Patents by Inventor Bum Choi

Bum Choi 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: 20260149085
    Abstract: A battery module having battery cells with terminal portions, a case having seating portions in which each battery cell is seated and having an accommodation space in which the battery cells are accommodated is provided An intermediate frame having a support holes with diameters larger than the diameters of the battery cells is mounted on the case to divide the accommodation space in the case into a cooling space where cooling liquid is accommodated and a terminal exposure space where the terminal portion of each battery cell is located. A potting portion has a first region provided in the terminal exposure space to surround the terminal portions of the battery cells and one side of the intermediate frame, and a second region connected to the first region and filled into the space between the battery cells and the support holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jae Heon Chung, In Hyeok Kim
  • Patent number: 12633588
    Abstract: A battery cell stack includes a plurality of battery cells, a temperature adjuster configured to prevent an increase in temperature of the battery cell stack due to a high external temperature, a heat plate disposed at a lower surface and a side surface of the battery cell stack, a pack case configured to receive the battery cell stack, the temperature adjuster, and the heat plate therein, and a cooling fan configured to discharge heat in the pack case to the outside. The battery cell stack is configured such that, when external power is supplied to an electrical apparatus connected to the battery pack, the battery cell stack does not supply current to the electrical apparatus, and when no external power is supplied to the electrical apparatus, the battery cell stack supplies current to the electrical apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Ku, Bum Choi, Hee Gyu Kim, Chang Hui Lee
  • Publication number: 20260121191
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module having a reinforcement member to reinforce the mechanical strength of a module case. To achieve the above-described object, the battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of secondary batteries arranged in at least one direction, a module case including a cover portion, a bottom portion and a side portion to form an internal space in which the plurality of secondary batteries is mounted, and a reinforcement member disposed in the module case and fixed to a lower surface of the cover portion and an upper surface of the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum CHOI, Jong-Yoon KEUM, Jong-Chul CHOI
  • Patent number: 12609375
    Abstract: A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a battery cell assembly including a plurality of battery cells, a coolant filled between the plurality of battery cells of the battery cell assembly, a pack case in which the coolant and the battery cell assembly are accommodated, and a waterproof adhesive provided in the pack case to a certain height and at least partially covering a lower end portion of the battery cell assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon Keum, Bum Choi, Gae-Sung Kim, Dong-Hwan Shin, Soo-Jun Ahn
  • Publication number: 20260074338
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery module, and a secondary battery pack and a vehicle including the same. The secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary battery cells; a frame member coupled to the plurality of secondary battery cells to support the plurality of secondary battery cells and configured to divide the plurality of secondary battery cells into a first region and a second region by the coupling; and a cover configured to accommodate the plurality of secondary battery cells and the frame member, wherein the plurality of secondary battery cells have a water proofing structure, and wherein the water proofing structure prevents a coolant of the first region from flowing to the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon KEUM, Bum CHOI, Soo-Jun AHN, Gae-Sung KIM, Dong-Hwan SHIN
  • Publication number: 20260042899
    Abstract: A composition of the present application can be applied to a product that generates heat in driving or maintenance processes, thereby being used as a material capable of treating the heat. The composition of the present application can be applied to a product in which a plurality of heat-generating elements is integrated, thereby efficiently treating the heat generated from the elements while maintaining the temperature of the product uniformly. In addition, when the composition is applied to a product, even if abnormal heat generation, explosion or ignition occurs in any one element among a plurality of elements in the product, it is possible to prevent or minimize the effect of such heat generation, explosion, or ignition on other adjacent elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicants: LG Chem, Ltd., LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Min Lee, Bum Choi, Jin-Mi Jung, Hong Chan Lee, Gae Sung Kim, Soo Jun Ahn, Tae Young Park
  • Patent number: 12506235
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a module case configured to receive the plurality of battery cells to improve spatial utilization of the battery module. The module case includes a case body at front, rear, left and right surfaces, and a lower part thereof; a case cover at an upper part of the case body; and a mounting bracket at a side surface of the case body to be fastened to an external device or a neighboring battery module, and wherein holes are formed in a middle part of the case cover such that a coolant port, configured to allow a coolant to be introduced and discharged therethrough, and a power terminal, configured to allow electrical connection with an outside therethrough, are connected to external equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Dong Hwan Shin
  • Patent number: 12506204
    Abstract: A secondary battery module, a secondary battery pack, and a vehicle including the same are provided. The secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary battery cells having a battery case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated; a frame member supporting the plurality of secondary battery cells; and a cover accommodating the plurality of secondary battery cells and the frame member. The plurality of secondary battery cells have a water proofing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jong-Yoon Keum, Bum Choi, Soo-Jun Ahn, Gae-Sung Kim, Dong-Hwan Shin
  • Patent number: 12494540
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module having a reinforcement member to reinforce the mechanical strength of a module case. To achieve the above-described object, the battery module according to the present disclosure includes a plurality of secondary batteries arranged in at least one direction, a module case including a cover portion, a bottom portion, and a side portion to define an internal space in which the plurality of secondary batteries is disposed, and a reinforcement member disposed in the module case and fixed to a lower surface of the cover portion and an upper surface of the bottom portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Choi, Jong-Yoon Keum, Jong-Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 12456779
