Patents by Inventor Byung-Kook Kim

Byung-Kook 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: 11964805
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a container for retort food and, more specifically, to a container for retort food including: a container body in which food may be input and stored; and an inner cap covering the container body. The inner cap covering the container body has a predetermined depth, and thus, effective sterilization may be performed during a retort processing process, overflow of the food in the container body may be prevented, and there is an advantage in satisfying regulations regarding a packing space ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ki Pyo Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Kyoung Sik Cho, Kwang Soo Park, Byung Kook Lee
  • Patent number: 11855286
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a cathode thin film for an all-solid-state battery or a cathode composite membrane for an all-solid-state battery, and an all-solid-state battery including the same. The cathode for an all-solid-state battery contains a grain that has a plane having a low surface energy and has a grain boundary arranged parallel to the electron movement direction, thus effectively lowering the interfacial resistance of the thin film while suppressing the dissolution and diffusion of the transition metal, thereby improving the cycle stability of the all-solid-state battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Sang Baek Park, Byung Kook Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Ji Won Son, Kyung Joong Yoon, Hyoung Chul Kim, Ho Il Ji, Sung Eun Yang, Seung Hwan Lee, Joo Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20230288446
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an IMU sensor and an inertial measurement system comprising same, wherein the IMU sensor comprises: a core body including at least three surfaces each having a surface direction parallel to any one of three axes; a plurality of cantilevers configured to be deformable, one side of each cantilever being coupled to the core body; and a plurality of strain sensors each disposed on the surface of each cantilever, the strain sensors extending along the direction of the other side from one fixed side of the cantilever.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jinseok KIM, Minsu JANG, Byung Kook KIM, Kyumin KANG
  • Publication number: 20230204360
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to an Inertia Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor that generates strain information including a change in strain based on first output light of a first type of optical fiber sensing unit, calculates acceleration information of an object on which an IMU sensor (10) is mounted based on the strain information, generates angular velocity information based on output light of a second type of optical fiber sensing unit, and calculates angle information of the object based on the rotational speed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jinseok KIM, Byung Kook KIM, Minsu JANG, Hyowon MOON
  • Patent number: 11631878
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell including a multi-layered electrolyte layer using a calendering process. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell is a continuous process, thus providing high productivity and maximizing facility investment and processing costs. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell manufactured by the method includes an anode that is free of interfacial defects and has a uniform packing structure, thereby advantageously greatly improving the production yield and power density. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell has excellent interfacial bonding strength between respective layers included therein, and includes a multi-layered electrolyte layer in which the secondary phase at the interface is suppressed and which has increased density, thereby advantageously providing excellent output characteristics and long-term stability even at an intermediate operating temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Ho Il Ji, Jong Ho Lee, Byung Kook Kim, Ji Won Son, Kyung Joong Yoon, Hyoung Chul Kim, Sang Baek Park, Sung Eun Yang, Jun Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 11562108
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for analyzing a sulfide-based solid electrolyte using computer simulation including connecting, by a user, to a client accessible to a server, inputting information of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte to be analyzed to the client, transmitting, by the client, the information to the server, implementing, by the server, generation of a three-dimensional structure in which anion clusters and lithium ions are disposed, based on the transmitted information, feeding back, by the server, an implementation result to the client, and displaying, by the client, the feedback result. In addition, properties of sulfide-based solid electrolytes, which cannot be observed by experimentation, can be analyzed based on lithium, ion conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyoung chul Kim, Byung Kook Kim, Hae Weon Lee, Jong Ho Lee, Ji Won Son, Hun Gi Jung, Ji Su Kim, Sung Jun Choi, Eu Deum Jung
  • Publication number: 20220393180
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anode-free all-solid-state battery having improved charge/discharge cycle stability. Specifically, the anode-free all-solid-state battery includes a cathode layer containing a cathode active material, an anode current collector layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the cathode layer and the anode current collector layer, wherein the anode current collector layer has a surface roughness (Rq) of 100 nm to 1,000 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Baek PARK, Byung Kook KIM, Jong Ho LEE, Ji Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, Hyoung Chul KIM, HO IL JI, Sung Eun YANG, Deok Hwang KWON, Hyung Mook KANG, Dong Hee GU
