
    Abstract: Disclosed are a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, a method of preparing the same and a lithium secondary battery including the same. More particularly, the negative electrode active material includes a core that includes a lithium titanium oxide represented by Formula 1 below and a coating layer that is located in a surface of the core and includes fluorine, and thus, a moisture content in the active material is decreased and adsorption of outside moisture is inhibited, thereby removing concern for side reaction occurrence due to moisture. In addition, loss of an SEI layer may be prevented due to a stable fluorine-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the active material. As a result, battery performance may be enhanced and stable expression thereof is possible: LixTiyO4,??[Formula 1] wherein x and y are the same as defined in the present specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ju Ho Chung, Eun Kyung Kim, Sang Wook Woo, Sung Bin Park, Ye Ri Kim, Jun Hyuk Song
  • Patent number: 9997781
    Abstract: Provided is an anode active material including a transition metal-metaphosphate of Chemical Formula 1: M(PO3)2??<Chemical Formula 1> where M is any one selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), palladium (Pd), and silver (Ag), or two or more elements thereof. Since the anode active material of the present invention is stable and has excellent conversion reactivity while including only transition metal and phosphate without using lithium in which the price thereof is continuously increased, the anode active material of the present invention may improve capacity characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Woo, Ji Heon Ryu, Eun Kyung Kim, Je Young Kim, Sang Jo An, Min Young Hong
  • Patent number: 9991549
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, more specifically an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising a spiral electrode consisting of at least two wire-type electrodes which are spirally twisted with each other, each of the wire-type electrodes comprising a wire-type current collector, an anode active material layer formed by coating on the outer surface of the wire-type current collector, and a polymer resin layer formed by coating on the outer surface of the anode active material layer; and a cable-type secondary battery comprising the anode. The anode for a cable-type secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a polymer resin layer formed by coating on the outer surface of an anode active material layer, thereby preventing the release of the anode active material layer from a wire-type current collector and eventually preventing the deterioration of battery performances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yo-Han Kwon, Byung-Hun Oh, Je-Young Kim, Sang-Wook Woo
  • Patent number: 9979024
    Abstract: Provided is an anode active material including a transition metal-pyrophosphate of Chemical Formula 1 below: M2P2O7??<Chemical Formula 1> where M is any one selected from the group consisting of titanium (Ti), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), palladium (Pd), and silver (Ag), or two or more elements thereof. Since the anode active material of the present invention is stable and has excellent conversion reactivity while including only transition metal and phosphate without using lithium in which the price thereof is continuously increased, the anode active material of the present invention may improve capacity characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Woo, Ji Heon Ryu, Eun Kyung Kim, Je Young Kim, Sang Jo An, Min Young Hong