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells respectively having electrode terminals and configured to be erected long in a vertical direction, an upper cover having a plurality of exposing holes to expose the upper portion of each of the plurality of battery cells to the outside at least partially, a lower cover having a plurality of exposing holes to expose the lower portion of each of the plurality of battery cells to the outside at least partially, and a filling member, of an electrically insulating material, in the plurality of exposing holes to seal the plurality of exposing holes formed in at least one of the upper cover and the lower cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Soo-Jun Ahn, Bum Choi, Dae-Hee Son, Dong-Hwan Shin
  • Patent number: 12381273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module with improved manufacturing efficiency and improved cooling efficiency. The battery module includes a plurality of secondary batteries; and a cooling member configured so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted thereto, and the cooling member includes an upper frame having a plate shape with a predetermined length so that the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted to a first surface thereof; and a lower frame coupled to a second surface of the upper frame on a side opposite the first surface and having a coolant channel configured so that a coolant flows through the coolant channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Choi, Jong-Yoon Keum, Dong-Hwan Shin, Jong-Chul Choi
  • Patent number: 12322817
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells elongated to be oriented in a vertical direction and having a pair of electrode terminals located at an upper portion thereof, the plurality of battery cells being arranged in at least one horizontal direction; and a pack housing having an accommodation space in which the plurality of battery cells are accommodated and configured such that a lower portion of each of the plurality of battery cells is bonded to an inner surface of the pack housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bum Choi, Jong-Yoon Keum, Dong-Hwan Shin
  • Publication number: 20250140964
    Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of vents, each vent associated with a respective battery cell. A heat sink is positioned adjacent the vents parts and is configured to dissipate heat from the plurality of battery cells. The heat sink includes a heat dissipation case having a metal material and a resinous material and defining a flow path groove through which cooling water is configured to flow, and a heat dissipation film adjacent the vents and coupled to the heat dissipation case and surrounding the flow path groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Soo Jun Ahn, Jae Heon Chung
  • Publication number: 20250132446
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case, a battery cell assembly, a resin layer, and an inorganic film. The battery cell assembly includes a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the pack case; and the resin layer fills a relatively lower portion of a space between the plurality of battery cells. The inorganic film fills a relatively upper portion of the space between the plurality of battery cells. A method of manufacture is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution
    Inventors: Gae-Sung Kim, Tae-Young Park, Bum Choi
  • Publication number: 20250079582
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell, a manufacturing method thereof, and a battery module comprising the same, and a battery cell related to one example of the present invention comprises an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a plating layer formed on an outer surface of the case, a scratch region formed by removing a partial region of the plating layer, and a porous coating layer provided to surround the scratch region and containing a sacrificial material having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of the plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum
  • Publication number: 20250007038
    Abstract: A battery cell manufacturing method comprises scratching a partial region of a plating layer of unit plate material to form a scratch region on the unit plate material; bonding a sacrificial metal sheet to one side of the unit plate material to cover the scratch region; and processing the unit plate material into a cylindrical shape so that the sacrificial metal sheet is exposed to the outside. A battery cell and battery module according to the same are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum
  • Publication number: 20250007052
    Abstract: A battery cell and a battery module include a direct water-cooling battery cell and a direct water-cooling battery module. The corrosion resistance of the battery cell can be improved by using a sacrificial metal having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of a battery cell case, and the battery cell can be cooled by using general cooling water for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon Keum, Bum Choi, Hee Gyu Kim, Jae Heon Chung
  • Publication number: 20240413438
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery cell and a battery module comprising the same, and relates, particularly, to a direct water-cooling battery cell and a direct water-cooling battery module comprising the same. According to the present disclosure, the corrosion resistance of the battery cell can be improved by using a sacrificial metal having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of a battery cell case, and the heat of the battery cell can be cooled by using general cooling water for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Hee Gyu Kim, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Jae Heon Chung
  • Publication number: 20240380019
    Abstract: A battery module according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one battery cell assembly including a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a state that side surfaces are adjacent to each other; a case accommodating the battery cell assembly; a fixing resin layer disposed to at least one side of the length direction ends of a plurality of cylindrical battery cells and fixing a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and a thermal transmission resin layer formed between the fixing resin layer and the case and between the side of the battery cell assembly and the case, and in contact with the fixing resin layer and the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hee Gyu KIM, Bum CHOI, Seungbin CHOI
  • Publication number: 20240372179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell and a battery module comprising the same, and relates, particularly, to a direct water-cooling battery cell and a direct water-cooling battery module comprising the same. According to the present invention, the corrosion resistance of the battery cell can be improved by using a sacrificial metal having a higher metal ionization tendency than that of a battery cell case, and the heat of the battery cell can be cooled by using general cooling water for vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yong Jung, Bum Choi, Jong Yoon Keum, Jae Heon Chung