Patents by Inventor Cha Hun Ku

Cha Hun Ku 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: 20180337392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode, for reducing a difference in ductility between a non-coating portion and a coating portion of the electrode, a method for manufacturing the electrode, and a roller for manufacturing the electrode. Also, the electrode according to the present invention includes an electrode foil, a coating portion coated with an electrode active material on one surface of the electrode foil, and a non-coating portion which is disposed adjacent to the coating portion on the one surface of the electrode foil, and is not coated with the electrode active material and on which a pattern is disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Seok Jin Kim, Cha Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20180323415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises: a first separator sheet; and a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet, which respectively adhere to both surfaces of the first separator sheet, wherein patterned masks having different adhesion force are respectivley disposed on both the surfaces of the first separator sheet, and the first electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a first surface of both the surfaces, which has relatively high adhesion force, and the second electrode sheet adheres to the mask of a second surface having relatively low adhesion force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun LEE, Cha Hun KU, Jung Kwan PYO, Ju Hyeon CHO
  • Patent number: 10115951
    Abstract: The present application relates to a swelling tape and a method of filling a gap. The swelling tape is, for example, applied in gaps in which a fluid is present and deformed into a three-dimensional shape to fill the gaps and fix in place objects separated by gaps as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Young Hwang, Byung Kyu Jung, Yoon Tae Hwang, Se Woo Yang, Suk Ky Chang, Sung Jong Kim, Min Soo Park, Cha Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20180248219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a secondary battery. The method comprises: a first process (S10) of manufacturing an incomplete electrode assembly; a second process (S20) of preparing a pattern member on which a patterned pressing protrusion is formed; a third process (S30) of stacking the pattern member on an outer surface of the incomplete electrode assembly; a fourth process (S40) of partially pressing the incomplete electrode assembly to pattern-bond an interface between the electrode and the separator and thereby to manufacture a complete electrode assembly; a fifth process (S50) of accommodating the complete electrode assembly into a case; a sixth process (S60) of injecting an electrolyte to impregnate the electrolyte into the electrode assembly; a seventh process (S70) of sealing an unsealed surface to manufacture a secondary battery; and an eighth process (S80) of heating and pressing an entire surface of the secondary battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jong KIM, Cha Hun KU, Tae Kyu KIM, Kyung Taek KIM, Dong Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20180175337
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing apparatus for a secondary battery, which seals a sealing part of a case in which an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are accommodated, and the sealing apparatus comprises a sealing member comprising a first sealing piece and a second sealing piece, which thermally fuse a surface of the sealing part to seal the sealing part, wherein the first sealing piece and the second sealing piece comprise a plurality of thermal fusion parts, which are disposed from an outer end of a surface of the sealing part toward an inner end that is opposite to the outer end to thermally fuse the surface of the sealing part, and non-thermal fusion parts, which are disposed between the plurality of thermal fusion parts and do not seal the surface of the sealing part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun LEE, Cha Hun KU
  • Publication number: 20180159104
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly comprises: a first separator sheet; and first and second electrode sheets respectively adhering to both sides of the first separator sheet, wherein both the surfaces of the first separator sheet have adhesion different from each other, the first electrode sheet adheres to a first surface, which has relatively high adhesion, of both the surfaces, and the second electrode sheet adheres to a second surface, which has relatively low adhesion, of both the surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Cha Hun Ku, Sang Hun Kim, Tae Kyu Kim, Min Cheol Choi
  • Patent number: 9887398
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrochemical device and a battery module having improved anti-vibration. In the electrochemical device and the battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure which are mounted in electrically powered tools or other equipments, tap holders for providing vibration-resistance are provided on the outer surface of a cathode tap or an anode tap exposed to the outside of the electrochemical device or the battery module, thereby dispersing external force applied to the cathode tap or the anode tap to prevent the cathode tap or the anode tap from being damaged, and immobilizing the cathode tap or the anode tap to prevent an external short circuit, and eventually to improve the stability of the electrochemical device and the battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sook Yun, Cha-Hun Ku, Sun-Ju Park, Pil-Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9868881
    Abstract: A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, Suk Ky Chang, Byung Kyu Jung, Yoon Tae Hwang, Cha Hun Ku, Sung Jong Kim, Se Woo Yang, Hyo Sook Joo, Min Soo Park
  • Patent number: 9862864
    Abstract: A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, Suk Ky Chang, Byung Kyu Jung, Yoon Tae Hwang, Cha Hun Ku, Sung Jong Kim, Se Woo Yang, Hyo Sook Joo, Min Soo Park
  • Patent number: 9865848
    Abstract: A seal tape capable of preventing an electrode assembly from moving in a secondary battery, and a secondary battery using the same are disclosed. The seal tape for a secondary battery is attached to the outer surface of the electrode assembly which is received in a battery case, and includes a first adhesive layer having an adhesive surface adhered to the outer surface of the electrode assembly, a second adhesive layer having an adhesive surface at a side opposite to the adhesive surface of the first adhesive layer so as to adhere to an inner surface of the battery case, and a protective layer formed on the second adhesive layer, wherein the protective layer is entirely or partially removed by reating with an electrolyte of the secondary battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jong Kim, Cha-Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 9843025