  • Patent number: 11515544
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell using a calendering process. The method includes preparing a stack including an anode support layer (ASL) and an anode functional layer (AFL), calendering the stack to obtain an anode, stacking an electrolyte layer on the anode to obtain an assembly, calendering the assembly to obtain an electrolyte substrate, sintering the electrolyte substrate, and forming a cathode on the electrolyte layer of the electrolyte substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hae-Weon Lee, Ho Il Ji, Byung Kook Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Ji-Won Son, Kyung Joong Yoon, Hyoungchul Kim, Sungeun Yang, Sangbaek Park, Junseok Kim, Jisu Shin
  • Publication number: 20220166056
    Abstract: Provided are a lithium-argyrodite ionic superconductor containing a halogen element and a method for preparing the same, wherein an argyrodite-type crystal structure can be maintained and lithium ion conductivity can be greatly improved by combining specific elements at a specific molar ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyoung Chul KIM, Byung Kook KIM, Jong Ho LEE, Ji Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, HO IL JI, Sung Eun YANG, Sang Baek PARK, Hun Gi JUNG, Sung Soo SHIN, Ji Su KIM, Eu Deum JUNG
  • Publication number: 20220158209
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell including a multi-layered electrolyte layer using a calendering process. The method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell is a continuous process, thus providing high productivity and maximizing facility investment and processing costs. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell manufactured by the method includes an anode that is free of interfacial defects and has a uniform packing structure, thereby advantageously greatly improving the production yield and power density. In addition, the solid oxide fuel cell has excellent interfacial bonding strength between respective layers included therein, and includes a multi-layered electrolyte layer in which the secondary phase at the interface is suppressed and which has increased density, thereby advantageously providing excellent output characteristics and long-term stability even at an intermediate operating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: HO IL JI, Jong Ho LEE, Byung Kook KIM, Ji Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, Hyoung Chul KIM, Sang Baek PARK, Sung Eun YANG, Jun Seok KIM
  • Patent number: 11329314
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sulfide-based solid electrolyte imparted with improved lithium ion conductivity and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, disclosed is a sulfide-based solid electrolyte containing a lithium element (Li), a phosphorus element (P), a sulfur element (S) and a halogen element (X), and including a crystal phase of an argyrodite crystal structure, wherein a molar ratio (X/P) of the halogen element (X) to the phosphorus element (P) is higher than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyoung chul Kim, Byung Kook Kim, Hun Gi Jung, Kyung Yoon Chung, Jong Ho Lee, Hae Weon Lee, Ji Won Son, Eu Deum Jung, Ji Su Kim, Sung Jun Choi
  • Publication number: 20220131142
    Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode for an all-solid-state battery including a cathode thin film for an all-solid-state battery or a cathode composite membrane for an all-solid-state battery, and an all-solid-state battery including the same. The cathode for an all-solid-state battery contains a grain that has a plane having a low surface energy and has a grain boundary arranged parallel to the electron movement direction, thus effectively lowering the interfacial resistance of the thin film while suppressing the dissolution and diffusion of the transition metal, thereby improving the cycle stability of the all-solid-state battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Sang Baek PARK, Byung Kook KIM, Jong Ho LEE, Ji Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, Hyoung Chul KIM, HO IL JI, Sung Eun YANG, Seung Hwan LEE, Joo Sun KIM
  • Publication number: 20210151773
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell using a calendering process. The method includes preparing a stack including an anode support layer (ASL) and an anode functional layer (AFL), calendering the stack to obtain an anode, stacking an electrolyte layer on the anode to obtain an assembly, calendering the assembly to obtain an electrolyte substrate, sintering the electrolyte substrate, and forming a cathode on the electrolyte layer of the electrolyte substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Hae-Weon LEE, Ho Il JI, Byung Kook KIM, Jong Ho LEE, Ji-Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, Hyoungchul KIM, Sungeun YANG, Sangbaek PARK, Junseok KIM, JISU SHIN
  • Publication number: 20210119247
    Abstract: Provided are a sulfide-based lithium-argyrodite ion superconductor containing multiple chalcogen elements and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, provided are a sulfide-based lithium-argyrodite ion superconductor containing multiple chalcogen elements and a method for preparing the same that are capable of significantly improving lithium ion conductivity by substituting a sulfur (S) element in a PS43- tetrahedron with a chalcogen element such as a selenium (Se) element, other than the sulfur (S) element, while maintaining an argyrodite-type crystal structure of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte represented by Li6PS5Cl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Hyoungchul KIM, Byung Kook KIM, Hae-Weon LEE, Jong Ho LEE, Ji-Won SON, Kyung Joong YOON, Ho Il JI, Sangbaek PARK, Sungeun YANG, Ji-Su KIM, Sung Soo SHIN, Eu Deum JUNG
  • Patent number: 10923733
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanocatalyst for an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a nanocatalyst for an anode of a solid oxide fuel cell obtained by forming a ceramic nanocatalyst including a noble metal dispersed therein in an atomic unit and contained in an ionic state having an oxidation number other than 0 through an in situ infiltration process in the internal pores of a porous electrode, and to application of the nanocatalyst to a solid oxide fuel cell having significantly higher electrochemical characteristics as compared to the solid oxide fuel cells including the conventional nickel-based anode and oxide anode, and particularly showing excellent characteristics at an intermediate or low temperature of 600° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University
    Inventors: Kyung Joong Yoon, Yun Jung Lee, Ji-su Shin, Mansoo Park, Ho Il Ji, Hyoungchul Kim, Ji-Won Son, Jong Ho Lee, Byung Kook Kim, Hae-Weon Lee
  • Publication number: 20200358131
    Abstract: Disclosed are a sulfide-based solid electrolyte imparted with improved lithium ion conductivity and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, disclosed is a sulfide-based solid electrolyte containing a lithium element (Li), a phosphorus element (P), a sulfur element (S) and a halogen element (X), and including a crystal phase of an argyrodite crystal structure, wherein a molar ratio (X/P) of the halogen element (X) to the phosphorus element (P) is higher than 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Hyoung chul KIM, Byung Kook KIM, Hun Gi JUNG, Kyung Yoon CHUNG, Jong Ho LEE, Hae Weon LEE, Ji Won SON, Eu Deum JUNG, Ji Su KIM, Sung Jun CHOI
  • Patent number: 10790540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium-ion-conductive sulfide-based solid electrolyte which contains lithium (Li), sulfur (S), phosphorus (P), indium (In) and selenium (Se) and has a crystal structure of InSe and a method for preparing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hyoungchul Kim, Hae-Weon Lee, Byung Kook Kim, Jong Ho Lee, Ji-Won Son, Hun-Gi Jung, Eu Deum Jung, Sung Jun Choi, Bin Na Yoon
  • Publication number: 20200119366
    Abstract: A ceramic composite for a fuel cell anode is disclosed. A method for preparing the metal-ceramic composite for a fuel cell anode, the metal-ceramic composite including (i) metal catalyst nanoparticles and (ii) a mixed-conductive ceramic, comprising (A) co-depositing a metal catalyst raw material and a mixed-conductive ceramic by physical vapor deposition. The metal catalyst raw material is present in an amount such that the content of the metal catalyst nanoparticles in the metal-ceramic composite is significantly lower than in conventional metal-ceramic composites. The presence of a small amount of the metal catalyst nanoparticles in the metal-ceramic composite minimizes the occurrence of stress resulting from a change in the volume of the metal catalyst and provides a solution to the problem of defects, achieving improved life characteristics. Also disclosed is a method for preparing the metal-ceramic composite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Won SON, Jung hoon PARK, Jongsup HONG, Hyoungchul KIM, Kyung Joong YOON, Jong Ho LEE, Hae-Weon LEE, Byung Kook KIM
  • Publication number: 20200028207
    Abstract: Disclosed are a lithium ion-conducting sulfide-based solid electrolyte containing selenium and a method for preparing the same. More specifically, disclosed is a lithium ion-conducting sulfide-based solid electrolyte containing selenium that is capable of significantly improving lithium ion conductivity by successfully replacing a sulfur (S) element with a selenium (Se) element, while maintaining an argyrodite-type crystal structure of a sulfide-based solid electrolyte represented by Li6PS5Cl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hyoung chul KIM, Hae Weon LEE, Byung Kook KIM, Jong Ho LEE, Ji Won SON, Hun Gi JUNG, Eu Deum JUNG, Ji Su KIM, Sung Jun CHOI
  • Patent number: 10483550
    Abstract: Provided is a solid oxide cell including a fuel electrode layer, electrolyte layer and an air electrode layer, wherein a diffusion barrier layer is provided between the air electrode layer and the electrolyte layer, the diffusion barrier layer includes: a first diffusion barrier layer formed on the electrolyte layer and including a sintered ceria-based metal oxide containing no sintering aid; and a second diffusion barrier layer formed on the first diffusion barrier layer and including a sintered product of a ceria-based metal oxide mixed with a sintering aid, the first diffusion barrier layer includes a sintered product of nanopowder and macropowder of a ceria-based metal oxide, and the first diffusion barrier layer and the second diffusion barrier layer are sintered at the same time. The diffusion barrier layer is densified, shows high interfacial binding force and prevents formation of a secondary phase derived from chemical reaction with the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kyung Joong Yoon, Seung-Hwan Lee, Mansoo Park, Jongsup Hong, Hyoungchul Kim, Ji-Won Son, Jong Ho Lee, Byung Kook Kim, Hae-Weon Lee