    Abstract: A secondary battery having no beading portion includes an electrode assembly having a cathode plate and an anode plate arranged with a separator being interposed therebetween, a battery case having an upper can configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and an electrolytic solution in an inner space thereof and have an open top and an open bottom, the top of the upper can being bent inwards, and a lower sealing member coupled to the bottom of the upper can to seal the bottom of the upper can, and a cap assembly having a top cap protruding on an uppermost portion thereof to form a cathode terminal, a safety vent located below the top cap and configured to change a shape when an inner pressure of the battery case increases, and a gasket surrounding rims of the top cap and the safety vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Jong Kim, Cha-Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 9742004
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a lithium secondary battery comprising Li2NiO2 in a cathode active material so as to improve the phenomenon that the capacity retention ratio decreases at initial cycles when using an anode active material selected from the group consisting of Si, SiC, SiOx (0<x<2), Sn, SnO2, Sb, Ge and a mixture thereof. The lithium secondary battery according to the present disclosure can substantially improve the decrease of a capacity retention ratio during initial cycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Ju Park, Sook Yun, Vin-Na Jo, Cha-Hun Ku, Pil-Kyu Park
  • Patent number: 9620751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cap assembly and a battery including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cap assembly for a cylindrical secondary battery, in which the support unit of a current interrupt device (CID) is seated in the inclined portion or the terraced portion of a gasket and thus the battery is dually sealed, thereby preventing the leakage of an electrolyte, and a cylindrical secondary battery including the cylindrical secondary battery. The cap assembly of the present invention is dually sealed for the leakage of an electrolyte. Accordingly, there is an advantage in that the safety of the battery can be greatly improved because the electrolyte is rarely leaked although the battery is shocked because of dropping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jong Kim, Je Jun Lee, Cha Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 9543568
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode comprising multi-layered electrode active material layer and a secondary battery comprising the same. According to the embodiments of the present invention comprises electrode having multi-layered electrode active material layer, wherein the content of the active materials which forms the electrode active material layers is equally maintained and the loading amounts at each layer are either the same or different from each other, thereby solving the problem of performance deterioration caused by an increase in battery resistance due to non-uniform dispersion of a binder or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nak Gi Sung, Duk Hyun Ryu, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Jin Kim, Hye Lim Shim
  • Patent number: 9490505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode assembly including a separator and a lithium secondary battery including the same for improving safety. The electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator further includes a gasification material possibly being electrolyzed at a certain voltage to generate a gas. Since the electrode assembly and the lithium secondary battery including the same include the gasification material possibly being electrolyzed at the certain voltage to generate the gas, the safety of the battery may be increased. Since the gasification material is coated on the surface of the separator not on the electrode, the resistance increase of the battery may be restrained and the capacity lowering of the battery may be remarkably decreased. The lifetime of the battery is good.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hye Lim Shim, Duk Hyun Ryu, Cha Hun Ku, Jung Jin Kim, Nak Gi Sung
  • Patent number: 9475961
    Abstract: A swelling tape for filling a gap and a method of filling a gap are provided. The swelling tape can be applied within the gap having a fluid to realize a 3D shape thereby filling the gap, and be used to fix a subject forming the gap as necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Se Ra Kim, Suk Ky Chang, Sung Jong Kim, Byung Kyu Jung, Cha Hun Ku, Se Woo Yang, Hyo Sook Joo
  • Publication number: 20160126598
    Abstract: Disclosed is a jellyroll-type electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the electrodes folded together, in which the first electrode has a non-coating part and a first electrode tab attached onto the non-coating part, the non-coating part representing a part of the first electrode not coated with an active material, and the at least double-folded-layer separator is disposed between the first electrode tab and the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Je-Jun Lee, Pil-Kyu Park, Jeong-In Yu, Cha-Hun Ku
  • Patent number: 9263768
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a solvent, the electrolyte containing, based on the weight of the electrolyte, 10-40 wt % of a compound of Formula 1 or its decomposition product, and 1-40 wt % of an aliphatic nitrile compound, as well as an electrochemical device comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Soo Kim, Soon Ho Ahn, Joon Sung Bae, Cha Hun Ku, Soo Hyun Ha, Duk Hyun Ryu, Sei Lin Yoon
  • Patent number: 9222003
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a battery are provided. The electrode assembly may be effectively fixed inside a can as a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape attached to an outer circumferential surface of the electrode assembly is formed into a 3D shape by an electrolyte. Thus, the electrode assembly does not move and rotate inside the can due to external vibration or impact and damage of welded regions of a tab or disconnection of inner circuits can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Jong Kim, Byungkyu Jung, Cha-Hun Ku
  • Publication number: 20150340692
    Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a lithium secondary battery comprising Li2NiO2 in a cathode active material so as to improve the phenomenon that the capacity retention ratio decreases at initial cycles when using an anode active material selected from the group consisting of Si, SiC, SiOx (0<x<2), Sn, SnO2, Sb, Ge and a mixture thereof. The lithium secondary battery according to the present disclosure can substantially improve the decrease of a capacity retention ratio during initial cycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sun-Ju Park, Sook Yun, Vin-Na Jo, Cha-Hun Ku, Pil-Kyu Park